Key Dates

Key Dates for AY2024-25 BM954 BMS MSc Projects

1 Calendar

This is an indicative calendar for SIPBS CompBiol Group BM954 projects in AY2024-25.

Warning

This calendar is indicative only and subject to change. Please consult with the official course MyPlace page for submission dates, deadlines, and other timings. Links to useful documents are provided above.

Important

The university is closed on the following dates:

  • 2025-05-26
  • 2025-07-18
  • 2025-07-21
Important

Dr Pritchard is unavailable on the following dates:

  • 2025-06-06
  • 2025-07-17 to 2025-07-27

1.1 Summer AY2024-25

Week Date...Time Activity Responsibility
1 w/b Mon 12th May Suggested activities
- Students contact supervisors
- Read papers in project description
- Begin literature search
- Install and configure bioinformatics tools
1 w/b Mon 12th May
TBC
Project Meeting
- Introduction
- Project description
- Project expectations
- Learning agreement
- Project management resources
LP
2 w/b 19th May Suggested activities
- Continue literature search
- Practice project management tools
- Practice computational and bioinformatics tools
2 w/b 19th May
TBC
Project Meeting
- Discuss tasks for next week (incl. choose one paper each for mini journal club)
- Computational and bioinformatics tools
LP
3 w/b 26th May Suggested activities
- Continue literature search
- Practice computational and bioinformatics tools
- Begin project work
3 w/b 26th May
TBC
Project Meeting
- Mini journal club. Each student leads a short (15min) discussion of their chosen paper
- Discuss project progress
LP
4 w/b 2nd June Suggested activities
- Continue project work
- Write thesis introduction
4 w/b 2nd June
TBC
Project Meeting
- How to write a project thesis
- Discuss project progress
LP
4 Thu 5th June Draft Introduction/Literature Review submission deadline Student
5 w/b 9th June Suggested activities
- Continue literature search
- Writing thesis outline
5 w/b 9th June
TBC
Project Meeting
- Discussion of thesis outlines
- Project planning discussion
LP
6 w/b 16th June Suggested activities
- Project work
6 w/b 16th June
TBC
Project Meeting
- Project planning discussion
- Discussion of thesis outlines
LP
7 w/b 23rd June Suggested activities
- Project work
7 w/b 23rd June Project Meeting
- Project planning discussion
- Discussion of thesis outlines
LP
8 w/b 30th June Suggested activities
- Project work
8 w/b 30th June Project Meeting
- Project planning discussion
- Discussion of thesis outlines
LP
9 w/b 7th July Suggested activities
- Project work
9 w/b 9th July Project Meeting
- Project planning discussion
- Discussion of thesis outlines
LP
9 Monday 7th July Draft thesis submission deadline Student
10 w/b 14th July Suggested activities
- Project work
10 w/b 14th July Project Meeting
- Project planning discussion
- Discussion of thesis outlines
LP
11 w/b 21st July Suggested activities
- Thesis writing
11 w/b 21st July Feedback on draft thesis returned LP
12 w/b 28th July Suggested activities
- Thesis writing
13 w/b 4th August Thesis submission deadline and presentation
14 w/b 11th August Presentation week