The course diary contains term dates, submission deadlines and other notable events for post-fieldwork students. Dates for meetings of the various Graduate Committees (PhD Committee, Degree Committee and Board of Graduate Studies) will be published separately at the beginning of the academic year.
Please note that some dates are subject to confirmation, with final details to be circulated via the socanth writing-up mailinglist.
| PhD in Social Anthropology 2023-24 | |
|---|---|
| MICHAELMAS TERM 2023 | |
| Wednesday 4 October | 12:15-12:30 – Writing Up cohort photograph |
| Friday 6 October | 6pm, Social Anthropology welcome party, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Wednesday 11 October | First Writing-up Seminar of term |
| Friday 13 October | First Senior Research Seminar of term |
| Tuesday 10 October | Postgraduate Safety Course online |
| Thursday 12 October | Nominations for PhD student representatives close |
| November | Appointment of Examiners forms for students submitting in January 2024 |
| Tuesday 5 November | Deadline 1 for applications to the Ling Roth Fund |
| Friday 1 December | Michaelmas term ends |
| LENT TERM 2024 | |
| Tuesday 16 January | Lent Full Term commences |
| Friday 19 January | First Senior Research Seminar of term |
| Wednesday 24 January | First Writing-up Seminar of term |
| February | Appointment of Examiners forms for students submitting in April 2024 |
| Monday 11 March | Deadline 2 for applications to the Ling Roth Fund |
| Friday 15 March | Lent Full Term ends |
| EASTER TERM 2024 | |
| Tuesday 23 April | Easter Full Term commences |
| Friday 26 April | First Senior Research Seminar of term |
| Wednesday 1 May | First Writing-up Seminar of term |
| May | Appointment of Examiners forms for students submitting in September 2024 |
| Friday 14 June | Easter Term ends. Students update contact details on Camsis |
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.