Induction week
Below is the schedule for Induction week 2018. 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 02 October | Morning | Health & safety induction, Babbage Lecture Theatre |
| Wed 03 October | 11:30 | Pre-Field Induction, Department of Social Anthropology |
| Wed 03 October | 16:00 | Introduction to the (SSRMC), Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick site |
| Wed 03 October | 17:00 | SSRMC booking window opens, University Training & Booking System |
| Thu 04 October | 09:00 | Teaching begins, see MRes/PhD1 Timetables |
| Fri 05 October | 18:00 | Social Anthropology welcome party, Museum of Arch & Anth |
| Wed 10 October | Morning | Interviews with pre-field tutor & PhD Chair, Departent 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 2018-19 | |
|---|---|
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2018 | |
| Thursday 05 October | Michaelmas Term teaching begins |
| Friday 12 October | 17:00 Deadline - Nominations for pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Wednesday 17 October | Election for nomination of pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Friday 26 October | Research Training Paper titles released |
| Friday 07 December | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Christmas vacation fieldwork |
| LENT TERM 2019 | |
| Thursday 3 January | Application funding deadline for continuation to the PhD (GRADSAF) |
| Friday 11 January | Application deadline for William Wyse Bursary applications |
| Thursday 17 January | Lent Term teaching begins |
| Friday 18 January | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 1 |
| Friday 8 March | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Easter vacation fieldwork |
| Friday 15 March | Lent Full Term ends |
| EASTER TERM 2019 | |
| Thursday 25 April | Easter Term teaching begins |
| Friday 26 April | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 2 |
| Friday 26 April | Noon Submission deadline for Ethnographic Case Study |
| Wednesday 15 May | Noon deadline for submitting MRes thesis title for approval |
| Friday 14 June | Easter Term ends, update contact details in your CamSIS self-service account |
| Friday 30 August | Noon Submission deadline for MRes thesis |
| Monday 16 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) |
| Early October 2019 | Application deadline for University Fieldwork Funding |
| 10 October 2019 | 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.