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College of Science & Engineering Seminar

Friday 18 May 2012 at 4.15pm in Lecture Theatre B, Physics Building

Professor Athene Donald DBE FRS from Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge will be giving this years College lecture entitled

Can Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy Solve your Sample Problems?

Click here for further information.

Careers in Teaching

13 June 2012

1.30pm-4.30pm Charles Wilson, 2nd Floor, City Lounge

Find out how to get into teaching and how to gain the experience to make your application stand out.  Speakers include the Teaching Agency & Teach First, there will also be refreshments and apportunities to network with presenters from 3.30pm.  For further information and to sign up click here

 

Term 2/3 - All Years (2011/12)

APG and PGR students please note the following College specific 'Core' and 'Optional' workshops scheduled for Terms 2-3:

CORE

PG01 - Demonstrating & Teaching Skills (Session now concluded)

PG04 - Preparing for Your APG Upgrade (Session now concluded)

PG07 - Managing your Supervisor (Session now concluded)

PG23 - Planning & Managing your PhD

 

OPTIONAL

PG03 - Preparing for Job Applications & Interviews

PG05 - Preparing a Poster: Deciding Content & Design

PG12 - Team Building & Team Leadership

PG14 - Getting Started on your Thesis

PG21 - Use of MS Word for Long Documents

PG25 - Building a Portfolio of Career Skills

PG27 - Planning & Giving a Conference Presentation

Please click here to visit the Careers Service website for workshop information and/or registration

 

The following two workshops are specifically arranged by the College:

WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2012

Finding & Appraising Scientific Information

10:00 - 12:00

Location: KE CL 101 (Ken Edwards Computer Lab 101)

Lecturer: Selina Lock or Dr Katie Fraser

This session looks at constructing and performing a search for scientific research material on several databases and retrieving full text articles.  It includes an introduction to EndNote and RefWorks.  You will have time to search for research material in your area, with experts on hand to help.

 

WEDNESDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2012

Managing your Bibliography with EndNote or RefWorks

10:00 - 12:00

Location: KE CL101 (Ken Edwards Computer Lab 101)
Lecturer: Selina Lock or Dr Katie Fraser


An in-depth, hands-on session on how to use EndNote & RefWorks.  These bibliographic software packages help you keep track of your reading, manage your references and create bibliographies.

Please register here for one or both workshops