Postdoctoral Society

Family Lunch in February
2025-02-01 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
For the monthly Family Lunch, up to 20 spaces have been made available to members of the Postdoc Society and their immediate families (partner of member + immediate dependents only*).
Date: February 1 2025
Time: Lunch hours (posted in servery each week)
Sign up: RSVP link will be sent out in weekly newsletter a week prior to the event
Details:

Lunch should be picked up through the servery and paid for in the usual way.
Please note that Postdocs Society members must accompany their family members at all times and are responsible for them.
Please enter one attendee name per row (e.g. 1 Postdoc member plus 1 partner plus 1 child is 3 attendees total, so 3 rows must be filled out). There are 20 places available in total.
Babes-in-arms do not need to be signed up.

* Note: extended family or guests may only be included with written permission from the Fellow for Postdoctoral Affairs, and will count towards the total of 20 guests.

Non-Academic Talk Event "Share the Story of When Your Own Cambridge "Acceptance Owl" Swooped in" (In person)
2025-01-31 19:00 - 20:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Share the Story of When Your Own Cambridge “Acceptance Owl” Swooped in
Join us for a nostalgic evening at the Deighton Room! TCPDS Society invites you to share your cherished non-academic memories of your journey as a Research Associate at Cambridge. Whether it’s your nerve-wracking interview experience, that unforgettable first day on campus, your maiden punting adventure on the River Cam, or being captivated by the centuries-old colleges and the mesmerizing Corpus Clock – every memory tells a unique story.
Bring along one memorable photo from your early days at Cambridge and let’s share these special moments over pizza and drinks. Come ready to reminisce and connect with fellow Research Associates at TCPDS. Don’t forget to share your Photograph by 30st January with (ms2976@cam.ac.uk)
Organised and hosted by Mousumi Shyam.
Date: January 31st
Time: 19:00-20:00
Location: Deighton Room
Food: Pizza & Drinks

Book Club: "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by O. Wilde or "The Yellow Wallpaper" by C. P. Gillman
2025-01-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
For this book club meeting, we have two choices: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, or if you fancy a shorter read, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. We will meet up to discuss our thoughts and reflections on these two books.
Date: January 26 2025
Time: 15:00 – 16:00
Location: Deighton Room
Details: Tea/Coffee and biscuits and cakes will be served.
Organised by Laura Oxley.

January Bar Voucher Event
2025-01-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Trinity College Bar, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ
We’ll start at 19:00 in the College bar with vouchers on a first come first served basis.
No sign-up required.
Guests are allowed.
Organised by Alissa Drees.

Film Club Screening: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" by Cristian Mungiu
2025-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Winstanley Theatre, Trinity College New Court, Garret Hostel Ln, Cambridge, CB2 1TJ, United Kingdom
Join us for the screening of our special feature film.
Title: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile) by Cristian Mungiu
It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to procure an illegal abortion. Inspired by an anecdote from the period of Communist Romania in the 1980s and the general social historic context, it depicts the loyalty of the two friends and the struggles they face.
Time: 19.00 Intro, 19.15 Screening
New members are also cordially invited to join in and we will meet up with you five minutes before the official starting time in front of the Great Gate for all those who don’t have their cards yet and don’t know where the venue is.
Location: Winstanley Theatre.
Organised by Loreta Gandolfi.

January Saturday Afternoon Tea-time
2025-01-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Come join us for an afternoon tea event: family-friendly and non-alcoholic. Details below:
Date: Saturday January 18 2025
Time: 1600 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Food/drinks: Selection of teas, coffees, and pastries. Please email the Society Secretary with any dietary restrictions.
Details: Society members’ families or one guest are most welcome. We have timed this to coincide (roughly) after the weekly Society tennis: for those playing tennis with the Society, come by the Deighton Room for a refreshing drink, snack and conversation after tennis!
Organised by Alissa Drees.

January Formal Hall
2025-01-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
Reception: 18:30 Old Kitchen
Dinner: 19:30 Hall
As of now, these formals are scheduled to take place in the Hall. Formals begin at 20:00 during term time and 19:30 outside term time. Bookings open on UPay 10 days prior to the Formal Hall, with reception and formal dinner details sent over email.
Please follow the traditional set of rules for the event such as not leaving empty spaces between yourselves, standing up when Fellows enter the Hall, etiquettes about socialisation, dress code, etc..
For further information, please read the formal hall guide here https://postdocsoc.trin.cam.ac.uk/formal-halls/ or get in touch. This event will be updated closer to the event date.
The bar will be open after the event for digestifs.
Organised by Joelle Nassar.

