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Issue 4 - Trinity Term 2013

Welcome to the latest issue of Student News, containing a roundup of 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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Academic transcripts

All students who commenced their studies on, or after, Michaelmas Term 2007, will automatically receive one paper copy of their final transcript upon completing their degree. 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.

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Responsible celebrations after exams – message from the Proctors

We should like to wish you very well, if you are taking exams this summer. 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 the University’s rules. 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.

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Feedback on the redesign of the University website

A project is underway to refresh the design, structure and functionality of the University of Oxford website. You may have used many of the Admissions pages yourself when you were applying for study as a prospective student, and using the Student Gateway now that you are studying here at Oxford. Feedback is being sought on the proposed new design, which will be responsive to phone, tablet or desktop. To view and comment on the sample Homepage, Course page and News page, please complete the online survey which is open until 10 June.

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Volunteers required by the Oxford Vaccine Group

Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the University of Oxford, is currently recruiting volunteers for a study entitled ‘RSV001 – A new vaccine to prevent severe viral chest infections.’ 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.

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Healthy Volunteers needed for a malaria study starting in September

Aged 18-45, in good health and never had malaria? You could be eligible to take part in our study testing the effectiveness of new malaria vaccines. 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.

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Volunteers needed for Undergraduate Open Days

The University Open Days are taking place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June – would you like to help by giving directions, handing out the Open Day Guide and generally assisting potential applicants who have come to see what Oxford is all about? 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.

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Bodleian exhibition: Magical Books - from the Middle Ages to Middle-earth, 23 May-27 October 2013

Featuring the work of five celebrated authors of children’s fantasy literature: CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Susan Cooper, Alan Garner and Philip Pullman, 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. The exhibition also includes a rare illustrated first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which 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.

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Childcare Services Holiday Playschemes

Wondering how to keep the children entertained over the school holidays? Why not book them onto a holiday playscheme?

  • 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) .

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