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Mon 1 Apr 2019 – Wed 3 Apr 2019

Monday 1 April 2019

09:00	Librarians in Training: HEA Writing Retreat - Morning Session - NOW HELD AT WOLFSON COLLEGE! Finished 09:00 - 12:30 Wolfson College, Barton Road Have you started an application for HEA fellowship but have no time to write? Would you like a day to work on your application with no disruptions? Alternatively, have you heard about HEA Fellowship and are considering applying? Are you curious about the benefits of Fellowship and which level (AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA) best suits your experience? Would you like help brainstorming evidence for your application? On 1 April, Librarians in Training are sponsoring a day-long writing retreat to work on applications for HEA fellowship. Come be in a room with others experiencing the same pain and just write. We will have writing sprints of about an hour and then a short break. Repeat until the end of the day! The retreat will be held at the Institute for Manufacturing on the West Cambridge site in a lovely seminar room with lots of natural light. Coffee/tea/biscuits and will be served in the morning and afternoon (but you’ll need to bring your own lunch or purchase food in the common room or in a nearby café). The IfM is large, so if you’d like to discuss HEA fellowship generally or brainstorm aspects of it, we can easily meet up in the common room. Or if there is interest from everyone at the beginning of the day for a short plenary session, we can do that as well. You can sign up for just a half-day or both the morning and afternoon sessions. Numbers are limited to 10 people per session. You will need to bring your own laptop. Please come a bit early so that we can start at 9.00am sharp. If you need to arrive later, that is fine. Just please tip toe in and get set up quietly. Can’t come on 1 April? There will be one more writing retreat for HEA applications on 21 June.
09:30	AAT Level 4 Professional Diploma in Accounting 2018-19 (18 of 24) Finished 09:30 - 16:30 First Intuition The course details are being finalised, for now please book a provisional place here and we will let you know when the details and application packs are available AAT Level 4, Professional Diploma in accounting. Students will be placed on the public day release programme with an external provider Once you have registered here you will need to complete the application form at the back of the briefing pack. This pack is available on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme Dates will be added once they have been confirmed
	Data Carpentry in R (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building In many domains of research the rapid generation of large amounts of data is fundamentally changing how research is done. The deluge of data presents great opportunities, but also many challenges in managing, analysing and sharing data. Data Carpentry workshops are designed to teach basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data, using a combination of tools with a main focus in R. The workshop is aimed at researchers in the life sciences at all career stages and is designed for learners with little to no prior knowledge of programming, shell scripting, or command line tools. Course materials are available here. This course is organised in collaboration with ElixirUK and the Software Sustainability Institute. The training room is located on the first floor and there is currently no wheelchair or level access available to this level. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register your interest by linking here.
	The Engaged Researcher: An introduction to planning and evaluating impactful public engagement Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Clinical School, Seminar Room 10 This short course covers the what, why and how of public engagement and communication. The course is for research staff and PhD students who want to gain the skills and confidence required to plan and deliver an impactful public engagement project.
10:00	Finance Division Inductions - Greenwich House Finished 10:00 - 11:00 Greenwich House, Jaffna Room This welcome session is for staff based in Greenwich House, will introduce you to the practicalities working in the building and the resources available to you.
	Physics Health & Safety: Physics of Medicine (PoM) Induction Finished 10:00 - 11:00 Department of Physics General induction for users of the Physics of Medicine (PoM) building. This includes a guided tour of the facility. Participants will gain access to PoM only after successfully completing the Physics H&S Induction - see "Related Courses" below.
