Induction week
Below is the schedule for Induction week 2019. All students are expected to attend the events listed below, so please let the Graduate Administrator, (graduate-secretary [at] socanth.cam.c.uk) know if you cannot attend any of the activities.
All events take place in the Department of Social Anthropology unless specified otherwise.
| Date | Time | Description and Location |
|---|---|---|
| Before course |
All-year | SSRMC Skills audit, online at SSRMC |
| Tue 08 October | Morning | Health & safety induction, Babbage Lecture Theatre |
| Wed 09 October | 11:30 | Pre-Field Induction, Department of Social Anthropology |
| Wed 09 October | 16:00 | Introduction to the (SSRMC), Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick site |
| Wed 09 October | 17:00 | SSRMC booking window opens, University Training & Booking System |
| Thu 10 October | 09:00 | Teaching begins, see MRes/PhD1 Timetables |
| Fri 11 October | 18:00 | Social Anthropology welcome party, Museum of Arch & Anth |
| Mon 14 October | Morning | Welcome meeting with pre-field tutor & PhD Chair, Department of Social Anthropology |
Course Diary
The diary contains term dates, course submission deadlines and deadlines for funding amongst other useful information. For a teaching timetable, please see the Timetables.
| MRes in Social Anthropology 2019-20 | |
|---|---|
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2019 | |
| Thursday 10 October | Michaelmas Term teaching begins |
| Friday 12 October | 17:00 Deadline - Nominations for pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| tbc | Election for nomination of pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Friday 25 October | Research Training Paper titles released |
| Monday 25 November | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Christmas vacation fieldwork |
| LENT TERM 2020 | |
| Thursday 7 January | Application funding deadline for continuation to the PhD (GRADSAF) |
| Thursday 16 January | Lent Term teaching begins |
| Friday 17 January | Application deadline for William Wyse Scholarship applications |
| Friday 17 January | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 1 |
| Friday 28 February | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Easter vacation fieldwork |
| Friday 13 March | Lent Full Term ends |
| EASTER TERM 2020 | |
| Thursday 23 April | Easter Term teaching begins |
| Friday 24 April | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 2 |
| Friday 24 April | Noon Submission deadline for Ethnographic Case Study |
| Wednesday 13 May | Noon deadline for submitting MRes thesis title for approval |
| Friday 12 June | Easter Term ends, update contact details in your CamSIS self-service account |
| Friday 28 August | Noon Submission deadline for MRes thesis |
| Monday 14 September | Noon Submission deadline for Fieldwork Proposal |
| Late September | MRes viva voce examinations (if required)* |
| Late September/ Early October | Fieldwork clearance interviews (for those continuing to PhD) |
| Early October 2020 | Application deadline for University Fieldwork Funding |
| 9 October 2020 | Application deadline for Wyse Fieldwork Funding |
* An oral examination is only necessary if a candidate is in danger of failing
A staff-student coffee morning is held during Full Term - you will be notified of the time and date.
Academic Calendar
- The Cambridge academic year commences on 1st October and finishes on 30th September each year and 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.
- Graduate students operate on the basis of the academic year which extends beyond the end of the Easter Term are expected to be in residence at all times, even outside of Full Term, unless they have been granted leave to work away.
For specific term dates please see University Term Dates.