Family Lunch in January
2025-01-11 12:30 - 13:30 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
For the monthly Family Lunch, up to 20 spaces have been made available to members of the Postdoc Society and their immediate families (partner of member + immediate dependents only*).
Date: January 11 2025
Time: Lunch hours (posted in servery each week)
Sign up: RSVP link will be sent out in weekly newsletter a week prior to the event
Details:

Lunch should be picked up through the servery and paid for in the usual way.
Please note that Postdocs Society members must accompany their family members at all times and are responsible for them.
Please enter one attendee name per row (e.g. 1 Postdoc member plus 1 partner plus 1 child is 3 attendees total, so 3 rows must be filled out). There are 20 places available in total.
Babes-in-arms do not need to be signed up.

* Note: extended family or guests may only be included with written permission from the Fellow for Postdoctoral Affairs, and will count towards the total of 20 guests.

Board Games Night in December
2024-12-15 20:30 - 23:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Join us at our Board Games event at the Deighton room playing games such as Monopoly, Risk, Catan (or bring your own game along) or play such classics as Chess and Backgammon on a Saturday night with fellow members. Details below:
Date: Sunday December 15 2024
Time: 2030 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Food/drinks: Selection of soft drinks and nibbles. Please email the Society Secretary with any dietary restrictions.
Organised by Adrian Ionescu.

December Academic Event: “Overseas Opportunities-USA” Part 2 (Online)
2024-12-10 15:00 - 15:30
“AI in Drug Discovery: Opportunities and Challenges”– Dr. Srijit Seal, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the University of Cambridge
Dr. Seal is a researcher specializing in cheminformatics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the University of Cambridge. His research uses machine learning techniques to predict drug bioactivity, safety, and toxicity, mainly modelling and interpreting the Cell Painting assay. His actively engages in academic outreach, promoting the understanding of Artificial Intelligence and delivering seminars on its applications in drug discovery.
Organised by Mousumi Shyam
TIme: 15:00 – 15:30
Meeting link:
Meeting ID: 338 512 944 392
Passcode: [REDACTED]
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmZmOTRlOGUtMDQ0MS00YTBkLTgzYmMtYjZkZTczMDhhMDcz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2249a50445-bdfa-4b79-ade3-547b4f3986e9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d4912d77-40ae-4aa6-9d43-2765edcb8480%22%7d

December Xmas Formal Hall
2024-12-09 19:15 - 22:00 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
As of now, these formals are scheduled to take place in the Hall. Formals begin at 20:00 during term time and 19:30 outside term time. Bookings open on UPay 10 days prior to the formal hall, with reception and formal dinner details sent over email.
Please follow the traditional set of rules for the Formal Hall such as not leaving empty spaces between you, standing up when Fellows enter the Hall, etiquettes about socialisation, dress code etc.
For further information, please read the formal hall guide here https://postdocsoc.trin.cam.ac.uk/formal-halls/ or get in touch. This event will be updated closer to the event date.
The bar will be open after the event for digestifs.

December Family Event
2024-12-08 15:30 - 17:30 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
“Join us for the Christmas family event! We will celebrate the festive season with family-friendly activities, including Christmas-themed craft activities, games, music and delicious snacks with non-alcoholic beverages. This is a family-friendly event to enjoy the Christmas time together.”
Date: 8th of December 2024
Time: 15:30-17:30
Location: Deighton Room
Organised by Jeannine Gruene.

Family Lunch in December
2024-12-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
For the monthly Family Lunch, up to 20 spaces have been made available to members of the Postdoc Society and their immediate families (partner of member + immediate dependents only*).
Date: December 7 2024
Time: Lunch hours (posted in servery each week)
Sign up: RSVP link will be sent out in weekly newsletter a week prior to the event
Details:

Lunch should be picked up through the servery and paid for in the usual way.
Please note that Postdocs Society members must accompany their family members at all times and are responsible for them.
Please enter one attendee name per row (e.g. 1 Postdoc member plus 1 partner plus 1 child is 3 attendees total, so 3 rows must be filled out). There are 20 places available in total.
Babes-in-arms do not need to be signed up.

* Note: extended family or guests may only be included with written permission from the Fellow for Postdoctoral Affairs, and will count towards the total of 20 guests.

