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The programme, to be held from 3-11 August 2013, will bring together students from different countries to generate ideas and conduct research on the design of digital integrated systems. The programme fee and accommodation, plus meals and cultural events, will all be covered by Tsinghua University. The application deadline is 20 June 2013. For further details please visit the International Strategy Office’s website.

Your unwanted clothes can help TRAID raise valuable charitable funds to help tackle poverty and injustice in the garment industry. Low wages, unsafe working condition and a lack of trade unions, has millions of textiles workers in bonded labour, sweatshops and exposed to hazardous working conditions.

What can I recycle?

TRAID make use of everything - from suits, dresses, shoes, curtains to old tea towels! They will take it all. Why not have a read of the projects you can support as you turn your Suit into Loot.

How?

You can drop off your bag of unwanted items at TRAID bins located at the following University sites between 17-23 June:

Said Business School, Park End Street
Zoology Department, South Parks Road
Mathematical Department, St Giles
University Club, Mansfield Road

The exhibition will include a selection of Tolkien’s original artwork for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings; C.S. Lewis’s ‘Lefay notebook’ and his map of Narnia, and manuscripts of novels and poems by Alan Garner, Philip Pullman and Susan Cooper. A rare illustrated first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will be on display in the Bodleian exhibition room until 10 June. JK Rowling's personal annotations cover forty-three pages of the volume and include references to the Harry Potter series as a whole and also the film adaptations. A programme of lunchtime lectures will support the exhibition. Visit the Bodleian Libraries website.

In our capacity as Proctors (as well as tutors in our normal lives) we should like to wish you very well, if you are taking exams this summer.

We are emailing you, though, about celebrations after the end of exams. We want you to enjoy coming out of your last exam, or meeting others from theirs, but we urge you to celebrate responsibly and to show consideration for others. Safety and public order are our core concerns.

Closed champagne bottles, flowers and balloons are all fine! But please, bring nothing which will create litter in the streets, and above all, NO FOOD ITEMS. The waste of food is particularly offensive in a city where there are many homeless and hungry people. In previous years members of the public have been injured by slipping on flour wet from champagne and eggs, and complaints have been made by shop-keepers whose businesses have been affected by mess left on their windows and doorways.

Rotting food, vomit, broken glass and other items causing litter are simply not what any of us wants to see. They are a disgrace and potentially dangerous. Please note that the University’s rules are given at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/proctors/oxonly/conduct/. The Proctors will not hesitate to take disciplinary action against those who break them. Spot fines are normally £80, but higher penalties will be imposed for more serious breaches of the Regulations.

Please also be aware that several local pubs do not admit students covered in foodstuffs. And please remember that every pound the University has to spend on the cost of cleaning up means that there is one pound less for bursaries, scholarships, and hardship funds.

We need your help in ensuring that your celebrations are safe and responsible. We hope very much that you will lend us your full co-operation over the coming weeks. We wish you good luck in your exams and enjoyable celebrations when they are over.

Jonathan Mallinson, Senior Proctor and Rebecca Surender, Junior Proctor

Opportunities vary from getting involved in local schools, working with the elderly, homeless or migrant groups, to managing a community allotment or running a student food co-operative. Whether you just want to try something new for an hour a week, or you're up to the challenge of leading a project to address a pressing local need, there's something for you.

Through the Ethical Network you can also see all of the ethical student societies active in Oxford, including International Rights and Development groups and Environmental campaigns, as well as plenty of groups making local social change.

For more information email the Oxford support officer or visit the Oxford Hub website.

• Hong Kong Careers Fair, Monday 2 September 2013, 15:00-19:00, British Council
• Shanghai Careers Fair, Wednesday 4 September 2013, 14:30 – 17:00, Ramada Plaza Hotel
• Beijing Careers Fair, Friday 6 September 2013, 14:30 – 17:00, Novotel Beijing Peace Hotel

The fairs will be attended by a variety of employers from different employment sectors and are an opportunity for students to meet top western multi-nationals and local organisations who are recruiting into the region. For more information visit the Careers Fairs webpage or email Careers. Registration closes on 30 August 2013.

For further details and to apply, please visit the Zhejiang University website. The closing date for Oxford applicants is 10 July 2013.

