Michaelmas Week 7 Newsletter
Week 7 Newsletter
Contents
1. 4 for you Glen Coco - You go Glen Coco
2. Girton Spring Ball
3. BT Lecture
4. VarsiTV
5. Christmas and all that Jazz
6. Fresher: The Musical
7. We Like Plays
8. CamGraphik - New Illustration and Design Society
9. Paid Online Research with The Times
10. Paid language projects
11. Christians needed for paid study
12. Unilever
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1. 4 for you Glen Coco - You go Glen Coco
Send a Candy Cane this Christmas - delivered to the pigeon holes anonymously or with your message by the Pembroke Africa Elves!
Find us in the JP and outside trough in Week 7 to order your candy canes - the perfect Christmas treat for your friends. Profits will support Link Ethiopia, one of the 3 charities that the Africa Society is supporting this year. Only £1 for 1, £1.50 for 2 and £2 for 4.
Start feeling Christmasy!
Love, the Elves x x
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2. Girton Spring Ball
Tickets for Girton Spring Ball 2012 are finally on general release...but over 1,400 are already sold, so there's LESS THAN 70 LEFT!!!
Make sure you get yours before they sell out!
On Friday 16th March 2012, Girton Spring Ball Committee will be bringing you:
'ONCE...upon a storytime'
Where magic, wonder and enchantment awaits you.
Under a blue moon, upon a story time, anything is possible.
Welcome to the world of 'Once'...
TICKETS: £89 standard, £99 Q-jump (sold out but you can join the waiting list), £119 Dining (sold out but again you can join the waiting list)
Watch the animation and buy tickets at: http://www.girtonball.co.uk/
ENTS
Girton Ball are on the lookout for talented performers: bands, singers, musicians, comedians, dancers, magicians....the list is endless. If you've got an amazing talent then we want to hear from you.
If you're interested in performing at Girton Spring Ball 2012, please email us at ents@girtonball.co.uk for more information. We are looking for a variety of acts to keep our guests entertained 'til the early hours.
Auditions will be taking place on the 26th & 27th November.
WORKERS
We are also looking for enthusiastic, dedicated and friendly workers to help deliver a truly once in a lifetime experience. If you have the passion, imagination and energy; we have a position for you.
In return for your vital services and skills, you will be able to enjoy and attend one half of this enchanting ball free of charge.
We encourage you to apply with friends and enjoy the magical atmosphere of the ball together. You are able to name up to three friends and every effort will be made to ensure that you are working together.
We have positions as drinks workers, fire stewards, general workers, security workers and ents runners. So, if you want to enjoy one half of this amazing Ball for free, apply now!
To apply for a role, please visit the recruitment page of our website www.girtonball.co.uk/workers.
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3. BT Lecture
You are invited to attend a lecture by BT Group Engineering Service (details below) on Monday 21 November. The lecture will be followed by informal chats with BT staff for those interested, and pizza and drinks will be on offer. If you would like to reserve a place, and haven't already done so, please contact me. The lecture is open to students from other Colleges.
"Novel Algorithms to Solve Hard Network Problems"
A guest lecture by BT Security (GES)
A look at the research BT is investing in protecting and understanding its networks as data volumes grow and cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated.
Monday 21st November at 7pm in the Old Library, Pembroke College
Whilst most relevant to computer science students, all are welcome!
Group Engineering Services (GES) is a business unit within BT Security that operates as a medium-sized enterprise. In its direct customer-facing role, GES undertakes a sizeable amount of research, current areas of which include: visualisation of massive data sets, scalable multicore mesh architectures, real-time data processing and investigations into security vulnerabilities.
Members of the GES team will be available afterwards to talk about opportunities for Summer Placements and Graduate Positions in 2012.
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4. VarsiTV
VarsiTV's documentary series Varsity Eye is currently investigating faith in Cambridge, and wants to hear your thoughts!
Please take two minutes to fill out the short survey below - and remember that you will remain completely anonymous.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3YCB897
Please fill in by Friday evening at the latest. Email Natalie, ng345 or Lorna, ljr41 if you have any questions, further comments or would like to be interviewed.
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5. Christmas and all that Jazz
When- Saturday 19th November, 7.30-10pm
In- Emmanuel College Old Library
A night of Jazz and festivities to ward off the dreary weather
Come and enjoy some Saturday night festive cheer with live jazz, mulled wine and a mince pie or two in Emma's gorgeous Old Library..
Students Supporting Street Kids and Student Action for Refugees invite you to support worthwhile causes whilst relaxing, dancing and generally having a good time.
In between our fantastic jazz acts we have some great speakers, to tell us a bit about the two organizations and where the proceeds will be going.
Entrance is free, with a suggested donation of £2
Join the facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171047836323455
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6. Fresher: The Musical
7pm New Cellars
If the name alone isn’t enough to entice you, then maybe The Tab’s thoughts will…..
“By the one star rating, I mean: this is so bad you have to see it. I laughed A LOT tonight. Fuck it, term is over soon: take a few hours off and go for a laugh.”