December Academic Event: “Overseas Opportunities-USA” (Online)
2024-12-06 13:00 - 13:30
“Overseas Opportunities-USA”
“Decoding the US Academic Code: Tips for Postdocs Seeking Faculty Positions”- Dr. Surya S. C. Congress, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, USA
His areas of research interest include stabilization of problematic soils, resilient and sustainable designs for transportation geotechnical assets, climate change effects on civil infrastructure and communities, structural health monitoring of infrastructure assets using digital twins, applications of uncrewed aerial vehicles for infrastructure asset management, machine learning and neural network models for feature extraction, and computer vision applications for solving real-world problems. Dr. Congress received funding from various federal and state agencies, including the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT), and multiple state DOTs. He serves on committees for the Transportation Research Board and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), including a Vice-chair position.
Organised by Mousumi Shyam
Online only!
9-9:30 AM ET on December 6th, 2024
Meeting Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/95714260821

December Bar Voucher Event
2024-12-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Trinity College Bar, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ
We’ll start at 19:00 in the College bar with vouchers on a first come first served basis.
No sign-up required.
Guests are allowed.

Sunday Afternoon Tea-time Event in December
2024-12-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Come join us for an afternoon tea event: family-friendly and non-alcoholic. Details below:
Date: Sunday December 1 2024
Time: 1600 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Food/drinks: Selection of teas, coffees, and pastries. Please email the Society Secretary with any dietary restrictions.
Details: Society members’ families or one guest are most welcome. We have timed this to coincide (roughly) after the weekly Society tennis: for those playing tennis with the Society, come by the Deighton Room for a refreshing drink, snack and conversation after tennis!

Organised by Alissa Drees.

Book Club: "Poems and Short Stories by R. Tagore"
2024-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
This time we will be each selecting a poem or short story of our choice by the poet Rabindranath Tagore, and presenting this to the group at the meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Date: November 24 2024
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
Location: Deighton Room
Details: Tea/Coffee and biscuits and cakes will be served.

Board Games Night in November
2024-11-23 20:30 - 23:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Join us at our Board Games event at the Deighton room playing games such as Monopoly, Risk, Catan (or bring your own game along) or play such classics as Chess and Backgammon on a Saturday night with fellow members. Details below:
Date: Saturday November 23 2024
Time: 2030 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Food/drinks: Selection of soft drinks and nibbles. Please email the Society Secretary with any dietary restrictions.
Organised by Adrian Ionescu.

November Academic Event
2024-11-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
“Navigating the Grant Writing Maze”- Dr. Vitor Mendes, Senior Research Associate, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Vitor will talk about his personal perspective on the first steps of the grant seeking processing, understanding the various funding options, and funding sources available at different career stages. He will further explore some of the common errors, and best practices in grant writing.
“Way Forward to UK Industry from Academia”- Carla F. Bento, PhD, Associate Director, Astex Pharmaceuticals
Carla trained as a cellular and molecular biologist and specialised in neurodegeneration. After completing a 6-year postdoctoral research program at the University of Cambridge, Carla moved to Astex Pharmaceuticals where she holds leading roles in neuroscience drug discovery programs. Carla will share her career journey and the motivations that fuelled the transition from academia to industry. She will debunk myths about moving to industry and discuss important considerations when exploring industry opportunities.
Organised and will be hosted by Mousumi Shyam and Joana Warnecke
Date: 22nd November 2024
Time: evening 18.00 – 20.00
Location: Deighton room
Food: Pizza & Drinks

Tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Joint Fellow Event)
2024-11-20 17:30 - 18:30 | Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1RB
Dr Luke Syson, Trinity Fellow and the Director of the museum, has very kindly offered to give us a guided tour of the exhibits with relevance to Trinity College or Trinity personalities. This is a joint Postdoc-Fellows event: there is space for five fellows and five post-docs (+ five more on the waiting list).

As we do not have many places do let us know if you can not make it, please, to get someone from the waiting list in time.

Date: Wednesday 20th November

Time: 17:30 – 18:30

Where: Fitzwilliam Museum. Meet at the Founders’ Entrance (the one with the columns).

Sign up here::

Event Sign-Up Trinity College Postdoctoral Society – Google Sheets (third sheet)

Organised by Robert Dudas.

Sunday Afternoon Tea-time Event in November
2024-11-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Come join us for an afternoon tea event: family-free and non-alcoholic. Details below:
Date: Sunday November 17 2024
Time: 1600 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Food/drinks: Selection of teas, coffees, and pastries. Please email the Society Secretary with any dietary restrictions.
Details: Society members’ families are most welcome. We have timed this to coincide (roughly) after the weekly Society tennis: for those playing tennis with the Society, come by the Deighton Room for a refreshing drink, snack and conversation after tennis!

November Formal Hall (Michaelmas 2024)
2024-11-13 19:15 - 22:00 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
As of now, these formals are scheduled to take place in the Hall. Formals begin at 20:00 during term time and 19:30 outside term time. Bookings open on UPay 10 days prior to the formal hall, with reception and formal dinner details sent over email.
Reception: 1915 at OCR/Alhunsen.
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Dinner at 20:00 in Hall.

