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Learn the basics of Twitter by completing 1 short online activity per day, for 10 days and join the global network of researchers who already use it (http://www.nature.com/news/online-collaboration-scientists-and-the-social-network-1.15711)
This is an online course - you will NOT be required to attend a workshop session.
Tasks will cover:
- the basics – how to set up an account, follow people and send tweets
- the conventions (@, #, RT, etc.)
- etiquette and social conventions
- the plethora of ‘apps’ or third party tools to add on
- strategies for tweeting effectively and building a network
This is l review of progress and training needs for year ahead. Students will complete a training needs analysis questionnaire before 1-to-1 with Sam (Training and Inclusive Support Manager), which will be use to steer the session and create a personalised training programme for student for the year ahead that will support PhD progression as well as developing skills for post PhD career choices
Dr Nicola Rollock and Professor Stephen J Toope in conversation
Dr Nicola Rollock and Professor Stephen J Toope discuss race, gender and identity at the University of Cambridge as part of International Women’s Day celebrations.
Dr Rollock is a leading academic, consultant and public speaker whose scholarship addresses racial justice in education and the workplace. She holds a number of advisory appointments including with the Wellcome Trust and the British Science Association. She is Distinguished Fellow at the Faculty of Education and was appointed Senior Adviser on Race to the Vice-Chancellor in October 2020.
Professor Stephen J Toope has a distinguished career as an academic leader and as a renowned scholar of Human Rights Law. He is the first non-Briton to serve as Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cambridge. Since taking up the post in 2018 he has been a strong advocate for equality at the University.
AI and Technological Impacts on LGBTQ Communities – Dr Shakir Mohamed
5.30 – 6.30pm VIRTUAL MEET UP
6.45 – 8.00pm In person drinks at the Maypole 20a Portugal Place, Cambridge, CB5 8AF
AI and Technological Impacts on LGBTQ Communities Queer communities are a key part of the sociotechnical landscape of modern technologies: being shaped by technology, and in turn shaping them. I'd like to use our time together to open a discussion on technological impacts specifically for queer communities, in areas of censorship, language and identity, and sexual and mental health, and how modern technologies and the advances in artificial intelligence interact with these core issues of queer life. And hopefully hear your own experiences, thoughts, and solutions.
Dr Shakir Mohamed works on technical and sociotechnical questions in machine learning research, aspiring to make contributions to machine learning principles, applied problems in healthcare and environment, and ethics and diversity. Shakir is a research scientist and lead at DeepMind in London, an Associate Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, and a Honorary Professor of University College London. Shakir is also a founder and trustee of the Deep Learning Indaba, a grassroots organisation aiming to build pan-African capacity and leadership in AI. Shakir was the General Chair for the 2021 International conference on Learning Representations, and a member of the Royal Society’s Diversity Committee.
How to support students to develop coaching and peer teaching skills
Students learn more when they are actively engaged in the learning process. While hands-on activities, labs and projects are moments when students are active, the learning benefits can be amplified with coaching strategies. This activity will enable student peers and teaching assistants to implement 2 evidence-based strategies, teaching with questions and giving process-level feedback, to support students to develop relevant, transferable thinking skills. It targets the development of the following skills:
- Using questions to increase students’ engagement and therefore their learning.
- Providing process-level feedback to support the development of transferable thinking skills.
There will be refreshments at 10.30am and a sandwich lunch at 12pm. Please feel free to also sign up for Supporting students’ skills for giving feedback starting with refreshments at 9am on the same day at the same venue.
About the trainer
Joelyn de Lima is a scientist & pedagogical advisor at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Trained in the biological sciences, she transitioned to being a discipline-based education researcher. Currently her research and practice are focused on enhancing the higher educational experience for students. Her background has given her a unique blend of perspectives – in terms of culture (She has lived, worked, and taught on 3 continents), theoretical grounding (natural sciences and education), and practice (research & teaching, formal & informal education).
Life is a risky business with implications for our financial wellbeing. Living longer, working later, career flexibility, and evolving family formations, mean that our financial futures are shaped not only by the decisions we make about our money, but increasingly by the decisions we make about our life.
Join this interactive session with Jane Portas to find out about financial life in the UK, differences in people’s financial life journeys, how financial gaps arise between men, women, and other groups, and what Covid-19 means for all of our financial futures.
