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QUEENS’
STUDENT
NEWSLETTER 1
Inside this issue
Student Services Provision……….…..2—4 Friends of Queens’ Music……………….…..5
College Sports Bursaries……………………5
Daiwa Scholarships……………………………6
2020 CSAR PhD Student award pro-gramme…………………………………..………...7 Lazard Events……………………………………7 Travel Grant Applications………………….8
Council Tax exemption letters…………....8
Silver Street traffic restrictions………..…9
Tier 4 Continuing students…………...……9
Frank Knox Fellowships…………………..10
Kennedy Memorial Scholarships………11
Queens’ at a Glance………….…….………...12
Welcome to new and returning
students The Queens’ Student Newsletter is distributed to all Queens’ students periodically throughout the academic year, providing information and notices of interest to Queens’ students. The Queens’ website also contains useful information. Please check the website regularly for updates.
We wish you all the best for your upcoming year.
Tutorial Office
Essex 5
Monday—Friday
9.00am to 4.00pm
Newsletter 1 19/20
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Undergraduate Tutors 2019/2020 Tutors provide support for students with specific academic-related problems or concerns that require attention
(aside from support provided by the DoS). Tutors liaise with DoS, the University, with faculties and departments
on the student’s behalf. They are involved in processes that require a Fellow’s intervention: funding for academic
travel; supervision issues; change of course requests; underperformance; examination issues (including
allowances); academic discipline; fitness to study; intermission and return to standing.
Undergraduate Tutors
Prof Lisa Hall (Room B1)
Phone: (3)35519
Email: [email protected]
Medical & Veterinary studies, Natural Sciences
Dr Graham McShane (Room AA44)
Phone: (7)69363
Email: [email protected]
English, Land Economy, Law, Mathematics, Psychological & Behavioural Sciences
Dr Andrew Zurcher (Room G6)
Phone: (3)35572
Email: [email protected]
Archaeology, Architecture, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Anglo-Saxon Norse &
Celtic, Classics, Economics, Education, History, Philosophy, History w/Modern
Languages, History of Art, History w/Politics, Human Social & Political Sciences,
Linguistics, Mgmt Studies, Music, Theology
Dr Ana Rossi (Room C6)
Phone: (3)35557
mail: [email protected]
Computer Science, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,
Geography, Modern & Medieval Languages
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Prof Lisa Hall (Room B1)
Phone: (3)35519
Email: [email protected]
Primarily PhDs in Humanities
Dr Marie Edmonds (Room DD46)
Phone: (3)35534
Email: [email protected]
Primarily MPhils in Humanities
Dr Howard Jones (Essex 3)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (3)35525
Primarily one-year courses other than MPhils
Dr Laurence Tiley (Room G4)
Phone: (3)30180
Email: [email protected]
Primarily PhDs in Sciences
Graduate Tutors 19/20 All Graduate students are allocated a Tutor and you can contact your Tutor for assistance with any type of issue or
problem. The Welfare Advisers are also available to provide assistance and support.
Graduate Tutors
Welfare Team
Any query or request for support may be addressed to any one of the Advisers. The Welfare Adviser will adopt one of three courses (1) support the student his/herself (2) refer the student to another member of the Student Support Team (3) refer the student to a specialist source of support outside the College. Please refer to the website for details of availability.
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Revd. Tim Harling (Cloister 2)
Dean of Chapel and Head of Welfare
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (3)35562
Ms Alex Green (Health Centre)
College Nurse
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (3)35578
Ms Emily Farrar (Health Centre)
Welfare Adviser
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (3)35569
Ms Anna Reali (Health Centre)
Welfare Adviser
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (7)68513
Revd. Max Bayliss (Room FF8)
Chaplain
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (3)35618
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Friends of Queens’ Music
Any current undergraduate or graduate student member of Queens’ College may apply for funding.
Examples of funding include:
Private musical tuition
To attend a workshop
Public performance
Record production
Purchase of an instrument
Instrument maintenance or repair
Manuscript or equipment purchase
Travel costs related to a musical pursuit
An application form can be found on the Queens’ website. Supporting documentation, which provides
evidence of the costs incurred together with further details of the reason for your application, is
required.
