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- collaborate with colleagues from different research disciplines | - collaborate with colleagues from different research disciplines | ||
- | ===== Prerequisites & Target Audience ===== | ||
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- | This course should be particularly valuable to both computer science and biology students aiming for a scientific career in academic research or industrial R& | ||
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- | This is a doctoral training course aimed principally at first and second year PhD students | ||
- | * in the Graduate School of Life Sciences, | ||
- | * on the EMBL International PhD Programme at the EBI, | ||
- | * in the Faculty of Mathematics, | ||
- | for example, | ||
- | * PhD in Genetics, Pharmacology, | ||
- | * Four-year PhD programme (eg Wellcome Trust-funded), | ||
- | * PhD Training Programme in Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine, | ||
- | * PhD at DAMTP in Biological Physics, Computational Biology, Disease Dynamics, et al. | ||
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- | Self-motivated Masters students and 4th Year undergraduates are welcome to apply but acceptance is subject to available places. The course might be of interest to current students pursuing for example | ||
- | * Part III NST (Biochemistry, | ||
- | * Part III Mathematical Tripos (MMath/ | ||
- | * Part IIB Chemical Engineering, | ||
- | * an MPhil by research, | ||
- | * an MPhil Computational Biology, | ||
- | * an MPhil Scientific Computing, | ||
- | * an MPhil Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. | ||
- | Masters students and 4th Year undergraduates must obtain the approval of their supervisor/ | ||
===== Course Format ===== | ===== Course Format ===== | ||
- | Every week (on Wednesdays), students are exposed to recent developments in a different | + | Every week (on Friday), students are exposed to recent developments in a different |
- | Please refer to the [[Schedule | + | Please refer to the [[Schedule |
Most of the topics will be presented by guest lecturers specialists in the relevant subjects. The scientific work reviewed in each class will form the basis of a separate review assignment. | Most of the topics will be presented by guest lecturers specialists in the relevant subjects. The scientific work reviewed in each class will form the basis of a separate review assignment. | ||
- | About 75% of the lecture time on Wednesdays | + | Half of the lecture time on Fridays |
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- | As a reference, please examine the schedule and topics of previous courses ([[Schedule FS2011|2011]], | + | |
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- | ===== Certificate of Attendance & Completion ===== | + | |
- | This is an Academic Training and Transferrable Skills Course and is therefore not examinable. Attendance every Wednesday throughout Lent Term (for 10 weeks), the writing and submission of a review manuscript __and__ the writing of peer reviews are all required to obtain a Certificate of Attendance & Completion. | ||