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Issue 2 - Michaelmas Term 2012

Welcome to the latest issue of Student News, containing a roundup of the latest information on news and events from the University. Check out the Student Gateway or follow us on Twitter for up to the minute information.

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University business cards for students

Official University of Oxford business cards can be ordered by full-time students through the Student Gateway for purposes connected with your studies. Visit the website for more information on ordering, delivery and the different branding options available.
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Important information for students due to sit Exams in 2012/13

The Examination & Assessments section of the Student Gateway includes pages on exam entries, regulations, alternative exam arrangements, submission of assessments, research degrees, timetables, results and academic transcripts.

Exam entry dates

Check the Examination Entry Dates and Start Dates spreadsheet and submit your entry forms to your College Office well before the entry dates to avoid paying a late entry fee.

Confirmation of entry

Two weeks after each entry date, check that you have been entered for all assessments correctly through the Academic and Assessment Information page in Student Self Service. Immediately notify any errors to your College and aro@admin.ox.ac.uk. You will be unable to check your assessments if you have not completed your University registration.

Exam entry fees for 2012/13

Students are required to pay the following fees using the University's Online Shop. Details of how to make payments can be found on the Examination Entry page on the Student Gateway. The relevant payment should be made before forms are submitted and the order number written on the form.

  • Late Examination Entry fee - £40
  • Change of Option fee - £40
  • Re-entry to a BPhil, MPhil, MTh, MSc (by coursework) or MSt examination if the student is not receiving any further tuition and therefore not paying any composition fees - £358

Entry forms will not be processed until payment has been received.
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Candidates with alternative exam arrangements

The deadline for applying for exam adjustments is the Friday of 4th week of the term before the exam takes place. Therefore, if you have exams in Hilary Term, applications should be in by Friday 02 November.  Timetables are published on the Student Gateway, at the latest, five weeks before the date of the first exam with an individual timetable following after (no later than 2 weeks before the first date of the exam). Please check your individual timetable and if alternative arrangements put in place for you are missing email exam.arrangements@admin.ox.ac.uk.

Permissions for alternative arrangements do not carry over if you change course and will have to be reapplied for. Only permissions that explicitly state that they are ongoing are carried over from one year of a course to the next. If you have been granted a non-ongoing permission and think that you will need the arrangements again, please contact your College.

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Unclaimed NUS Cards

Students who have purchased a National Union of Students (NUS) card via the NUS website should collect their card from Oxford University Student Union at 2 Worcester Street.  Alternatively cards can be pidged to College by request at enquiries@ousu.org. 

NB: Students should be aware that OUSU cannot accept responsibility for items sent through the internal mail system.

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Visa and immigration advice

Is your visa due to expire soon? Do you need advice about your visa conditions, or the rules for working during or after your studies? The University’s visa advisors can help you extend your visa through the batch scheme (a check and send service) or provide guidance about your visa conditions or other immigration matters. If you are a new student it is important to make sure you are familiar with your visa conditions. Please be aware that if your course status changes during your studies there will be a consequence for your student visa e.g. transfer of course, suspension, withdrawal etc. Visit the Visa and Immigration section of the Student Gateway for more details or email student.immigration@admin.ox.ac.uk.
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Invitation to Apply for Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Visa Endorsement

Under the new Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) category for the UKBA points-based system, the University of Oxford may endorse up to ten students who have developed world class innovative ideas or entrepreneurial skills to extend their stay in the UK after graduation to establish one or more businesses in the UK. Endorsed students are able to apply for a visa for one year to develop their business idea. If the University then confirms adequate progress they can apply for one further year, following which to remain in the UK they would need to qualify for the main Entrepreneur route, or enter Tier 2 employment. Additional employment is allowed for up to 20 hours a week to supplement income whilst the business is in development. The applicant’s dependent partner and children can stay in the UK with them.

Applicants must apply through Career Connect (search for vacancy 47367). The endorsement is a competitive process and applicants will be required to show evidence that they have a genuine, credible and innovative business idea. For information on the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa and eligibility please visit the UKBA website.