13:00	Librarians in Training: HEA Writing Retreat - Afternoon Session - NOW HELD AT WOLFSON COLLEGE! Finished 13:00 - 17:00 Wolfson College, Barton Road Have you started an application for HEA fellowship but have no time to write? Would you like a day to work on your application with no disruptions? Alternatively, have you heard about HEA Fellowship and are considering applying? Are you curious about the benefits of Fellowship and which level (AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA) best suits your experience? Would you like help brainstorming evidence for your application? On 10 December, Librarians in Training are sponsoring a day-long writing retreat to work on applications for HEA fellowship. Come be in a room with others experiencing the same pain and just write. We will have writing sprints of about an hour and then a short break. Repeat until the end of the day! The retreat will be held at the Institute for Manufacturing on the West Cambridge site in a lovely seminar room with lots of natural light. Coffee/tea/biscuits and will be served in the morning and afternoon (but you’ll need to bring your own lunch or purchase food in the common room or in a nearby café). The IfM is large, so if you’d like to discuss HEA fellowship generally or brainstorm aspects of it, we can easily meet up in the common room. Or if there is interest from everyone at the beginning of the day for a short plenary session, we can do that as well. You can sign up for just a half-day or both the morning and afternoon sessions. Numbers are limited to 10 people per session. You will need to bring your own laptop. Please come a bit early so that we can start at 1.00pm sharp. If you need to arrive later, that is fine. Just please tip toe in and get set up quietly. Can’t come on December 10th? There will be two more writing retreats for HEA applications in 2019: 22 March and 21 June. Bookings for those sessions will open approximately a month before the date.
13:30	Core Statistics (5 of 6) Finished 13:30 - 16:30 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 6 This laptop only course is intended to provide a strong foundation in practical statistics and data analysis using the R software environment. The underlying philosophy of the course is to treat statistics as a practical skill rather than as a theoretical subject and as such the course focuses on methods for addressing real-life issues in the biological sciences. There are three core goals for this course: Use R confidently for statistics and data analysis Be able to analyse datasets using standard statistical techniques Know which tests are and are not appropriate R is a free, software environment for statistical and data analysis, with many useful features that promote and facilitate reproducible research. In this course, we explore classical statistical analysis techniques starting with simple hypothesis testing and building up to generalised linear model analysis. The focus of the course is on practical implementation of these techniques and developing robust statistical analysis skills rather than on the underlying statistical theory After the course you should feel confident to be able to select and implement common statistical techniques using R and moreover know when, and when not, to apply these techniques.
14:00	Medicine: Introduction to Literature Searching (for University) CANCELLED 14:00 - 16:00 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room A course specifically for University of Cambridge staff and students. Attendees will learn how to search medical/healthcare databases accessed with a Raven login (such as Medline and Embase) effectively and efficiently, to learn how to save searches and references, and to create and maintain a bibliography. This course is delivered at an introductory/refresher level, and assumes you have had no prior training in how to search databases. All attendees are required to have a Raven login. NHS staff wanting to learn similar material should book onto our 'Getting the Best Results - Improving Your Database Searching' course instead.

Tuesday 2 April 2019

09:00	Fire Warden and Use of Fire Extinguishers Training (1 of 2) Finished 09:00 - 10:30 Greenwich House, Jaffna Room Fire Warden training (0900-1030) will give clear instruction of the roles of designated fire wardens and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation. Use of Fire Extinguisher training (1045-1145) provides hands on experience in the correct use of portable fire extinguishers.
09:30	AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting 2018-19 (21 of 26) Finished 09:30 - 16:30 Finance Division, Greenwich House, Ferrara Room (IT Training Room) The AAT Level 3, Diploma in Accounting, introduces to students to more complex financial processes and accounting tasks, the principles of VAT, professional ethics and develops their spreadsheet skills. In addition to applying for a provisional place here, you will need to complete an application form which can be found on our website https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training/professional-qualifications/aat/university-programme
	Leading Your Team Through Change Finished 09:30 - 16:30 Greenwich House, Edmonton Room Change is a constant feature in today’s workplace and yet many of us find it hard to navigate successfully through change. Studies show that the line manager has a critical role to play in ensuring staff are ready for change and in successfully implementing it. These sessions will equip you with the skills and attitudes you need to guide, support and motivate your team through the process of change. Case studies, discussion and activities will provide the opportunity to share ideas and embed skills.
