Part of the EBI open day of November 2012 http://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/open-days-and-career-days/embl-ebi-open-day-november-2012

1. The EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute Open Day
Life as a PhD student
Sander Timmer, Ewan Birney group
20st November 2011

2. My PhD research
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3. PhD here is a funky mix
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4. University of Cambridge
 Parallel application
 Courses, lectures, workshops, talks
 Supervisions, demonstrations
 Colleges
 accommodation
 social events
 sports
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5. PhD Community
 weekly seminars
 predoc mailing list
 annual retreat
 conference organisation
 lively social life
 Sanger
 lunches
 BBQs
 workshops
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6. What's it all about?
 work hard, play hard
 challenge
− new fields
− balancing time
− information
 freedom
− picking your pace
− defining focus
− wealth of resources
− collaborations
 meet
− students
− travel
 fun (!!!)
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7. QUESTIONS???
• Ask now….
• Ask during lunch….
• Or email me at swtimmer@ebi.ac.uk
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