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DPhil students interested in undertaking research at the Free University of Brussels

The Philippe Wiener-Maurice Anspach Foundation is offering a scholarship to DPhil students from all academic disciplines to conduct research at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) during 2013/14. A grant of €1,800 per month will be provided and the Foundation will cover the University fees for a minimum of three months and maximum of one year. DPhil students interested in applying should visit the Foundation’s website for more information and application forms. The deadline for applications is Friday 07 December.
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Graduate study or research at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

The Europaeum is offering a €500 bursary to support an Oxford graduate student to pursue a programme of study at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva for a period of 2-3 weeks in 2013/14. Appropriate programmes of study can include periods of specialist library or archive work, supervisions with desired tutors, taught programmes including specialist summer schools, or fieldwork, including work with organisations based in and around Geneva. Research and study themes should normally be on themes that reflect the concerns, past, present, future, of Europe. Successful candidates are normally expected to take their awards during the academic year period, rather than vacation. Bursary holders are expected to be self-directed, and will need to negotiate their own study arrangements. Students will be responsible for their own accommodation in Geneva.  Visit the Europaeum Oxford – Geneva website for more information and application forms. The deadline for applications is Friday 07 December.
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Volunteers needed for Michaelmas Term Mood and Judgement Study

Volunteers are needed for a study investigating how a person’s mood can affect their judgments of control. You will be asked to complete some background demographic information, complete a simple memory test, answer a questionnaire about your mood and do a computerised judgement task. The study takes between 30 minutes and 1hr and volunteers are paid £5 per half hour. If you are interested in participating, please fill in the online mood questionnaire. This study has the full approval of the University of Oxford Interdisciplinary Research Committee (MSD/IDREC/C1/2010/116).
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Events

Visa and Immigration Workshops: Staying in the UK to work

Thursday 18 October and Wednesday 28 November 1-2pm, Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road

The University’s Visa and Immigration Advisers will be giving two presentations for international students wishing to remain in the UK to work after they complete their studies. More information is available on the Careers Service website.

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Workshops for research and learning

The following October workshops can be booked via the Bodleian Libraries website and will take place at IT Services, 13 Banbury Road.

WISER: Finding Stuff – Books etc on SOLO (Tues 23 Oct 2.00–3.00) - An introduction to SOLO for finding books, journal titles and other materials in Oxford libraries. The session will cover effective search techniques, placing requests for items in the stacks, reservations and using the SOLO e-shelf and saved searches.

WISER: Finding Stuff – Conferences (Tues 23 Oct 3.30–4.30) - Conference papers can be difficult to find but they are valuable because they describe cutting-edge research. This session will enable you to find out about forthcoming conferences and also to locate the published papers of proceedings which have taken place.

WISER: Getting information to come to you (Wed 24 Oct 2.00–3.30) – How to use RSS feeds and alerts to keep up to date with new publications and research. Participants will have the opportunity to set up an RSS feed reader and/or email notifications during the session.

WISER: Your thesis, copyright and ORA (Wed 24 Oct 3.45–5.00 and repeated Mon 29 Oct 12.30–13.30) - Oxford DPhil students are required to deposit a copy of their thesis in ORA (Oxford University Research Archive). This session will focus on copyright and other issues that DPhil students need to take into account when preparing and writing their thesis so that they do not encounter problems when they deposit.

WISER: Finding Stuff – Journal Articles (Fri 26 Oct 9.30–10.45) – How to find journal articles for your research using a wide range of databases as well as developing effective search strategies. There will be plenty of time for participants to try out their own searches using databases for their subject.

WISER: Finding Stuff – Theses and Dissertations (Fri 26 Oct 10.45–12.00) - Guidance on finding theses from Oxford, other UK institutions and overseas.

RefWorks for Humanities (Tues 30 Oct 2.00–3.00) - RefWorks is an online tool which allows you to manage your references, insert them into your work, automatically generate bibliographies and easily switch between citation styles. This introduction is open to all, but the section on importing references will focus on Humanities examples.

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