If you are aged 18 to 55 and are in good health, get in touch to receive more information. Participants will be paid compensation for expenses and time put aside to take part. Email VaccineTrials@well.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 857406 or visit the Jenner Institute website. Each study will require short visits to an outpatient clinic over 4–12 months. A response to this advertisement will be recorded, but carries no obligation to take part.

This will be sent to the 'home address' listed in your Student Self Service account - please ensure these details are kept up-to-date. For a list of exceptions and further information, including details of how to order additional copies of the transcripts, please visit the Student Gateway.

You won’t need any specialist undergraduate admission knowledge and we’ll provide you with a University T-shirt to wear on the day! We need people on both mornings for the train station and Water Eaton Park & Ride, and to help throughout the day in the city centre and in the Exams schools. If you are able to spare some time to get involved, whether it’s a couple of hours or the full day, please email Jan Marshall at opendays@admin.ox.ac.uk or phone (2)70745. We will also be looking for volunteers for Friday 20 September. Please let us know if this is of interest.

• Oxford Montessori Schools is running a Create Holiday Club at Forest Farm School for children aged 3 to 15, with University of Oxford students receiving a 5% discount.
• Oxford Active runs camps for children aged from 4 to 14, based at Cherwell School, St Mary's School, Blenheim Palace and Cropredy School.
• Mini-Media Art & Adventure Summer Holiday Workshops are for ages 6-12 years and based at St. Michael’s School in Oxford.
• Ultimate Activity Camps run camps for children aged 4-14 at Headington School and Beachborough School (Brackley).
• Schools of Sport offer elite sports coaching for children aged 7-16 at different facilities including Headington School, St. Edward’s School and Oxford University.

For further information please visit the Holiday Playschemes page on the Childcare Services website or see the enclosed Holiday playscheme poster (352kb) .

If you are aged 18 to 50 years old and in good health you may be eligible to take part in the study. You will be compensated for your time, inconvenience and travel over the study period. If you are interested in participating in this study, please read the Study Information Booklet (195kb) or visit the Oxford Vaccine Group website.

Anything is potentially interesting - stories from your academic studies, your extra-curricular activities, or your social life. To share your memories with us, please complete the two-minute online survey.

Compensation will be provided for your time, inconvenience and travel over the study period of 3-6 months. Get in touch with the Jenner Institute for more information, tel: 01865 857406, email: vaccinetrials@ndm.ox.ac.uk or visit: www.jenner.ac.uk/clinicaltrials.

If you are due to sit exams and are unwell please consult your college in the first instance. For guidance on illness during exams, refer to the Examination Regulations. More information and advice is available from the Health and Welfare section of the Student Gateway. The network of college nurses and doctors will work in partnership with Public Health England to take all the appropriate measures.

Entries are measured on your ability to help reduce Co2 emissions in a range of categories including ICT, lifestyle, design, energy and mobility, and must be submitted before 17 July 2013. Visit Postcode Lottery Green Challenge.

It also features the Saturday delivery service from the Book Storage Facility in Swindon, which is being trialled this term, and the role being played by the Libraries in developing and delivering services in support of open access to research publications for the University. The newsletter is available on the Bodleian website.

If you are healthy with no history of a psychological disorder, please see the Information sheet (111kb) or contact Julia Gottwald for more information. Time and expenses will be reimbursed.

The website is a hub for sport at the University, signposting students, staff, alumni and the public to information effectively. The improved clubs and colleges listing displays information about all the sports clubs as well as detailing which sports are on offer at which colleges; this is of particular interest to prospective students. The new site also showcases the rich history of University sport.

For more information or to submit sport events or news, visit the Oxford University Sport website, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.

You will be able to work full-time under this scheme. As part of the scheme you will also continue to be sponsored by the University during the 12 months, or until you apply for another visa, and you will need to report to us at regular intervals by email to confirm you continue to require our sponsorship.

If you wish to apply, the University must issue you with a new CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) number with an ‘anticipated end date’ and you must apply for a visa extension before this date i.e. before you complete your DPhil. As each student will have different circumstances and a different time schedule you should read the instructions on the website carefully and take special note of the timeframes involved. For further information see the Student Gateway Visa and Immigration pages.

The website acts as a one-stop shop for all academic seminars, regardless of subject or degree of specialisation; you can search by date, talk, series, speaker or venue. Seminars are organised into lists and groupings and you can tell Oxford Talks what you are interested in, so if you find a list you want to follow, you can receive daily/weekly emails or have just those seminars appear in your calendar.