News From Elsewhere in the University

Why not sign up and get your bearings round the streets of Oxford, its departments and its colleges, eight of which have never featured before. The various courses will begin in the University Parks. 

Sunday 27 October. Find out more

Our own Harry Stuart (pictured) is President this year and Ben Green is on the Committee.

The University of Oxford Open Access Publications Policy, and University Statute XVI which covers intellectual property rights, have now been updated to incorporate rights retention. This re-affirms the University’s preference for the green or self-archiving route to open access.   

Rights retention allows authors to retain the rights to their work, rather than signing these over to a publisher. This means authors can share and reuse their work without having to seek the publisher’s permission.

There are always masses of talks, events and exhibitions across the University, so if you haven't ever checked out the University listing:

Take a peek

Image: John Nash - The Cornfield

Enrolment for Michaelmas term courses in Modern Languages and Academic English at the Language Centre is open until 12 noon on Wednesday of Week 1 (16 October). Classes take place weekly, online or in person, with many lunchtime and evening sessions on offer.

The Oxford Climate Society are pleased to announce that applications for the Oxford School of Climate Change (SoCC) are open on this link until Friday 11th October at midnight 12am (UK time).

The Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching at Oxford in 2024-25 webpage offers Oxford-specific resources to help colleagues support students in maximising their academic potential through inclusive education. The page includes guidance for assisting freshers with their transition to the University, and resources for colleagues new to teaching at Oxford this year.

Thursday 26 September, 6–8pm. Blackwell Hall, Weston Library

How do we relax? A lot of us like collecting things and enjoying our collections. They might be books, they might be records, they might be photographs, they can be anything. As a library, the Bodleian has enjoyed collecting for over 400 years and we want to foster that joy in others. Join us to have a drink and celebrate collecting and consider bringing your own collected items.

Science Together: Where research meets local communities. Call for researchers and facilitators

A new funding scheme that offers up to £4,000 per project, designed to support both researchers and professional services staff to undertake work that strengthens and embeds Public and Community Engagement with Research (PCER) into departmental activities and contributes to REF goals.

Key details:

The University Club Working Group is looking for members. The working group will have oversight of the effective running of the University Club, contributing to the broader goals of making the club a destination of choice for stakeholders across the University.

For further information contact: Michael Weymouth: michael.weymouth@admin.ox.ac.uk