Completed applications should be sent to: [email protected]
Deadlines: 8 November 2019, 14 February 2020, 15 May 2020, 17 July 2020
College Sports Bursaries
Various sports bursaries are available from the College and can be applied for on the Queens’ website
including:
Applications considered at the end of MT
The Alex Stout Sports Bursary
The George Band Sports Bursary
Applications considered at the end of LT
The Mike Turner Sports Bursary
The Eleanor Duck Sports Bursary
The Lill Award
The Richard Hargreaves Sports Bursary
Further information can be found at: https://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/life-at-queens/student-
administration/forms
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Daiwa Scholarships 2020
Daiwa Scholarships offer a unique opportunity to spend 19 months in Japan. The scholarships provide
young and talented UK citizens with strong leadership potential, the framework to acquire Japanese lan-
guage skills and to access expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals.
No previous experience of Japan or Japanese is necessary.
Successful applicants will undertake a month of Japanese language study in the UK during August 2020
before moving to Japan in September 2020 for the remainder of the scholarship (March 2022). You will
receive intensive language training; for the first year at Waseda University in Tokyo, followed by a month-
long homestay and work placements at organisations relevant to your career goals.
Alumni include James Harding, co-founder of Tortoise Media and former Head of BBC News and Current
Affairs, Prof Edmund de Waal OBE, ceramicists and author of The Hare with Amber Eyes, Dr Carl Randall,
artist and winner of the 2012 BP Travel Award at the National Portrait Gallery, Dr Chris Harding, Lecturer
in Asian History at the University of Edinburgh and selected a New Generation Thinker by the AHRC and
Radio 3, and Natasha Pulley, whose debut novel The Watchmaker of Filigree Street was published in July
2015 and her second, The Bedlam Stacks in 2017.
Candidates must be:
British Citizens
Aged between 21 and 35 years of age at the
time of departure
Candidates should be:
Graduates or due to graduate by the time of
departure
Equipped with a strong degree in any
subject (excluding Japanese) or with a strong
record of achievement in their field
In possession of clear career objectives
combined with a serious interest in Japan.
Application timetable:
Early September: application form available online.
www.dajf.org.uk.
Closing date for applications is Thursday, 5 December 2019
February and March: interviews (three stages).
August: Japanese language course in the UK
September: Departure for Japan
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2020 Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) PhD
Student Award Programme
The Cambridge Society for the Application of Research is pleased to announce that it is now accepting
applications for the 2020 CSAR Student Award program.
For more information on CSAR, please go to: http://www.csar.org.uk./student-awards/how-to-apply/
Please contact Jane Baker, CSAR Student Award Manager ([email protected] ) with any queries.
What is Asset Management? A Career Overview with Lazard Asset Management
Audience: Students graduating in 2021. Date: 8
th October 2019
This will be an informal opportunity for undergraduates to learn more about Asset Management as a career option, as well as an introduction to our summer internship opportunities within Equity Research and Sales and Marketing.
There will be an interactive exercise and plenty of networking opportunities. We encourage and welcome students from all degree disciplines. Drinks and canapés will be provided. Please apply using the link below attaching a copy of your CV. Early applications are recommended, as places are limited: http://m.rfer.us/LAZARD_3Cd4
Application deadline: 6th October 2019
Insight into Asset Management: Women’s Dinner Event
Audience: Female students graduating in 2021. Date: 8
th October 2019
This will be an informal insight dinner into Asset Management with an excellent opportunity to network with some of our team.
Please apply using the link below attaching a copy of your CV. Early applications are recommended, as places are limited: http://m.rfer.us/LAZARDi76d5
Application deadline: 6th October 2019
Queries to Emily York, Vice President, Human Resources—[email protected]
Council Tax Exemption Letter
Students who live in Cambridge accommodation or in accommodation wholly occupied by students will not be liable for Council Tax since the property will be exempt. Any student who lives in accommodation outside of College, which includes occupants in that accommodation other than students, will need a let-ter of confirmation from the College.
Please note, if you live within Cambridge City your details will automatically be supplied to Cambridge City Council, and no additional letter from the College is required. If you live outside the City, please com-plete this form.
The letter will be sent to your pigeon hole when it is ready. Please be aware that you may have to wait a
few days for your letter (especially at the beginning of Michaelmas Term). Therefore, do not wait until
the last minute to submit this request.
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Travel Grants
The College can provide part-funding, to assist with travel to support
your academic work.
To be eligible you must be enrolled as a current student now and at
the date of travel.
The application should be accompanied by a statement of justification,
stating how it will benefit your academic development, along with
details of your proposed travel and an itemized budget.
Applications must be endorsed by someone responsible for your aca-
demic work, i.e., DoS, Supervisor, Head of Department.
Copies of receipts must be turned in to the Tutorial Office within 30
days of your return to College.
The maximum grant on any one application will be up to £350.
