Induction week
Below is the schedule for Induction week 2016. 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 Division of Social Anthropology unless specified otherwise.
| Date | Time | Description and Location |
|---|---|---|
| Before course |
All-year | SSRMC Skills audit, online at SSRMC |
| Tue 04 October | Morning | Health & safety induction, Babbage Lecture Theatre |
| Wed 05 October | 11:30 | Pre-Field Induction, Division of Social Anthropology |
| Wed 05 October | 16:00 | Introduction to the (SSRMC), Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick site |
| Wed 05 October | 17:00 | SSRMC booking window opens, University Training & Booking System |
| Thu 06 October | 09:00 | Teaching begins, see MRes/PhD1 Timetables |
| Fri 07 October | 18:00 | Social Anthropology welcome party, Museum of Arch & Anth |
| Mon 10 October | Morning | Interviews with pre-field tutor & PhD Chair, Meyer Fortes Room, Division 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 2016-17 | |
|---|---|
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2016 | |
| Thursday 06 October | Michaelmas Term teaching begins |
| Friday 14 October | 17:00 Deadline - Nominations for pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Wednesday 19 October | Election for nomination of pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Friday 28 October | Research Training Paper titles released |
| Wednesday 07 December | Major funding deadline for overseas students applying to the PhD |
| Friday 09 December | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Christmas vacation fieldwork |
| LENT TERM 2017 | |
| Wednesday 6 January | Application deadline for continuation to the PhD (GRADSAF) |
| Tuesday 17 January | Lent Full Term Commences |
| Friday 20 January | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 1 |
| Monday 16 January | Application deadline for Wyse PhD Studentship |
| Thursday 11 February | Division of Lent Term |
| Friday 17 March | Lent Full Term ends |
| EASTER TERM 2017 | |
| Thuesday 25 April | Easter Term teaching begins |
| Friday 28 April | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 2 |
| Friday 28 April | Noon Submission deadline for Ethnographic Case Study |
| Wednesday 24 May | Noon deadline for submitting MRes thesis title for approval |
| Monday 5 June | Application deadline for Wyse Prize for PhD proposal |
| Friday 16 June | Easter Term ends, update contact details in your CamSIS self-service account |
| Friday 25 August | Noon Submission deadline for MRes thesis |
| Monday 18 September | Noon Submission deadline for Research Proposal Portfolio |
| Late September | MRes viva voce examinations (if required)* |
| Late September/ Early October | Fieldwork clearance interviews (for those continuing to PhD) Applications for University & Wyse fieldwork funding due |
* 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.