Jane will talk about how our mindsets influence our financial life, and introduce “6 Moments That Matter”, which bring together our money and our life, and help us to consider the steps we can take at home, at work and in society to build a secure and fair financial future for everyone.
This event is open to all staff and students.
Jane Portas is a financial expert, author of The Risks in Life Series of award-winning insight reports and financial wellbeing guides, and the creator of 6 Moments That Matter, a unique life-stage approach to help people and organisations to improve fair financial futures. Now a portfolio director, she is a former ‘big 4’ professional services partner where for 30 years she advised financial services firms on strategy, governance, risk, regulation, and customer matters. She is a member of Women’s Business Council, advisor to the charity Surviving Economic Abuse, and a co-founder of Insuring Women’s Futures.
The session will be facilitated by Jenny Rampling, Chair of the University of Cambridge Women’s Staff Network, member of the Women in Higher Education Network team and Senior Programme Co-ordinator, ourcambridge.
7 Characteristics of Resilient People: Bitesize
Learning and Development bitesize resources are short and high impact; including videos, quick tips guides and interactive bitesize modules. Develop your skills and knowledge quickly, easily, when you need. They complement face to face events and more in-depth online modules.
An introduction to the 8 Wastes (Lean methodology), and how to spot hidden waste in your own processes.
A short how-to guide to creating and using SIPOC analysis in process improvement
Across the university and assoicated bodies we have many members of staff who have previously studied AAT or are currently studying. We have set up an alumni group specifically for these AAT qualified/part qualified staff as a way to maintain the connection and to support their continued development
Cyber security
Protecting the University’s assets, intellectual property and information against cyber security threats is a complex, evolving task. Cyber attacks can result in data loss, reputational damage, fines and other types of financial loss. To help protect the University against these risks, University Information Services (UIS) is overseeing a major programme to improve cyber security levels across the University
Kieren Lovell from UIS will be coming to speak about how we manage our security in the University and what steps we can take to protect ourselves.
The AAT Foundation Certificate in Bookkeeping is the starting point for studying the AAT qualfiication.
It is a short qualification which will help you to develop essential bookkeeping skills. Once completed, you will have an understanding of basic accounting practices and techniques including double-entry bookkeeping. It can be treated as a stand alone qualifcation or used as a stepping stone to further AAT study at Level 3.
Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. These packs are available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme
These e-learning modules are available via the InforMEA e-learning platform. Information and guidance on ABS and Nagoya Protocol webpage is available on the University website.
Introduction to Access and Benefit Sharing(ABS)
This course provides an introduction to access and benefit-sharing of genetic resource that originate from overseas.
Sign up on the InforeMEA platform.
Further details about the syllabus information are available here.
Introductory Course to the Nagoya Protocol
This course provides an introduction to the major components of the Nagoya Protocol.
Please see the syllabus for further details and sign up on the InforeMEA platform.
If you wish, you can take a quiz at the end of the both courses to assess your learning progress. You are required to answer at least 80% of the assessment questions correctly in order to obtain a course certificate.
Academics considering applying for promotion under the ACP (Research and Teaching) scheme are invited to attend an event hosted by Professor Kamal Munir, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for University Community and Engagement. The event will:
- provide an overview of the University's Academic Career Path (ACP) (Research and Teaching) procedure;
- answer some of the common questions about academic promotions; and
- outline the ACP CV Mentoring Scheme.
We particularly encourage women and staff identifying as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic to attend as they are currently under-represented at senior academic levels.
Research ethics and research integrity are serious issues. All researchers should consider the ethical context of the research being carried out and be able to justify decisions to the wider academic community.
This session aims to help you get think about the ethical considerations of your research by introducing you to the Department of Engineering ethical review process and investigating some case study scenarios.
Research ethics and research integrity are serious issues. All researchers should consider the ethical context of the research being carried out and be able to justify decisions to the wider academic community.
This session aims to help you get think about the ethical considerations of your research by introducing you to the Department of Engineering ethical review process and investigating some case study scenarios.
Research ethics and research integrity are serious issues. All researchers should consider the ethical context of the research being carried out and be able to justify decisions to the wider academic community.