Please note: A Travel Risk Assessment Form should be completed by all
applicants
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Silver Street Traffic Restrictions
A reminder that there are restrictions in place when entering and leaving Cambridge via the Silver Street
bollards as follows:
From Town: (towards Queens’ Lane, Sidgwick Avenue intersection)
Restriction is lifted between 16.00 hours and 00.00 hours
Towards Town (towards Trumpington Street)
Restriction is lifted between 06.00 hours and 10.00 hours.
Traffic cameras are in operation.
Tier 4 Continuing Students—Signing the Visa Contact Register
A reminder that , if you are a continuing Tier 4 student, you are required to sign-in at the start of each
term to confirm your continued engagement with studies and to provide information regarding any
changes to your immigration status in the UK. This applies to all registered students sponsored under
Tier 4, no matter your year of study.
Please come to the Tutorial Office between Tuesday, 8 October and Tuesday, 15 October in
order to sign the register. You will need to bring your University card with you as proof of identity and
if you have received a new passport or visa since last term, you will also need to bring this with you.
Please contact the Tutorial Office ([email protected]) if you have any queries.
Notes:
(1) Freshers’ will sign the register on arrival on 3 and 4 October, so no additional visit to the Tutorial
Office is required for MT19.
(2) The Tutorial Office will be closed from 9.00am to 1.00pm on Friday, 11 October.
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Frank Knox Fellowships 2020-21 (For British graduate students to attend Harvard University)
Fellowships will be available for up to six graduate students, men or women
from the United Kingdom, to study for up to two consecutive years in one of
the Faculties of Harvard.
The value of each Fellowship is at least $32,000 plus tuition and health service fees per annum.
Information about the Fellowships can be found at: www.frankknox.harvard.edu
The competition is open to British citizens (at the time of the application) normally resident in the UK
who wish to attend the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Business School, Graduate School
of Design, Harvard Divinity School, Graduate School of Education, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law
School and Harvard School of Public Health and:
Are studying for a first or higher degree and will graduate academic year 2019/20, or
Are a UK-registered PhD student hoping for an additional year as a Visiting Fellow, or
Have completed a first or higher degree and graduated, most recently, no earlier than 2015.
Closing date for applications: 23.59 hours, Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Enquiries to Ms Annie Thomas 020 7222 1151
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Kennedy Scholarships Academic Year 2020-21 (For postgraduate study at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology)
Open to British citizens ordinarily resident in the UK who will have graduat-
ed by the time of taking up the award and will have spent at least two of the
seven academic years prior to 1st September 2019 studying as an under-
graduate at a University in the UK
Available for Graduate Programmes:
Master’s
PhD
Special Student / non-degree
The award offers:
Full tuition fees and health insurance
Means-tested tax free stipend of at least $27,250
Generous contribution towards flights. Additional vacation travel grant of $2,500
Additional vacation travel grant of $2,500
Opportunity to be part of a scholarship programme valued by the Kennedy family and with distin-
guished alumni in leading positions
Apply online: www.kennedytrust.org.uk (where the prospectus gives full information)
Closing date for applications: 23.59 hours, Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Enquires: 0207 222 1151
What is a Kennedy Scholarship?
The Kennedy Scholarship is an academic award for study at two of the world's finest universities - Harvard
and MIT. It can be used to fund a wide variety of programmes at MIT and across all the graduate schools
within Harvard - from PhD to LLM, from MPH to MArch. It can also fund a Special Studentship for those
wanting a general programme of non-degree study.
QUEENS’ AT A GLANCE
OCTOBER
8 —FIRST FULL DAY OF TERM
25 —College Guest Night (7.00pm)
26 —Degree Congregation (11.00am, Senate House)
26—1989 Reunion Dinner
NOVEMBER
1—Junior Members Guest Night (7.00pm)
2—1979 Reunion Dinner
8 —Foundation Dinner (7.00pm)
10—Remembrance Sunday Service (11.00am, Chapel)
10 —Queens’ Ergs
15 —MCR Woodville Feast (7.00pm)
18-23 —Bats Performance
22 —College Guest Night (7.00pm)
30—Degree Congregation (2.00pm, Senate House)
DECEMBER
2—Undergraduate Admissions interviews begin
3 —First MCR Christmas Dinner (7.00pm)
4 —First JCR Christmas Dinner (7.00pm)
5—Varsity Match (12.00)
5 —St Margaret Society Concert (7.00pm)
5—Second MCR Christmas Dinner
6 —Second JCR Christmas Dinner (7.00pm)
6—Choir Dinner (7.00pm)
6 —TERM ENDS
11—RESIDENCE ENDS
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