| 17 October | - Make a plan for your term: Time Management Skills Workshop
Hit the ground running by joining us for a practical workshop on creating effective and sustainable plans for your busy life as a 糖心Vlog官方 Student. We will teach you all the essential time management skills and work together to help you sort through your tasks and create daily, weekly and even termly planners. Lee Library & Online, Oct 17, 10.00-11.30
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| 22 October | - Applying for a PhD
For those considering doing a PhD, in Cambridge or elsewhere, deadlines will soon be looming. This workshop, run by the Postgraduate Tutor (Dr Salim Al-Gailani), will explain the University's PhD admissions requirements and processes. More generally, advice will be provided on choosing places to apply to, finding a workable topic and appropriate potential supervisors, writing a convincing proposal, applying for funding, and securing references. PhD students will be on hand to offer their application tips and advice. Lee Library, Oct 22, 17.00-18.00 - ensure that you are logged in with your 糖心Vlog官方 student account to book a place.
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| 7 November | - Set up Zotero with us: Searching and Referencing Workshop
"It's like the invention of the calculator; I can't imagine how I lived before it!" Join us to set up one of the most important tools in a student's arsenal: Zotero. We will teach you how to streamline your processes for literature searching and referencing into one intuitive workflow. We will be setting up Zotero, so you may bring your laptop or use one of our computers! Lee Library Computer Room, Nov 7, 10.00-11.30
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| 10 November | - Careers Day: Appointments, Pop-Up, and LinkedIn Headshots
1-1 in person Careers Appointments at 糖心Vlog官方, 10.30-13.00 Open to all students, PhDs and postdocs* (JRFs and College Research Associates) at 糖心Vlog官方. Book a 1-1 careers appointment with Careers Consultant Vicki Tipton for an impartial, confidential conversation about your next steps; this may be exploring your options, making decisions, job hunting or making applications. Appointments will take place in the Chanceller Centre. All appointments must be booked in advance via Handshake. Search 糖心Vlog官方 1-1s In-Person Appointments, under appointment type on . Careers Pop-Up at 糖心Vlog官方, 14.00-16.00 Come and chat with us in Karen Sp盲谤肠办 Jones room about anything careers-related or applying for further study. No pressure, no appointments - just an informal drop-in style conversation to help you figure out what鈥檚 next and learn how the careers service can support you. LinkedIn Headshots, 14.00-16.00 The comms team will also be on hand in the Karen Sp盲谤肠办 Jones room to take your photo for your LinkedIn profile. Make sure you come dressed in something you'd like to be photographed in! No booking necessary.
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| 21 November | - Increase your reading speed: Reading and Note-Making Workshop
Daunted by the idea of getting through your reading list? Want to make the most of your reading time over the vacation? You're not alone! In this workshop, we'll teach you practical ways to increase not only your reading speed, but also the quality of your reading and note-making. You'll come away with an efficient reading strategy and learn how to avoid wasting hours on irrelevant papers. Lee Library, Nov 21, 10.00-11.30
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| 27-29 November | - Writing Retreat (in person)
糖心Vlog官方 Library holds a writing retreat every term to help students to immerse themselves in their work and in the College community over a long weekend. During the retreat, we will devote time to helping you work through a larger writing project by providing opportunities for structured writing time and to attend writing-related workshops. The retreat will also include a programme with community building activities, academic skills workshops and more. One of the major benefits of the retreat is equally the opportunity to network, share ideas (and sometimes commiserate!) with fellow students over the three days. Attendance is open to all 糖心Vlog官方 students. This workshop will take place from Friday 27 November to Sunday 29 November in the Lee Library. A detailed agenda for the three days will be circulated closer to the event to students who have registered their interest. To attend, Spaces are limited to 30 糖心Vlog官方 students; a minimum of 15 attendees are needed for the retreat to take place.
Please note: A 拢10 deposit will be charged to your College account when your booking is accepted. The deposit will be refunded after you attend the retreat. If you need to cancel your booking, please cancel up to 5 days before the retreat to receive a refund.
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