Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge

Improve your note-taking and planning skills with this knowledge-sharing workshop during which you’ll learn and try out various note-taking approaches including the Cornell method, Outlining method, and mind maps.

Last night the Fitzwilliam College Economics and Finance Society (FCEFS) enjoyed a fascinating talk by new Fitz Bye-Fellow and alumnus, Dr Shamil Chandaria. Dr Chandaria’s educational journey began with a degree in Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam College and has since evolved into a multidisciplinary approach that spans mathematical modelling, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, philosophy and spirituality.

Calling all UG and PG Freshers! Are you suffering from imposter syndrome? Encountering culture shock? Or struggling to get work-life balance? Just want free biscuits? Join this session where a panel of friendly Fitz peers will share their experiences and top tips to help you make the most out of your time at Cambridge. And there'll be tea and biscuits... Thursday 24 October, 5-6pm in the Old SCR

This week's Meet the Fitz Postgraduate is Awais 🙂 Name: Awais Course: PhD in F. Prop. & Power (Engineering) Nationality: Scottish What’s great about Fitz? 'I had never visited Cambridge before starting my MRes, I was also not familiar with the college system approach of Oxbridge universities. Fitz was allocated to me randomly and I honestly feel it was a perfect fit.' Describe your research 'My research investigates the component level design considerations of supercritical fluids which are proposed to be utilised within new advanced power plant cycles.' What are the benefits of having an active MCR? 'I think one of the college's strengths is its MCR. The reason why Fitz excels as a College is the approachability offered to new people joining through a social MCR. '

Fitzwilliam College has retained Minerva (https://lnkd.in/dfGqHZ5 ) to assist with the recruitment of a Director of Operations. For more information about the role, including how to apply, please visit Minerva at https://lnkd.in/egnFKsFE

Well done to the Chaplain and Fitz students Abi Clarke, Emma Pretty and Karina Reed, who this week helped raise over £1,700 for food banks through a collaboration between The Last Dinner Party and @Bankuet, the UK’s first digital zero waste food donation platform and the number one supplier of food to food banks. 🎀RIBBONS FOR PROVISIONS 🎀 How to make a donation via Bankuet: 📲 Via the website, buff.ly/4faUBA2, as a general donation or to a specific food bank, while selecting the “2024 Last Dinner Party” fundraiser option at checkout 💸 Tap to donate via the Bankuet stand at any of the shows How to receive a donation ribbon: 🎗️From Bankuet volunteers at the gigs, by tapping to donate stand or by showing proof of your online donation at the Bankuet

Our next Fitz+ session: Do you want to be a postgraduate? is taking place on Tuesday 22 October, 5–6pm, in Upper Hall 1. The session is aimed anyone considering postgraduate study and will discuss what postgraduate study is like, how to apply and what funding is available.

Last night the Governing Body elected three new Fellows to the College - welcome to Dr Natalie Morningstar (who was previously a bye fellow), Mr David Hardman and Ms Rebecca Heath.

Brilliant to see over 50 students at the first FITZ+ Careers session of term, which tackled internships and grad schemes. Thanks to the brilliant panellists for their advice and willingness to share experiences - good and bad! Remember, if you couldn't attend - or forgot to leave your email - drop fitzplus@fitz.cam.ac.uk an email to request a copy of the handout which lists all the schemes we're researched.

Join us for the annual Fitz Computer Science and Information Technology Alumni Dinner, hosted by Fitz alumni Dr Peter Cowley (he/him) (1974) and James Green (1993). Whether you studied CompSci at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge or have since pursued a career in IT, do join us for a fascinating evening featuring guest speaker Ben Medlock (2002). Ben's talk 'Adventures in Language Modelling' will cover his experiences of using language models in research in the 2000s, SwiftKey in the 2010s and the current wave of large language models and potential future directions. For more information and to book your place, visit https://lnkd.in/emW2JHwa or contact development@fitz.cam.ac.uk.