Date and Time

Subject

Venue/Details

MICHAELMAS TERM 2019

OCTOBER

Tues 8 Oct

Full MICHAELMAS TERM begins

Tues 8 Oct

09.30

10.30

11.00                                               

11.30

Student portrait photographs

Introductory meeting with Course Coordinator, Chair of Teaching Committee

Coffee

Library Tour by Mark Hurn, IoA Librarian (meet in Hoyle Foyer)

Hoyle Foyer

Sackler Lecture Theatre

Library, Observatory building

Tues 8 October

14.00-15.30

Computing Induction meeting and laptop set up with IT Team (for Part III students only)

Hoyle Committee Room

Wed 9 Oct

Maths Introductory Meeting at CMS - 09.30-10.50

14.00-16.15 Presentations by DAMTP subject advisers on their courses

All at CMS, MR2/MR3

Wed 9 Oct

12.30-13.00

Meeting with Matt Bothwell on Outreach opportunities at IoA

Sackler Lecture Theatre

Thurs 10 October

Michaelmas Term Lectures begin

CMS and Cavendish Laboratory (see lecture list)

Thurs 10 Oct

14.00-15.30

Computing Induction meeting and laptop set up with IT Team (for MASt students only)

Hoyle Committee Room

Fri 11 Oct

13.15

PIZZA SOCIAL for students and IoA staff

Hoyle foyer

Undergraduate Journal Club and Social

Dates to be confirmed

Undergraduate Journal Club and Social series

TBC

Mon 14 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 1 (group A students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Tues 15 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 1 (group B students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Wed 16 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 2 (group A students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Wed 16 October

16.00

Undergraduate Journal Club and Social series

Large Ryle meeting room

Thurs 17 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 2 (group B students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Thurs 17 Oct

16.00-17.00

IoA Colloquim

Speaker and Title TBC

Sackler Lecture Theatre

Fri 18 October

Ranked list of projects to Vasily Belokurov (email: vasily@ast.cam.ac.uk and copy to ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk

Deadline by noon

Fri 18 October

14.00

PhD/Career advice talk by Professor Paul Hewett

Sackler Lecture Theatre

Mon 21 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 3 (group A students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Tues 22 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 3 (group B students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Tues 22 October

Notification of project assigned

Via email from ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk

Wed 23 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 4 (group A students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Thurs 24 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 4 (group B students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Mon 28 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 5 (group A students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Tues 29 October

14.30-15.30

Introduction to Linux and and Computing at IoA

Session 5 (group B students only)

SPO Meeting Room

Date TBC

List of examination courses announced in the Reporter by this date

NOVEMBER

Fri 1 November

Physics Major Topics examination enrolment closes

Via CAMSIS

Monday 4 November

14.30-15.00

Meeting with Course Coordinator and Chair of Teaching Committee (Vasily Belokurov/Chris Tout)

Ryle large meeting room

Thurs 7 November

Physics Major Topics: deadline closes for DoS approval

Via CAMSIS

DECEMBER

Wed 4 Dec

Last day of Michaelmas lectures

Fri 6 December

12pm (no later than)

Interim Progress Report to be delivered to Course Secretary bearing the signatures of the supervisors. Electronic version is acceptable (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk)

Hoyle Room 6

Fri 6 Dec

Full Michaelmas Tern ends

LENT TERM 2020

JANUARY

Tues 14 January

Full LENT Term begins

As soon as possible

Liaise with Project Supervisor to organise supervisions

As appropriate

Particle Physics (Major Topic)

Mill Lane

Lecture Rooms TBC

Physics of the Earth as a planet (Major Topic)

Mill Lane

Lecture Rooms TBC

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology (Major Topic)

Mill Lane

Lecture Rooms TBC

Thurs 16 January

Lent Term lectures begin

CMS

FEBRUARY

[Wed 19 February

14.30]

[For information: IoA staff presentations to potential Part II/III Astrophysics students, Sackler Lecture Theatre]

Sackler Lecture Theatre

Tues 25 February

14.30

Craig Mackay

“How to give a PowerPoint presentation”

Hoyle Committee Room

MARCH

During week commencing Mon 2 March

Timetable for practise oral presentations to be received from Course Coordinator (via Course Secretary) by email. You are advised to check that your presentation works on the IoA digital system in the Hoyle Committee Room. (Please contact Course Secretary ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk to make arrangements in good time as requested)

Mon 9 March

Uploading of presentations

Hoyle Committee Room

Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri – 10, 11, 12 & 13 March

Oral presentation practises (20 mins for talk, 10 mins for questions). Project Coordinator, Project Supervisors are part of the audience (this constitutes final and 4^th supervision of the Lent Term [i.e. 7^th out of total of 8])

Wed 11 March

Last day of Lent Term lectures

CMS

Thurs 12 March

12.30-13.00

Feedback meeting with Course Coordinator and member of IoA Teaching Committee

Ryle large meeting room

Fri 13 March

Full Lent Term ends

EASTER TERM 2020

APRIL

Wed 15 April (not later than)

Draft of Final Project Report to be handed to Project Supervisor and to the second supervisor at the same time

Mon 20 April – Fri 24 April

Minor Topics Examinations

1B Lab – Cavendish Laboratory TBC

During week commencing Mon 20 April

Timetable for the final oral presentations to be emailed during this period (20 mins for talk and 10 mins for questions)

Tues 21 April

TBC

Full EASTER Term begins

Candidates receive examination entry forms to indicate choice of examination papers (Maths)

AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

You are advised to again make sure that your presentation works on the IoA digital system. Please contact Course Secretary (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) to make arrangements in good time

Hoyle Committee Room

No later than  Tues 28 April by 12pm

Submission of Final Project Report: Deliver 2 copies to Course Secretary, identified by name only (i.e. University Examinations Number must NOT appear anywhere in the report) and include declaration (here). Submit electronic file to Course Secretary (ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk) by this deadline

Wed, Thurs, Fri – 29, 30 April and 1 May

Formal, assessed oral presentations to Part III Examiners

Hoyle Committee Room

Thurs 30 April By 12pm

Deadline for return of (Maths) forms giving choice of examination papers1:

(It is very important to copy the form to the IoA Course Secretary – email is acceptable ugadmin@ast.cam.ac.uk

Undergraduate Office, CMS Pavilion B. B1.28

MAY

Wed 20 May

Deadline for withdrawing a paper – notice via your Director of Studies

Undergraduate office, CMS, B1.28

Part III Examinations – to be announced in ‘Reporter’

CMS – seminar and lecture rooms. Room numbers TBC

JUNE

Thurs 28 May TBC

Part III Examinations begin

Tues 9 June TBC

Part III Examinations end

Fri 12 June TBC

Full Easter Term ends

Tues 16 June

NST Part III Astrophysics Examiners meeting

Wed 17 June

Approx 09.30 TBC

It will be expected that your examination results will be available to you (and no-one else) via CamSIS

From Wed 17 June: after 09.00 TBC

Project Reports may be collected from Course Secretary. If not collected after Examinations the report will be sent to the address provided on the cover sheet

Hoyle Room 6

Fri 19 June

Part III end-of-year party CMS