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Student and Staff News Oxford Cheese and Wine Society meeting on Tuesday 9th February @ 8pm in the James Street Tavern sees the first ever gig put on by the the society. Hand picked variety of local talent providing the music, we hope this event will grow in to something special. You don't have to be a member to join in the shenanigans and you don't need to be a member to receive the free glass of wine that the first lucky 80 people will be sipping.More info see the www.facebook.com event page...created 04/02/10 Pizza Night
on Thursday 9th February. Before
the coursework piles up and the deadlines draw near, come and join your
brothers and sisters for some relaxing time out over some delicious
slices of pizza... and it's FREE! Gipsy lane prayer rooms at 5pm
- Don't miss out! Email islamicsociety@gmail.com...created
09/02/10 Oxford Brookes
University Postgraduate Fair on Wednesday
10th February at 4pm-6pm on the
Ground Floor - Buckley Building, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane. An opportunity
to talk informally with staff from all Schools about Postgraduate courses,
meet current students, find out about fees and funding, and discuss
future employment prospects. Brookes graduates receive a 10% discount
on tuition fees, and a number of generous scholarships are also available
at Masters level. More info contact Judith Powell on 01865 483713 or
email pgt-admin@brookes.ac.uk.
To register, see Postgraduate Society. Welcome back Postgrads! Masters or PhD student? Come along for a few drinks at the Postgraduate Society get together at Harts Bar, Headington Hill Campus, Thursday 11th February from 7.30pm. First drink is free for members! Not joined yet? Join on the night for only £3! Email us at obsu.postgraduate@brookes.ac.uk...created 20/01/2010 February is LGBT History Month. Tom Stoppard's brilliant play 'The Invention of Love' will be on at Oxford Playhouse 17th-20th February. See www.oxfordplayhouse.com...Updated 08/02/10 ISoc Meet and Eat on Thursday 18th February at 6pm-8pm., Gipsy Lane Campus, Gallianos. FREE ENTRANCE. Take a break from the books, grab your friends and enjoy an evening with the rest of the Brookes Ummah. For info email islamicsociety@gmail.com...created 08/02/2010 Confused about plagiarism? Avoid some of the common problems and learn how to correctly acknowledge another’s work, by using PLATO, an interactive online tutorial. You can learn at your own pace, and can leave and then return to the tutorial at any time. Why not test your own understanding? Self register for PLATO by going to the Library’s plagiarism web page www.brookes.ac.uk/library/skill/plagiarism.html...created 05/02/2010 Do you understand your tenancy agreement? The contract that landlords and agents get you to sign is a legally binding document. By signing it, you are agreeing to spend thousands of pounds over the next year! Before making this commitment, come and get your contract explained, so you know your rights and responsibilities and don't get ripped-off! The Students' Union Advice Centre 01865 484770 or email suadvice@brookes.ac.uk...created 01/02/10 Accommodation notice. Not organised your accommodation for the next academic year? Do it now before options run out! Looking for a single ensuite room or studio apartment in halls with other continuing students? The Accommodation Department can help. Brookes, in partnership with CRM Ltd are able to offer accommodation at the newly built “Slade Park Apartments” development which will open in September 2010. They offer single ensuite rooms in flats of 4, 5 & 6 people sharing a kitchen and lounge and finished to a high standard. Also, 24 high-quality self-contained studio apartments. More info or to apply for a place, see www.crm-students.com/student-accommodation/uk/oxford. Alternatively, call into the new on-campus student letting shop “Stu-rental” in HKSC for a chat and further info about accommodation options. Limited places so don’t leave it too late!...created 20/01/10 Santander are offering a £250 Charity donations at each of our branches to celebrate the rebranding from Abbey and Bradford & Bingley to Santander. The SU at Oxford Brookes have selected three charities one of which will receive the donation: Headspace @ the Mill (A drop in centre for students feeling the pressure); Gatehouse (Food, Shelter and company to Oxford's homeless and poorly housed); Helen & Douglas Hospice (Hospice care to children and young adults in Oxfordshire). Anyone (not just customers) can vote in the branch located behind main reception @ Gipsy Lane. Thanks for your support...created 20/01/10 Want to teach? Come along to our Secondary Teacher Training Open Evening on Monday 15th February. Programme starts at 6pm until 7.30pm in The Lecture Theatre, Westminster Institute of Education, Harcourt Hill Campus. Hear about our postgraduate course Meet subject leaders View specialist facilities Find out about available grants and bursaries To book call 01865 488292 or email wiesec@brookes.ac.uk To find out more and learn which subjects are available see www.brookes.ac.uk/wie/study/postgraduate/leadership-education/pgcesecondary...created 20/01/2010 Festivals and Celebrations. Here’s your chance to win £50 in cash by entering the ASKe 2nd Photography Competition 2010 for all staff and students of the Business School. The theme is 'Festivals and Celebrations'. Submit a photograph taken by you by Wednesday 24th February. Two runners-up prizes of £25. See www.brookes.ac.uk/aske/events for full details or contact Meera Shah at mshah@brookes.ac.uk...created 28/01/2010 Appealing
your results? In order to appeal your exam or course work results,
you have to have grounds to appeal under Oxford Brookes University Regulations.