	Data Carpentry in R (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 17:30 Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building In many domains of research the rapid generation of large amounts of data is fundamentally changing how research is done. The deluge of data presents great opportunities, but also many challenges in managing, analysing and sharing data. Data Carpentry workshops are designed to teach basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data, using a combination of tools with a main focus in R. The workshop is aimed at researchers in the life sciences at all career stages and is designed for learners with little to no prior knowledge of programming, shell scripting, or command line tools. Course materials are available here. This course is organised in collaboration with ElixirUK and the Software Sustainability Institute. The training room is located on the first floor and there is currently no wheelchair or level access available to this level. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register your interest by linking here.
10:00	Scientific posters; the good, the bad and the ugly (Sciences and Technology) Finished 10:00 - 12:30 17 Mill Lane, Seminar Room B A good poster’s worth 1000 words… but a bad poster’s just a bit of messy paper. When it’s time for you to present your scientific poster how are you going to make the most of the opportunity? We’ll think about why we use posters to present our research, what makes the difference between a good and bad poster and some useful tips to help you present your data in style. Please note, this is an introductory course to help you start preparing for your first poster sessions...
	Amicus Yellow Box Searching for new starters CANCELLED 10:00 - 11:00 Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations, Training Room Suite 2 Yellow Box Searching is 'advanced searching' in Amicus. You can use it to find specific selections of data or contacts from within Amicus. Many Amicus users use yellow box search in the first step to creating a mailing or inviting contacts to an event. This session will be an introduction to Yellow Box Searching for anyone who has just gained access to Amicus.
	Cambridge University Libraries Staff : Return to Work Briefings for All Staff Finished 10:00 - 10:45 Cambridge University Library, IT Training Room This session is designed give all staff a brief overview of Return to Work (RTW) discussions and paperwork. The session will cover the newly introduced RTW discussion template, and will also allow an opportunity for questions.
10:45	Fire Warden and Use of Fire Extinguishers Training (2 of 2) Finished 10:45 - 11:45 Greenwich House, Jaffna Room Fire Warden training (0900-1030) will give clear instruction of the roles of designated fire wardens and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation. Use of Fire Extinguisher training (1045-1145) provides hands on experience in the correct use of portable fire extinguishers.
11:00	IoA : Respect at Work Finished 11:00 - 13:00 Institute of Astronomy The Institute of Astronomy is hosting “Dignity and Respect at Work” workshops for ALL staff as part of the University wide E&D policy and training programme. This session will be held in the Sackler Lecture Theatre in the Hoyle Building .
14:00	Fire Safety Awareness and Use of Fire Extinguishers Training (1 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 15:00 Greenwich House, Jaffna Room The Fire Safety Awareness course (1400-1500) will raise attendees' awareness of fire safety and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation. Use of Fire Extinguishers training (1515-1615) provides hands on experience in the correct use of portable fire extinguishers. University staff working in embedded accommodation at Addenbrooke's Hospital should attend the NHS' fire training for its tenants. This will cover general fire safety awareness specific to the main hospital. (See related courses below for further details.)
	Medicine: Reflective Practice (for University and NHS) Finished 14:00 - 15:30 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room Being a reflective practitioner is an important skill to have, but it doesn't always come naturally. It's an essential requirement for people in a variety of professions, particularly healthcare, where it plays an important role in decision making and patient care. For nurses undertaking revalidation, reflective writing is a key component of the process, but reflective writing is likely to be of relevance to those in other professions as well. This interactive workshop will help you to understand the theory of reflective practice and how to translate this into your everyday role. It will provide tips for overcoming barriers to carrying out reflection and how to deal with feedback as well as offering a brief introduction to reflective writing.
	Engineering - WDYDTL Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Department of Engineering, Room to be confirmed Where Do You Draw The Line - Miriam Lynn
15:00	CamSIS Search Finished 15:00 - 18:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1 CamSIS Search is a tool used within CamSIS to create lists of students and update student data. This course will show you how to understand the data structure and how to use CamSIS Search to create student lists.
