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Research Students: Important Dates
The academic year
There are three terms to a University of Cambridge academic year: Michaelmas, Lent and Easter.
| Start | End | |
| Michaelmas | 1 October | 19 December |
| Lent | 5 January | 25 March |
| Easter | 17 April | 25 June |
As a research student you will normally pay tuition and College fees for nine terms. However, Graduate Students operate on the basis of the whole academic year which extends beyond the end of Easter Term. Your academic year begins on 1 October and ends on 30 September. College and tuition fees are not payable for the period between the end of Easter Term and the beginning of Michaelmas Term.
As a Graduate student, you are expected to work around 40 hours per week and will be expected to be resident in Cambridge for this period unless you have
- leave to work away,
- are intermitting,
- will be attending a conference or short research visit,
- or taking a holiday.*
*You may take vacations during Computer Laboratory closure dates such as Christmas and Easter and, with your supervisor's agreement, a period over the summer.
See Cambridge Term dates for information about full term dates.
Registration and week 1
| Event | Notes | Where | Date & Time |
| Registration | Michaelmas admissions; students arriving in Lent and Easter terms may register from 5 January and 17 April respectively. | Graduate Education FS03 | From 15:30, 1 October 2012 (no later than 8 November) |
| Health and Safety Course | Compulsory | Babbage and Cockcroft Lecture Theatres, New Museum Site | Tuesday 2 October 2012; register at 09:45 |
| Research Skills course | Mandatory | Lecture Theatre 2, WGB | Every Monday and Thursday, 14:00 from Thursday 4 October |
| Induction Day | All new research students and new research assistants | Common Room and SS03, WGB | 5 October 2012, 10:00 until 14:00 |
| Welcome event | The Street, WGB | 5 October 2012, 17:30 until 19:00 |
First, second and third-year report submissions
| Date of admission | Report submission date |
| October | 30 June |
| January | 30 September |
| April | 10 January |
| Date of admission | Report submission date |
| October | 31 July |
| January | 30 October |
| April | 31 January |
Researcher development log sheets are due on 31 July regardless of admission date
Other important dates
Industry Recruitment Fair: The Street |
15 November 2012 |
| PBI Contact dates (International students) | At your College |
| Lab closure dates | |
| Christmas | 16:00, 21 December to 2 January |
| Easter | 17:00, 28 March to 2 April |
The Graduate Education Team
September 2012