At the Students' Union Advice Centre, we can give you info on these
grounds, and advice on how to write an appeal letter (we won't write
it for you though). Note: All appeals must be received
by the Complaints and Conduct Office by 25th February.
Graduate Employment Placement and Part Time Work Fair 2010 on Monday 1st March between 10.30am-3.30pm Sports Centre, Oxford Brookes. Whether you’re graduating soon, thinking about doing a placement year or interested in having a part-time job alongside your studies, this fair has something for you! Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to talk to a wide variety of employers about their vacancies! For more info at www.brookes.ac.uk/careers...created 11/01/10 Piano recital
- Daniel-Ben Pienaar on Thursday 18th
March at 7.30pm until 9pm.
Open to all. At the Chapel Building, Harcourt Hill Campus Westminster
Institute of Education. Daniel-Ben Pienaar's performances are quite
simply stunning. Gramophone, a kaleidoscope of colours and textures
in performances that combined the dramatic with the ethereal, the monumental
with the intimate. International Piano Bach Partita no. 6 BWV 826 Chopin
Polonaise-Fantasy Op. 61 All First Year Students. The Erasmus (European exchanges) Exchange Programme is now open to all students - Home, European and International students on full time degree courses. Deadline for applications is 29th March for next year's Semester 1 exchanges. For more info email erasmus@brookes.ac.uk...created 03/02/10 To all Maths students and and physics related subjects. Places are still available for the 2009/10 Student Associates Scheme for students able to support Maths or Physics on a three week secondary school placement in June or July. This attracts a £600 bursary for participation in the full programme. Further information at www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/sas.html or call or email Karen Hanson, Westminster Insitute of Education on 01865 488548, khanson@brookes.ac.uk. Deadline 31st March...created 28/01/10 Get obscene.
If you want to review gigs, interview bands, get your work published
and just get obscene, get in touch! Email us at obscene.artsents@googlemail.com
/ obscene.news@googlemail.com Be the School Rep for your School for 2010/11. Are you are motivated and dynamic individual who likes a challenge? If so, then a School Rep responsibility could be for you. For more details, see www.thesu.com and read the full story on the front page...created 01/02/10 Ever Had Anorexia Nervosa? Oxford University Psychiatry Department online survey at www.survey.bris.ac.uk/psych-ox/thoughtprocesses. Interested in helping Eating Disorder Research? Email: orda@nexus.ox.ac.uk to find out more...created 28/01/10 Do you suffer from Depression? We are investigating factors contributing to depression and need 16-20 year olds who have not been depressed but have at least one parent diagnosed with depression to perform psychological tests, fMRI scanning. You will be reimbursed. If you can help with this study, email zola.mannie@psych.ox.ac.uk or 01865 223613...created 25/01/10 Would you like to win an Ipod Touch? Oxford Brookes is looking at the different ways in which we communicate with our students and this is your chance to let us know your preferences. To have your say and be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize all you have to do is complete the short communications survey on your PIP page. The winner will be drawn at random from all those who complete the survey. So what are you waiting for?...created 05/01/10 Staff and student travel to all sites: have you completed your survey yet? Make your view count and have a chance to win a £250 prize! Is your journey to the University trouble free? The University would like to know how you travel to Brookes. Please take 5-10 mins to complete this online travel plan survey Entries will be included in the Prize Draw 1x £250, 2 x £100 and 3 x £50. It is really important that we have your views. More info is also available on the above link...created 01/12/09 Texthelp YouTube Competition. Are you a student using Texthelp's Read&Write? If so, you could be the winner of £1000 in Cash! Create an innovative short video clip stating why you love Read&Write! See the Texthelp web site for full terms and conditions - www.texthelp.com closing date 30th April 2010 by 5pm...created 17/09/09 The Ultimate Steal from Microsoft. This offer is open to both students and staff. Buy Windows 7 Home Premium for £30 or Office Ultimate 2007 for £38.95 Follow the link for more information: www.ultimatesteal.co.uk/student48 ...updated 18/12/09 Have The Economist delivered to your door every week with this exclusive student offer: 12 issues for £12 of The Economist (usually £4 an issue) saving 75%. Full on-line access to the archive and current edition (now for subscribers only) No contract - cancel at any time (no penalties). Free 1GB USB stick. Subscribe