For further questions, please read the formal hall guide here https://postdocsoc.trin.cam.ac.uk/formal-halls/ or get in touch. This event will be updated closer to the event date.

November Bar Voucher Event
2024-11-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Trinity College Bar, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ

Family Lunch in November
2024-11-02 12:30 - 13:30 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
For the monthly Family Lunch, up to 20 spaces have been made available to members of the Postdoc Society and their immediate families (partner of member + immediate dependents only*).
Date: November 2 2024
Time: Lunch hours (posted in servery each week)
Sign up: RSVP link is here and will be sent out in weekly newsletter:
Event Sign-Up Trinity College Postdoctoral Society – Google Sheets
Details:

Lunch should be picked up through the servery and paid for in the usual way.
Please note that Postdocs Society members must accompany their family members at all times and are responsible for them.
Please enter one attendee name per row (e.g. 1 Postdoc member plus 1 partner plus 1 child is 3 attendees total, so 3 rows must be filled out). There are 20 places available in total.
Babes-in-arms do not need to be signed up.

* Note: extended family or guests may only be included with written permission from the Fellow for Postdoctoral Affairs, and will count towards the total of 20 guests.

Sunday Afternoon Tea-time Event in October
2024-10-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Come join us for an afternoon tea event: family-free and non-alcoholic. Details below:
Date: Sunday October 27 2024
Time: 1600 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Food/drinks: Selection of teas, coffees, and pastries. Please email the Society Secretary with any dietary restrictions.
Details: Society members’ families are most welcome. We have timed this to coincide (roughly) before the start of the weekly Society tennis: for those playing tennis with the Society, come by the Deighton Room for a refreshing drink, snack, and conversation before setting off!

October Academic Event
2024-10-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
“Crafting Your Entrepreneurial Vision”- Dr. Venkat Daramalla, Senior Research Scientist, CPI-UK and Ex-Research Associate (2020-2023), Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Venkat will talk about “Entrepreneurship” because it is a word that seems familiar to everyone but is very often misunderstood or not implemented and practiced well into our day-to-day academic R&D lifestyle. Whereas the enterprise and tech eco-system across the globe are rapidly progressing and opening unique opportunities as well as challenges to the conventional academic R&D philosophy and career progress.
“Gender Equality: A Distant Dream?”- Dr. Maryam Tanwir, CEO, Unlearning
Maryam is the CEO of the company of Unlearning. She has an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge. Maryam will talk about gender equality and its challenges. To move the needle to a more gender equal society, initiating awareness of the phenomenon is the first step to correct this misperception. Simply making people aware of what other people think, of their own binary thinking, can lead to relinquishing cognitive biases, and moving the needle for gender equality.
Organised and will be hosted by Mousumi Shyam and Joana Warnecke
Date: 25th October 2024
Time: evening 18.00 – 20.00
Location: Deighton room
Food: Pizza & Drinks

Wine & Canapés Michaelmas Event
2024-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Old Kitchen, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ, United Kingdom
One of the Society’s most popular events, the Wine and Canapés event returns in Michaelmas term.
Date: October 20, 2024
Location: Old Kitchen
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Sign ups:
Bookings will open on Monday, October 7 and close 5 days before the event.
Wine and Canapés event – Google Sheets
It has a waiting list included. Remaining spots at bookings closing will be assigned respecting the waiting list, pending the contribution payment. Regarding attendance, we start with members only without +1 guest and if places remain we will open the registration to guests.
Details: The Society asks for a 5 GBP per person contribution as part of the sign-up process. If this cost represents a financial hardship, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the society’s Treasurer.

October Formal Hall (Michaelmas 2024)
2024-10-17 19:15 - 22:00 | Trinity College Hall, Trinity College, Cambridge
As of now, these formals are scheduled to take place in the Hall. Formals begin at 20:00 during term time and 19:30 outside term time. Bookings open on UPay 10 days prior to the formal hall, with reception and formal dinner details sent over email. The reception will take place this time in the Wren cloisters.

For further questions, please read the formal hall guide here https://postdocsoc.trin.cam.ac.uk/formal-halls/ or get in touch. This event will be updated closer to the event date.

October Bar Voucher Event
2024-10-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Trinity College Bar, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ

Book Club: "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
2024-10-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Deighton Room, Trinity College, Cambridge
Our book club is back due to popular demand. This time we will be discussing: “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin.
Date: October 6 2024
Time: 1400 onwards
Location: Deighton Room
Details: Tea/Coffee and biscuits and cakes will be served.
