Events

The only aspect of the future we can be certain about is that things will change. These changes may be small, or they may be significant, they may be changes that we welcome, or that we feel anxious about. Whatever the change, we can help ourselves by approaching the situation positively and proactively. This workshop is appropriate for anyone who is interested understanding change and learning how to ensure that change has a positive influence on their lives.

With over 12 years of being involved in Apprenticeships and managing training centres, Rebecca Tarbox has a vast knowledge of building apprenticeship programmes that work and navigating the various compliance that accompanies these funded programmes. These workshops are designed to share best practice, her experience, and support those newer employer providers or those levy paying employers who may be looking to take control of their own levy in the future.

Prof Peter Tavner, former Head of Engineering at Durham University, describes how renewable electrical energy source variability can be balanced within the European electrical grid.   He shows the changing impact of wind, solar and other renewable sources on the market and technical operation of the grid.  In this context he explains the relative importance of generation diversity and the roles of grid control and of storage.

Laboratories may be smaller in scale than major chemical processing plants, however fires and explosions in this environment can still be significant with catastrophic results.

We have designed our half day 'DSEAR in Laboratories' course to cover the fundamental requirements of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations and how to identify the key hazards found within tasks of a lab environment.

Designed for existing users of Excel who wish to progress their Excel skills and benefit from its powerful data analysis tools. It is assumed that the participant will have either attended an Excel Intermediate course or have equivalent knowledge.

Do you recognize history is being made when you are part of making it? Join Dr Jane Loveland, Annotation Project Leader, EMBL-EBI, Dr Kerstin Howe, Senior Scientific Manager, Sanger Institute, and Dr Simon G. Gregory, Professor of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine in conversation with scientist and science communicator Dr Chris Gunter reflecting on their contributions to the landmark Human Genome Project, the incredible impact it has had on science, medicine and society and how we apply this knowledge today.

This course provides an introduction for absolute beginners to Karl Fischer Titration (KF).

This half day course tackles the problems of translating complicated ideas and concepts into understandable terms for the non-expert.

This course is intended for beginners who need to learn the basics of using spreadsheets. Our training centre is located on the outskirts of Cambridge with easy transport links with Shelford Train Station and the M11 and A11. We provide professional and enthusiastic training and of course there is the pub lunch to look forward to!