here...created 26/11/09 Karate Class - all welcome! At Westminster Collage at Harcourt Hill on Tuesdays 6.30-8pm. For more info email 08066070@brookes.ac.uk...created 26/11/09 Are you KEEN on Sport? Are you KEEN to volunteer? AllSorts is a Saturday sports session for children and young people with special needs, offering a wide variety of games, sports and skills coaching for our athletes who otherwise have very little chance to participate in these kinds of activities. Allsorts meets on a Saturday afternoon. There's a free coach to take you to the session in the Blackbird Leys leisure centre which picks up at Gipsy Lane Campus at 1.30pm. The session will be over at 5pm and the coach will bring you back into town or to back to Brookes by 5.30pm. New volunteers are always welcome, no experience necessary just enthusiasm! New volunteers get a free drink at the pub after their first session! More info at www.keenoxford.org and info on all the KEEN sessions email keen@herald.ox.ac.uk...created 27/10/09 |
| Computer Services News: 2010 in
the Graphics Workshop. With the latest hardware and software,
there’s never been a better time to visit the Graphics Workshop. No
previous experience is required as help and advice are always available
from friendly, knowledgeable staff. You can also learn the basics of
a software package by watching one of our online video tutorials. We
cater for Mac as well as PC users. We have comprehensive facilities
for: Connect
to wireless on your laptop!
This is available across all Brookes campuses.
The service is available free of charge to all Brookes staff and fully
enrolled students but requires Registration. Toshiba Laptops Now in Stock. Toshiba Satellite Pro L450-13R, Intel Celeron, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD - £425. Toshiba Satellite Pro L450D-11K, AMD Athlon Dual Core, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD - £495. Price includes a 3-year warranty. Collect yours now from the Computer Services Centre Shop, Abercrombie Building, Gipsy Lane...created 27/01/09 Fake email alert. Fake or "phishing" emails continue to be a nuisance for our users. They usually ask you to provide personal information about your computer account, such as your ID and/or password. Never reveal these details; instead, delete the message. Such emails are currently being circulated to Brookes students and staff. Sometimes there are ones that appear to come from Brookes addresses, including Computer Services, but please note that we would never ask you to reveal your password via email. Keep it safe, keep it secure...created 23/11/09 Dealing with spam emails. Simply follow our How to... guides available from the Computer Services Online Documentation web page listed in the "Top Five Documents". These will guide you through the process of setting up spam filters on your Brookes email account whether you use Brookes WebMail or Thunderbird Mail ...created 8/06/09 Need
help with your computer or the university network? Don't suffer in silence!
Help is on hand in the following places: Looking
for a PC to use, can't find one?
There are over 740 open access PCs around the Brookes campuses for you
to use. For information on room locations and room specifications visit
the web.
These
numbers include 139
PCs to use in Headington Library on various floors. As
well as having a pleasant space to work the IT
Help Desk is on hand to give you assistance if you require it.
No need to book, just drop by. The Library
and IT
Help Desk are both open at weekends for your convenience. Digimap training - Maps Online! Digimap is an online service that allows you to view and create maps of any location in England, Scotland or Wales, using Ordnance Survey map data. Headington Library is offering training on Digimap throughout this semester for all interested staff and students. Note: before the session you will need to register to use Digimap - allow at least 3 days. Further details and to book a place, phone (01865) 483156 or see www.brookes.ac.uk/services/library/gis/digitrain.html...created 01/02/10 Upgrade
study advice service - great out of hours advice! Check out
our new website with its A-Z of study skills, maths and stats. Reporting faults at the weekend. If you encounter any urgent PC Network problems outside these hours, notify weekend_faults@brookes.ac.uk. Give specific details, including any error messages. (Note that we will only attend to system/server problems such as multiple users unable to access home directories or applications software or the internet but will not reply to emails. We can't guarantee that problems will be fixed but will do our best. This fault reporting service might not be available during vacation)...updated 21/09/09 Warning
- food, drink and mobile phones. FOOD
and DRINK, USE OF MOBILE PHONES and VOICE CHAT PROGRAMS are not allowed
in the computer rooms. |
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