Breakout Sessions
The first event in the UAS Conference Series 2013/14, taking place on Tuesday 1 October 2013 at the Examination Schools, consists of five breakout sessions. With the exception of breakout session 3, you have a choice of attending a 60-minute or up to two 25-minute presentations in each breakout period.
Detailed information on each session can be found by selecting the relevant breakout session and time below.
A complete overview of the day is available by viewing the UAS Conference Schedule Exam Schools 2013 
(43kb) of all conference sessions.
Session 19:30 - 10:30 |
Session 211:00 - 12:00 |
Session 312:05 - 12:30 |
Session 413:30 - 14:30 |
Session 515:00 - 16:00 |
Breakout Session 3: 12:05 - 12:30
How to give great presentations that your audience will love (This session is now fully booked) |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Jonathan Black (Careers Service & Internship Office) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: Anyone who has to present, particularly large amounts of complex information |
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From admissions to career destinations, service usage to satisfaction ratings, we are all increasingly being asked to present detailed numerical data in reports and presentations. This session will explain how to select data to present, how to represent it on a slide or on paper, and how to communicate it in a presentation. |
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Life as a College Registrar |
25m Presentation |
| Presenters: Emma Sabzalieva (St Antony's) and Gillian Hargreaves (Wolfson) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: Administrators considering their next career move, as well as college staff. Will be most useful for junior and middle level staff (eg up to grade 7) but all are welcome. |
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Ever wondered what life in college administration is like? Both presenters are, or have recently been, College Registrars and during the presentation they will talk about what a College Registrar (or other similarly named jobs, this is Oxford after all!) does. They will also talk more generally about what it’s like to work in a college (highs and lows) and help you think about how working in a college can play an important part in your professional development as a university administrator at Oxford. |
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10 ideas to help you plan a new website or revamp your current one (This session is now fully booked) |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Alice Watanabe (Blavatnik School of Government) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: Communications officers, web managers and departmental administrators |
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This session will outline the preparation needed to plan a new website or revamp your existing one. Using examples from the redevelopment of the Blavatnik School of Government website (due to launch in September 2013), it will look at personas, stakeholder workshops, site maps, competitor review and more. |
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Creating and maintaining a professional online presence: putting it into practice (This session is now fully booked) |
25m Training |
| Presenter: Lucy Hawkins (Careers Service) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: All staff |
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Using the aims and strategies from the workshop 'Creating and maintaining a professional online presence' (11:00-12:00), this hands-on session in the computer suite is an opportunity to put what you've learnt into practice. The instructor will be available for individual support during independent working time. If you already use online platforms, please remember to bring your username and password with you to enable quick access to your accounts. |
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Managing trust funds (This session is now fully booked) |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Matthew Fleet (Council Secretariat) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: Departmental administrators, finance officers and other staff involved or interested in the administration of University trust funds |
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This presentation will cover key aspects of managing University trust funds, including duties of trustees, investment and administration of funds, consolidating small funds, and understanding trust fund financial statements. |
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True confessions: the Jeremy Kyle approach to data protection (This session is now fully booked) |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Max Todd (Council Secretariat) | 12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: All staff, especially those who handle confidential/sensitive information |
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An overview of data protection and information security, focusing on common mistakes in data handling, which can have unintended consequences. |
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Answering Aung San Suu Kyi's call: Oxford assistance for higher education in Burma |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Loren Griffith (International Strategy Office) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: All staff |
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An overview of the University’s assistance to Burma, including current projects and opportunities for staff to be involved. |
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The John Fell Fund: past, present and future |
25m Presentation |
| Presenters: Emma Toward and Liam Murphy (Planning and Resource Allocation Section) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: All staff with an interest in University research funding |
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This session will provide an introduction to the John Fell Fund, and will include examples of awards made to date and a demonstration of the new application process. |
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Copyright and openness |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Rowan Wilson (IT Services) | 12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: All staff |
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This session will cover copyright, open access, open educational resources, open data and open source. |
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How our people strategy can best support the University |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Julian Duxfield (Personnel Services) |
12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: Departmental administrators and others with responsibility for managing people |
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An overview of the draft people strategy followed by a short discussion about the issues raised. |
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Supporting your child through their application to university |
25m Presentation |
| Presenter: Mike Nicholson (Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Office) | 12:05 - 12:30 |
| Target Audience: Anyone with a child who is about to face the university application process |
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A guide to supporting a child through the university application process. |
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