	Cambridge University Libraries Staff : Return to Work Briefings for All Staff Finished 15:00 - 15:45 Cambridge University Library, IT Training Room This session is designed give all staff a brief overview of Return to Work (RTW) discussions and paperwork. The session will cover the newly introduced RTW discussion template, and will also allow an opportunity for questions.
15:15	Fire Safety Awareness and Use of Fire Extinguishers Training (2 of 2) Finished 15:15 - 16:15 Greenwich House, Jaffna Room The Fire Safety Awareness course (1400-1500) will raise attendees' awareness of fire safety and assist fire safety managers to comply with current fire safety legislation. Use of Fire Extinguishers training (1515-1615) provides hands on experience in the correct use of portable fire extinguishers. University staff working in embedded accommodation at Addenbrooke's Hospital should attend the NHS' fire training for its tenants. This will cover general fire safety awareness specific to the main hospital. (See related courses below for further details.)

Wednesday 3 April 2019

09:00	Lecturing Performance Finished 09:00 - 13:00 CCTL, Fawcett Room This course focuses on the practical element of delivery. It will provide you with the opportunity to explore techniques for connecting emotionally and intellectually with an audience, along with overcoming nerves. You will look at how to handle questions effectively and practise vocal techniques.
	Molecular Phylogenetics (1 of 3) Finished 09:00 - 17:00 Bioinformatics Training Room, Craik-Marshall Building This course will provide training for bench-based biologists to use molecular data to construct and interpret phylogenies, and test their hypotheses. Delegates will gain hands-on practice of using a variety of programs freely-available online and commonly used in molecular studies, interspersed with some lectures. The training room is located on the first floor and there is currently no wheelchair or level access available to this level. Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book or register your interest by linking here.
09:30	Coaching Skills for Managers Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Greenwich House, Edmonton Room Coaching is an essential tool for managers and other professionals to use to help individuals to unlock their full potential and enhance their performance. You will be introduced to the technique of coaching and focus on the development of a range of skills that may be used to coach others effectively. This course is highly participative and will include the opportunity to practice your coaching skills.
	FS14 Science Communication: Making Impact with Verbal Presentations Finished 09:30 - 11:00 Todd-Hamied The main aim of giving a presentation to the public or a science venue is to present information in a way that the audience will remember at a later time. There are several ways in which we can improve this type of impact with an audience. This interactive lecture explores some of those mechanisms.
	Budgeting part 2: Creating and monitoring budgets in CUFS and Cognos (Formerly Managing the Budget - Part 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Finance Division, Greenwich House, Ferrara Room (IT Training Room) This session covers how to make a financial plan, prepare it for upload to the finance system and monitor progress against the plan. It is a practical course which will look at the techniques and systems within the University that can be used for budgeting. It is an ideal follow on from Managing the Budget Part 1 and for those who have a good working knowledge of budgeting principles and want to develop skills in using the University budgeting tools.
	CHRIS - An Introduction Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1 This course is an introduction to the system and will cover the following topics: Additional guidance relating to searches and exporting information out of CHRIS into Excel or Word An overview of how personal details are recorded An overview of how the system is used to record absence (sickness, maternity, paternity etc) for individuals Employment details for individuals including items such as grade, salary, hours and limit of tenure Costing details How your department is structured on CHRIS and the posts it contains A quick update on reporting This course does not cover any training on update access.
10:00	Fire Safety Managers' Training Finished 10:00 - 13:00 Greenwich House, Cairo Room This course will provide clear instruction of what is expected of fire safety managers to assist responsible persons to comply with current fire safety legislation.
	Cambridge University Libraries Staff : Return to Work Briefings for All Staff Finished 10:00 - 10:45 Cambridge University Library, IT Training Room This session is designed give all staff a brief overview of Return to Work (RTW) discussions and paperwork. The session will cover the newly introduced RTW discussion template, and will also allow an opportunity for questions.
