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Fri 25 Jan 2019

Friday 25 January 2019

09:00	iDiscover: Drop-in Surgery Finished 09:00 - 10:15 Cambridge University Library: General Enquiries Helpdesk (Main landing above the Entrance Hall) Need help with iDiscover? Call in at the General Enquiries Helpdesk (on the landing above the Entrance Hall) where a member of Library staff will be able to help you search our print and online collections, answer any questions you have, or give you a general overview. Every Friday between 9.00 and 10.15.
	Systemslink Training Finished 09:00 - 12:30 Greenwich House, Granada Room Systemlink is the software programme used to record energy use in the University’s buildings. You can use Systemslink to monitor energy use in your building(s) and, in some buildings to identify areas for improvement. This training will provide an overview of Systemslink and an introduction on how to use it.
09:30	Pressurised Gas and Cryogens Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Greenwich House, Cairo Room This course will cover safe storage and use of cryogens, safe use and stores of compressed gas, and aspects of oxygen depletion with respect to the above.
	CULP: Italian Basic 1 (9 of 15) Finished 09:30 - 11:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	Python 3: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (2 of 4) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. This course is aimed at those new to programming and provides an introduction to programming using Python, focussing on scientific programming. This course is probably unsuitable for those with programming experience, even if it is just in shell scripting or Matlab-like programs. By the end of this course, attendees should be able to write simple Python programs and to understand more complex Python programs written by others. As this course is part of the Scientific Computing series, the examples chosen are of most relevance to scientific programming.
	NVivo: An Introduction for Qualitative Research Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This course will introduce NVivo a Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) which supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It provides a means to collect, organise and analyse content from interviews, focus group discussions, surveys and audio.
	Legionella Awareness Training (TG2) Finished 09:30 - 13:30 Greenwich House, Minsk Room This is a City and Guilds accredited course which will provide delegates with a basic understanding of legionella awareness, the risks and the legal requirements under the Approved Code of Practice Legionnaires' disease. The control of legionella bacteria in water systems 2013.
	Cambridge University Libraries Staff : Reader Services Workshop Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Cambridge University Library, Milstein Room A series of workshops for Reader Services staff and relief staff to discuss the proposed changes to the way Reader Services operates. These are intended to align with The new Library Strategy
10:00	Medicine: Research Data Management (for University and NHS) Finished 10:00 - 11:30 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room There is an increasing emphasis in research on the management and sharing of data. Many funding bodies that support research undertaken at Cambridge require not only open access to any publications based on that research, but also to the data underlying it. This course will help you understand funders’ requirements for management and sharing of research data, and will provide opportunities to create your own data management plan and test out resources that will make the data management process easier.
11:00	CULP: German Basic 1 for Academic Purposes (LAP) (2 of 15) Finished 11:00 - 12:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 This weekly class is intended to help research students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to develop their skills in reading German documents they need to deal with in their research. Each session will be divided into two parts: The first part will consist of grammar, tasks to develop insight into the reading process, help with dealing with complex sentence structures, academic conventions, abbreviations, etc. The second part will be devoted to the translation of original German texts from different periods and covering a range of topics. Each week you will be asked to attempt a translation into English of a German passage. Students will be encouraged to bring along German texts from their own research to translate. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of Persian Finished 11:00 - 11:20 John Trim Centre speaking practice with a Persian native-speaker volunteer
	Physics Health & Safety: Ionising Radiation Briefing for Users of X-Ray Generators Finished 11:00 - 12:15 Department of Physics A short briefing for anyone who wishes to use X-ray generators at Department of Physics, University of Cambridge. Required before attending hands-on training on specific X-ray equipment and part of registrations as "Ionising Radiation User" (for details see this page).
11:20	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of Persian Finished 11:20 - 11:40 John Trim Centre speaking practice with a Persian native-speaker volunteer
11:30	CULP: French Basic 2 (9 of 15) Finished 11:30 - 13:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available on our website.
	Bibliographic Searching for TRS Researchers Finished 11:30 - 12:00 Faculty of Divinity, Room 3 Introduction to Bibliographic Searching in Theology and Religious Studies will give a brief overview of the issues of searching for publications in general, and follow this up with searching the specialist Theology and Religious studies bibliographic database ATLA and Index Theologicus.
