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- Alumna wins place on Creative Writing summer school
- The first woman graduate of Corpus Christi has won this year's Creative Writing Summer School prize draw for University alumni. Congratulations to Dina Gold (pictured below with a portrait of Bishop Fox, the founder of her College) who has many interesting stories to tell.
- Virtual open events bring Oxford to you
- Our part-time Oxford qualifications programmes attract students from all over the world. They are designed for those whose work or other commitments make full-time education impractical.
- Looking at Theology through a diverse, unusual lens
- Grimm's Fairy Tales? Planet Narnia? Moral Imagination? This year's Theology Summer School will explore the theme of 'Texts and Images' from many viewpoints.
- New Oxford Pre-Master's Scholarship
- To mark the occasion of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Andrew Hamilton's visit to India this month the Department for Continuing Education is delighted to offer one scholarship to students of Indian nationality for the 'Foundations of Diplomacy Course 2012-2013' of 50% of University fees (£5,785).
- 'Maths in the City' Oxford walking tours begin 10 March
- Did you know that the roof of the Sheldonian is held up by a piece of mathematics that Christopher Wren learnt while he was studying at Oxford? What is the influence of maths in the architecture of a building in St. John's College aptly named 'The Beehive'? And what does a wok, three sticks, and a bag of marbles got to do with maths in Oxford?
- Celebrating Open Education Week
- This week (5-10 March 2012) is Open Education Week - a global event which seeks to raise awareness worldwide about the benefits of free and open sharing in education, especially Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are high-quality, free and openly licensed educational materials that offer opportunities for people anywhere in the world to learn, share, use and reuse.
- Vote for Current Archaeology's Research Project 2012
- The uncovering of a massive Norse longhouse at Skara Brae in Orkney is the subject of a research project published in 'Current Archaeology' magazine by Dr David Griffiths, Director of Studies in Archaeology, and Dr Jane Harrison, our outreach officer on the East Oxford Community Archaeology project.
- New student-centric website enhancements rolled out
- As a direct result of student input, we've added two new features to our website: the ability for students to create their own personal online accounts; and a new online 'shopping basket' functionality.
- BBC4: 'Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings'
- Dr Janina Ramirez's BBC4 documentary 'Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings' will air on 9 January 2012 at 21.00. Based on the British Library's Royal Collection exhibition, 'Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination', the three-part documentary is both written and presented by Dr Ramirez, who is course director for our Certificate in History of Art.
- The Rev'd Dr Robin Gibbons appointed Ecumenical Canon
- The Reverend Dr Robin Gibbons, Director of Studies in Theology and Religious Studies, has been appointed Ecumenical Canon at the Cathedral College of All Saints', in the diocese of Edmonton, Canada. The appointment has been made in recognition of Dr Gibbons' broad experience in theological education and outreach, including his work as an Eastern Rite Catholic priest with other churches.
- Queen's Anniversary Prize for WildCRU
- The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), a programme supported by the Department in partnership with the Department of Zoology, has been awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize.
- Continuing Education is Sustainable
- The Department is pleased to announce a 35% decrease in CO2 emissions over the past two years, along with a 69.7% reduction in the amount of heating gas we consume. And the good work continues.
- Two times two for Creative Writing students
- Two students on the Department's MSt in Creative Writing programme signed two-book deals with publishers this Autumn.
- African Commonwealth Human Rights Law Scholarships: now accepting applications
- Applications are being accepted until 30 March, 2012, for five new scholarships for human rights advocates from African Commonwealth countries to study for the part-time Master's in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford.
- Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
- Dr Janina Ramirez presented 'Britain's Most Fragile Treasure' on BBC 4 on 12 October. Dr Ramirez is the Department's new course director for the Certificate in History of Art.
- New Certificate of Higher Education
- The Department for Continuing Education is delighted to announce the launch in autumn 2012 of the new Certificate of Higher Education. Applications are now being accepted.
- Newham in the spotlight for national research
- Dr Nazila Ghanea, Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the Department for Continuing Education and a Fellow of Kellogg College, takes part in major national research project into the experiences of communities and individuals about religion or belief, discrimination and equality in the London borough of Newham
- Report on the value of reuse of open educational resources published
- A new report 'The value of reuse of open educational resources' highlights the need to support learners and academic staff alike in the referencing and the reuse of online resources. The report, written by the Department's Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning team, is one of the outputs of a study on the impact of open educational resources (OER), commissioned by the HEA and JISC, that analysed the relationship between use of OER and its impact on teaching and learning.
- Department to Host Community Archaeology Bursary Places
- The Department for Continuing Education has been chosen as one of ten organisations across England, Scotland and Wales to host community archaeology bursary recipients, as part of the Council for British Archaeology's (CBA) Community Archaeology Bursaries Project.
- OxTALENT Award for Department
- A cross-departmental team has won a 2011 OxTALENT Award for creating a comprehensive online learning experience.
- New 'Rewley House' book series
- May 2011 saw the launch of a new series of books - the 'Rewley House Studies in the Historic Environment' - based on the Department's weekend schools in architectural history.