This maybe “definitely some of the worst writing I’ve ever heard” but it’s only on your back door step and it’s only a fiver so come along to New Cellars this week. And if that essay on pre-colonial agrarian reform is just about to tip you over the edge and you don’t think you can take anymore wanky student writing then you have nothing to worry about as “honestly, an episode of Tania is more complex and interesting than this”.
BOOK your tickets now at www.adcticketing.com (or alternatively turn up on the door but after those reviews I’d be keen to get my ticket ASAP.)
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7. We Like Plays
Do you?
I'd like to invite you to the CTR squash. It's happening on THURSDAY 24TH NOVEMBER at 8PM in the top floor of THE MAYPOLE. We have booked the top floor, so hope to see a lot of you there to fill it! You don't have to have reviewed for us already to come along - it's a chance to ask questions and meet the team if you'r interested in reviewing for us in the future. If you've already reviewed for us, we'd love to meet you and say thanks for your hard work! Also, for anyone interested in joining the editorial team, this is a great opportunity to find out more.
We're always looking for feedback, so if you're got any ideas or queries about our site and our reviewing process, bring them along.
As we send two reviewers to each performance, this is also a chance for you reviewers to meet one another, if you've not bumped in to each other when reviewing a show already.
We look forward to seeing you!
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8. CamGraphik - New Illustration and Design Society
Do you want a web-based portfolio to display your artwork?
Want to see what artwork Cambridge students produce?
Want to post a request for artwork?
CamGraphik is a new society for Cambridge students who are interested in photography, design or illustration. We're looking for people to contribute portfolios, people who want to get involved, and people who like looking at artwork.
We're having a pub meet-up in the ADC bar at 8pm, Friday 18th November.
Contact: camgraphik@gmail.com
Webpage: http://www.camgraphik.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/camgraphik
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9. Paid Online Research with The Times
FINALIST UNDERGRADUATES ONLY.
The Times are looking for finalist undergraduates to complete short questionnaires online - students can be paid upwards of ten pounds dependent on how much they answer!
The data will go into the construction of The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers Book.
MEDICINE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE UNDERGRADUATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS STUDY
REGISTER ONLINE AT: www.studentfocus.net
REGISTER ONLINE BY 18TH NOVEMBER 2011
For more information please contact the Cambridge Times University Manager, Greg Hill on: gjh42@cam.ac.uk
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10. Paid language projects
A Visiting Fellow at Cambridge from the University of Hong Kong is recruiting three groups of non-linguistic university students for two language projects:
Project 1
Group 1: English native speakers
The participants are requested to complete three short language tasks and a questionnaire. The total time required is about 1 hour. As a token of thanks, the participants will receive £5 upon the completion of all tasks and the questionnaire. Venue and time are flexible.
Project 2
Group 2: French native speakers, with knowledge of English
Group 3: Chinese native speakers, with at least intermediate knowledge of English and French
The participants are requested to complete five short language tasks and a questionnaire within two weeks. The total time required is about 1 hour and 45 minutes. As a token of thanks, the participants will receive £7 upon the completion of all tasks and the questionnaire. Venue and time are flexible.
Interested parties, please email langres09@gmail.com for any enquiries or to make an appointment. Thank you very much.
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11. Christians needed for paid study
Please participate if you:
-are Christan and believe in God
-are a native English speaker
-were born after 1971
The study will be in 2 parts:
1. an approximately 45 minute online questionnaire for which you will be entered into a £100 prize draw
2. a 20-minute study at the Department of Social and Developmental Psychology for which you will be paid £5.
Please click on the link to begin the online portion of the study: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GJ6YVKK
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12. Unilever
Unilever Future Leaders Programme: Introduction to Research and Development
Unilever have re-opened applications! New closing date: January 6th
We understand how hard it is to apply for graduate schemes whilst studying for your degree at the same time. We hope this extra time helps you out a little, and gives you more time to perfect your application form. We also have more events this term, to help you understand the different roles available on the Unilever Future Leaders Programme.
Unilever Future Leaders Programme: Introduction to Research and Development
Elton Bowring Room, Clare College
November 23rd 7pm-8.30pm
Interested in learning what R&D is all about in a fast paced commercial environment? Come and hear it first hand from two current R&D managers, James Inglesby and Glyn Roberts, who will be speaking about their career experiences to date and the breadth of opportunities on offer within R&D at Unilever.
Glyn Roberts is an experienced R&D manager, holding a current position as Genesis Field Leader, based in Port Sunlight. James Inglesby has recently finished the UFLP scheme and is now holding his first management position as a New Business Project Leader.
PROGRAMME
7pm - Introduction to R&D at Unilever by Glyn Roberts, Genesis Field
Leader
7.30pm - Life as an R&D Graduate by James Inglesby, New R&D Manager
8pm - Q&A session and refreshments
Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to have a unique insight into a career in R&D at Unilever. For all those interested, please sign up by sending an email to: callum.galloway@unilever.com