News From Elsewhere in the University

Featuring over 20 cultural events throughout October and November, many of which offer concessions tickets for students and those aged 25 and under and some are free to attend, Adventures in Consciousness is an inspiring season that explores consciousness and what it means to be human. 

Bodleian Libraries have a range of engaging wellbeing activities for staff and students. Taking a break is important for your mental health and overall wellbeing, so take some time for yourself. You can see a list of activities on the Bodleian Libraries Wellbeing page.

Thursday 24^th October, 3.30pm – 4.30pm, Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics

Gil McVean, Ellison Institute of Technology, Oxford - The trajectories of complex disease

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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:

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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.