11:40	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of Persian Finished 11:40 - 12:00 John Trim Centre speaking practice with a Persian native-speaker volunteer
12:00	JTC: French Conversation Hours (1 of 6) Finished 12:00 - 13:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 This conversation hour offers learners with an independent conversational ability (B2 level upwards) a chance to practise speaking French with others in a relaxed and informal group led by a native-speaker facilitator. The content of the sessions is decided by the participants, with members taking turns to propose a topic and source materials (newspaper articles, web-links, videos etc.) to use as a basis for discussion. The groups are ideal for those who wish to retain or improve upon the language skills they already have or for those studying for a language degree who would like another forum for interaction at advanced level. Participants from French Advanced CULP are warmly invited to attend the French Conversation Hour. If the course is already 'in progress' please click on 'register your interest' in order to book a place.
	CRUK: Image Analysis with Fiji Finished 12:00 - 17:30 Clinical School - eLearning Suite 1 (level 2) Fiji/ImageJ is a popular open-source image analysis software application. This course will briefly cover introductory aspects of image processing and analysis theory, but will focus on practical sessions where participants will gain hands on experience with Fiji. This course is run by the CRUK CI Light microscopy core facility. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
13:00	CULP: German Intermediate 1 (9 of 15) Finished 13:00 - 15:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please go to the Language Centre CULP page.
	CRUK: Introduction to Command Line Linux Finished 13:00 - 16:30 Room 009, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE This short (0.5 day) intensive course serves to introduce you to the command-line interface in Linux. It is based upon elements of the Software Carpentries Shell(novice) and Shell(extras) courses. It is recommended for those CI personnel planning on attending the CI High Performance Computing facilities (Cluster) course. This course is run by the CRUK CI Bioinformatics and IT core. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to Book or register Interest by linking here.
13:30	CULP: French Intermediate 1 (9 of 15) Finished 13:30 - 15:30 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. More detailed information is available on our webiste.
14:00	CULP: German Intermediate 1 for Academic Purposes (LAP) - PRIMARILY FOR CLASSICISTS (10 of 16) Finished 14:00 - 15:30 Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03 PLEASE NOTE: This course is PRIMARILY FOR CLASSICISTS. This weekly class is intended to help research students in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to develop their skills in reading German documents they need to deal with in their research. Each session will be divided into two parts: The first part will consist of grammar, tasks to develop insight into the reading process, help with dealing with complex sentence structures, academic conventions, abbreviations, etc. The second part will be devoted to the translation of original German texts from different periods and covering a range of topics. Each week you will be asked to attempt a translation into English of a German passage. Students will be encouraged to bring along German texts from their own research to translate. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
14:15	IS1 Chemistry Library Orientation - Graduate Students Finished 14:15 - 14:45 Library This is a compulsory session which introduces new graduate students to the Department of Chemistry Library and its place within the wider Cambridge University Library system. It provides general information on what is available, where it is, and how to get it. Print and online resources are included. You must choose one session out of the 9 sessions available.
	Engineering Div A Energy RDC Information Skills: Managing Information and Data Finished 14:15 - 15:45 Department of Engineering, Hopkinson West Meeting Room This session will help you understand the ethics and practicalities of managing information and data throughout PhDs and research projects. Whether you are creating your own data through experimental research or reusing data from other sources, we'll tell you what you should think about in order to manage, use and share data responsibly. All slides and notes will be available on the RDC Information Skills Moodle site.
15:00	CULP: Spanish Basic 1 (9 of 15) POSTPONED 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Japanese Basic 2 (9 of 15) CANCELLED 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Spanish Basic 1 (2 of 15) Finished 15:00 - 17:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
16:00	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of Chinese Finished 16:00 - 16:20 John Trim Centre A 20-minute session providing a chance to practice Chinese pronunciation, tones and general conversation. Please book no more than 2 sessions per week and not consecutively.
16:20	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of Chinese Finished 16:20 - 16:40 John Trim Centre A 20-minute session providing a chance to practice Chinese pronunciation, tones and general conversation. Please book no more than 2 sessions per week and not consecutively.
16:40	JTC: Speaking practice for learners of Chinese Finished 16:40 - 17:00 John Trim Centre A 20-minute session providing a chance to practice Chinese pronunciation, tones and general conversation. Please book no more than 2 sessions per week and not consecutively.
17:00	CULP: Spanish Basic 2 - SEMI-INTENSIVE (3 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Faculty of History, Seminar Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Spanish Intermediate 1 (9 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
	CULP: Japanese Basic 1 (9 of 15) Finished 17:00 - 19:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context. For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
19:00	CULP: Chinese (Mandarin) Elementary 1 (9 of 15) Finished 19:00 - 21:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. More detailed information is available from the Language Centre webiste.