Induction week
Below is the schedule for Induction week 2017. 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 marked with an asterisk*.
| Date | Time | Description and Location |
|---|---|---|
| Before course | Al-year | SSRMC Skills audit, online at SSRMC |
| Tue 03 October | Morning | Graduate Safety Course, Cambridge Corn Exchange |
| Wed 04 October | 11:30 | Pre-Field Induction, Division of Social Anthropology |
| Wed 04 October | 16:00 | Introduction to the SSRMC, Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick site |
| Wed 04 October | 17:00 | SSRMC booking window opens, University Training & Booking System |
| Thu 05 October | 09:00 | Teaching begins, see MRes/PhD1 Timetables |
| Fri 06 October | 18:00 | Social Anthropology welcome party, Museum of Arch & Anth |
| Mon 9 October | Morning | Interviews with PhD Chair, Room 2.5, 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.
| PhD in Social Anthropology 2017-18 | |
|---|---|
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2017 | |
| Thursday 05 October | Michaelmas Term teaching begins |
| Friday 13 October | 17:00 Deadline - Nominations for pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Wednesday 18 October | Election for nomination of pre-field cohort PhD Committee Junior Member |
| Friday 27 October | Research Training Paper titles released |
| Friday 08 December | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Christmas vacation fieldwork |
| LENT TERM 2018 | |
| Thursday 18 January | Lent Term teaching begins |
| Friday 19 January | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 1 |
| Friday 9 March | Fieldwork Risk Assessment Form due for Easter vacation fieldwork |
| EASTER TERM 2018 | |
| Thursday 26 April | Easter Term teaching begins |
| Friday 27 April | Noon Submission deadline for Research Training Paper (RTP) 2 |
| Friday 27 April | Noon Submission deadline for Ethnographic Case Study |
| Monday 21 May | Noon Submission deadline for Research Proposal Portfolio |
| Late May / Early June | Fieldwork Clearance Interviews |
| Thursday 31 May | Deadline for William Wyse Fieldwork Funding applications |
| Late May (tbc) | Deadline for University Fieldwork Fund Applications |
| Friday 15 June | Easter Full Term ends, update contact details in your CamSIS self-service account |
| Late September | MRes viva voce examinations (if required)* |
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.