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The diary contains term dates, course submission deadlines and deadlines for funding amongst other useful information. For a teaching timetable, please see here.

 

MPhil in Social Anthropological Research 2024-25
MICHAELMAS TERM 2024
Tue 8 October from 09:30 - Introductory welcome meetings with Dr Degani - Room 2.8
Wed 9 October 10:45-11:00 - Cohort group photograph - Edmund Leach Room
Wed 9 October 11:00-12:00 - Induction session - Meyer Fortes Room
Wed 9 October 12:45-13:45 - Drop-in library tours (optional) with librarian George Cronin (they/them)
Wed 9 October 14:00-15:00 - Meet the Professional Services Team informally over coffee and cake - Common Room
Wed 9 October 15:30-16:30 - Library induction with librarian George Cronin (they/them) – South Lecture Room, Haddon Library
Thu 10 October Michaelmas Term teaching begins - see timetable (http://www.timetable.cam.ac.uk/)
Fri 11 October Welcome Party - 18:00-19:30 - Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (first floor)
Tue 15 October  Postgraduate Safety Course online (Occupational Health and Safety Service - Online: Staying Safe at the University of Cambridge)
Thur 17 October Nominations for Student Representative members of the MPhil Committee close
Mon 28 October 16:00-17:00 - Progression to PhD session - Prof Rupert Stasch - Edmund Leach room
Wed 6 November 10:00-11:00 - Ethics session - Prof Yael Navaro - Sidgwick site - Room 3
Fri 22 November Dissertation Expenses Grant - Deadline 1
Fri 22 November form MP13 - Scheme of Work submission deadline - choose your Practical Exercise Format, Essay 1 Title and Essay 2 Title
Fri 22 November form MP13A - Research Ethics submission deadline (and, if applicable, Risk Assessment for Christmas vacation fieldwork. N.B. All students complete MP13A Research Ethics form. An accompanying Risk Assessment is only required if you are intending to carry out field studies during the vacation. When completing form MP13A you will be asked to upload your Risk Assessment.  The form and the Risk Assessment will go to your supervisor via the MP13 form and will be approved by your supervisor then. If your research is library-based no Risk Assessment is needed.  Instead you should upload the 'I am doing library based research' document from your Moodle course.
Mon 25 November 12:00 noon - Practical Writing Exercise submission deadline 
Tue 3 December Postgraduate Funding Competition deadline (for submitting PhD application). Applications to the PhD course need to be submitted by this date if you wish to be considered in the main funding competition. Discuss with your supervisor in advance.
LENT TERM 2025
Tue 21 January Lent Term teaching begins
Fri 14 February form MP13A - Research Ethics submission deadline (and, if applicable, Risk Assessment for Easter vacation fieldwork. Risk Assessment MUST be signed off by your Principal Supervisor before submission to Moodle. N.B. All students complete MP13A Research Ethics form. An accompanying Risk Assessment is only required if you are intending to carry out field studies during the vacation. If your research is library-based no Risk Assessment is needed. Risk Assessments get uploaded to your Moodle course.
Fri 14 February form MP14 (Dissertation title and topic) submission
Fri 14 February Dissertation Expenses Grant – Deadline 2
Friday 7 March 12:00 noon - Essay 1 and Essay 2 submission deadline 
EASTER TERM 2025
Thu 1 May Easter Term teaching begins
Fri 2 May Change of Dissertation Title deadline
Mon 5 May Dissertation synopsis deadline to send to your supervisor
Mon 9 June  12:00 noon - Dissertation submission deadline 
Fri 20 June Easter Term ends – Update contact details on CamSIS
Wed 30 July (approx.) Results released on CamSIS - liaise with your College about graduation

 

Academic calendar

The Cambridge academic year is made up of three terms: Michaelmas, Lent, and Easter. “Full term” means: the eight-week central portion of each of the three terms (Michaelmas, Lent and Easter), during which teaching takes place and students are expected to be in residence. For specific term dates please see University Term Dates