This session aims to help you get think about the ethical considerations of your research by introducing you to the Department of Engineering ethical review process and investigating some case study scenarios.
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This session is for staff in HR related roles and will provide an overview of different types of Academic Leave and how and in what circumstances they should be applied.
This workshop is aimed at breaking the stereotype of an academic essay as a purely scholastic and tedious endeavour, devoid of such assumingly ‘literary’, elements as plot, narrative, denouement, metaphor, hyperbole, sound and rhythm, etc. My own experience shows that most of the guidelines, principles, and attitudes generally associated with the popular literary genre of ‘creative non-fiction’, can be successfully applied to academic writing at its best. This centres on mastering the essential ‘Five Cs’: Clarity, Coherence, Continuity, Concision and Cadence.
This training is provided free of charge to postgraduate researchers, however, the cost of providing the course is £30 per participant.
For Academic Writing Month, academic writers in all disciplines and at any stage of their writing journey are welcome to join us for two hands-on writing workshops being held at the University Library. This session is part workshop in which we discuss academic writing and try out some new techniques, part practical group writing session.
Here's a taste of what to expect at these special events:
- Guidance and advice from experienced academic writers, as they address some common myths and misconceptions about academic writing.
- Tips for staying motivated, tackling large writing projects, and overcoming writer's block.
- Liberate your writing practice by trying out some creative writing exercises.
- Put what you have learned into practice with an hour's group writing time in for the 'Write Here, Write Now' section of the workshop.
The University of Cambridge welcomes Google for a talk about Accelerating Research with Google Cloud.
"At Google, we are passionate about supporting researchers driving scientific breakthroughs with Google Cloud and the great impact it could have on social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences.
In this session we would like to share our public dataset efforts in supporting the research community and how researchers from different fields of study can access & collaborate on large datasets using easy to use tools.
This workshop will introduce researchers to datasets and interactive big data tools that will allow researchers to ask questions, interact and develop solutions for their papers.
The Talk will also touch upon some AI/ML tools around training AI models that could benefit your research pursuit and how Cambridge University could make use of Google research credits program to explore these tools."
Please Note: This will be a hybrid event with places for people to attend in person or the option of watching online. See joining instructions in the booking confirmation email for online Teams link.
This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online same course.
Please note: The event will be recorded to permit sharing for anyone unable to attend live.
The University of Cambridge welcomes Google for a talk about Accelerating Research with Google Cloud.
"At Google, we are passionate about supporting researchers driving scientific breakthroughs with Google Cloud and the great impact it could have on social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences.
In this session we would like to share our public dataset efforts in supporting the research community and how researchers from different fields of study can access & collaborate on large datasets using easy to use tools.
This workshop will introduce researchers to datasets and interactive big data tools that will allow researchers to ask questions, interact and develop solutions for their papers.
The Talk will also touch upon some AI/ML tools around training AI models that could benefit your research pursuit and how Cambridge University could make use of Google research credits program to explore these tools."
Please Note: This will be a hybrid event with places for people to attend in person or the option of watching online. See joining instructions in the booking confirmation email for online Teams link.
This is the Live online version of the Face-to-Face same course.
Please note: The event will be recorded to permit sharing for anyone unable to attend live.
This is an introduction to the popular database package Microsoft Access. The course is aimed at those who have never used the package before or have just started using it. There is an Access Fast Track course that is a shortened version of this course for those who learn at a faster pace.
This is a fast paced and shortened version of the 2-session Access 2016: Creating a Simple Database course and thus is more suitable for those who are quick learners. This course will be taught using Access 2016 on PCs (Windows 7).
This course is intended for those already using Microsoft Access 2016 who wish to explore more advanced queries and forms. Those who have attended the Access 2016: Creating a Simple Database course will find this follows on seamlessly from where that course left off - but be prepared for a harder challenge. Part of the course explores relational database design concepts for simple databases. The remainder focuses on more advanced queries and forms. The second session is optional for you to either work through and consolidate the course material, or to receive support on your own project.
Tom Levinson, Head of Widening Participation and Regional Collaboration, will discuss the new Access and Participation Plan agreed between the University of Cambridge and the government regulator, the Office for Students. This briefing will cover the contents of the plan and discuss the new targets agreed with the OfS, as well as the impact they may have on outreach and widening participation activity.