	Amicus Yellow Box Searching for new starters Finished 10:00 - 11:00 Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations, Training Room Suite 2 Yellow Box Searching is 'advanced searching' in Amicus. You can use it to find specific selections of data or contacts from within Amicus. Many Amicus users use yellow box search in the first step to creating a mailing or inviting contacts to an event. This session will be an introduction to Yellow Box Searching for anyone who has just gained access to Amicus.
13:30	Core Statistics (6 of 6) Finished 13:30 - 16:30 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 6 This laptop only course is intended to provide a strong foundation in practical statistics and data analysis using the R software environment. The underlying philosophy of the course is to treat statistics as a practical skill rather than as a theoretical subject and as such the course focuses on methods for addressing real-life issues in the biological sciences. There are three core goals for this course: Use R confidently for statistics and data analysis Be able to analyse datasets using standard statistical techniques Know which tests are and are not appropriate R is a free, software environment for statistical and data analysis, with many useful features that promote and facilitate reproducible research. In this course, we explore classical statistical analysis techniques starting with simple hypothesis testing and building up to generalised linear model analysis. The focus of the course is on practical implementation of these techniques and developing robust statistical analysis skills rather than on the underlying statistical theory After the course you should feel confident to be able to select and implement common statistical techniques using R and moreover know when, and when not, to apply these techniques.
13:45	Voice and Presentation (One-to-One) Finished 13:45 - 14:45 CCTL, Fawcett Room Would you like to learn exercises that will reduce vocal strain, improve vocal range, variety, clarity and pronunciation to gain and hold the attention of an audience? Would you like to make a positive initial impact and keep control of difficult situations? In this individualised and confidential one-hour session you will determine the objectives and work on exercises to address your specific interests. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
14:00	Medicine: Systematic Literature Reviews - A 'How To' Guide (for University and NHS) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Clinical School, Medical Library, Library Training Room Before undertaking any piece of primary research it’s important to be aware of as much of the existing literature as possible. A systematic literature review can also be a research end in itself. And it’s not something to be taken lightly. But how can you be sure you’re being as rigorous as necessary? How can you manage the references you find, document the process, and also know when to stop searching? This session assumes attendees have already had prior introductory training in literature searching. It is a prerequisite that you have attended either Introduction to Literature Searching (if you are a University of Cambridge staff member or student) or Getting the Best Results - Improving Your Database Searching (if you are an NHS staff member). Exceptions will be made if you received similar training from another department or university - please contact us if you have any questions about prerequisites.
	Cambridge University Libraries Staff : Return to Work Briefings for All Staff Finished 14:00 - 14:45 Cambridge University Library, IT Training Room This session is designed give all staff a brief overview of Return to Work (RTW) discussions and paperwork. The session will cover the newly introduced RTW discussion template, and will also allow an opportunity for questions.
14:30	Library lowdown: A brief introduction to the University Library Finished 14:30 - 15:00 Cambridge University Library: Entrance Hall A thirty minute introduction to the UL, aimed at those using our facilities and collections over the summer vacation period. An experienced member of staff will meet you in the Entrance Hall then lead you on a twenty minute tour of the UL,taking in the Locker Room, Open Bookstacks, Reading Room and West Room. Ten minutes are reserved after the tour for a question and answer session.
14:50	Voice and Presentation (One-to-One) Finished 14:50 - 15:50 CCTL, Fawcett Room Would you like to learn exercises that will reduce vocal strain, improve vocal range, variety, clarity and pronunciation to gain and hold the attention of an audience? Would you like to make a positive initial impact and keep control of difficult situations? In this individualised and confidential one-hour session you will determine the objectives and work on exercises to address your specific interests. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.
15:55	Voice and Presentation (One-to-One) Finished 15:55 - 16:55 CCTL, Fawcett Room Would you like to learn exercises that will reduce vocal strain, improve vocal range, variety, clarity and pronunciation to gain and hold the attention of an audience? Would you like to make a positive initial impact and keep control of difficult situations? In this individualised and confidential one-hour session you will determine the objectives and work on exercises to address your specific interests. It is possible to use this booking page to book one follow-up session for additional support. The course trainer will advise when this may be helpful. Please only book one session at a time.