Department newsletters - Newsletter archive
Hilary 2012 Issue
In this issue: An Oxford guide to summer; Rev'd Dr Robin Gibbons appointed Ecumenical Canon; Queen's anniversary prize for WildCRU; Student Spotlight: Mark Straarup; online accounts and shopping basked now enabled on our website; Varsity rugby - Oxford trounces Cambridge, with four Department students on the team; Turing's worlds.
Autumn 2011 Issue
In this issue: Graduate School launched at the Department; Two creative writing students sign two-book deals with publishers; Graduate Humanities Open Day, 11 November; The Certificate of Higher Education; Staff Spotlight: Professor Angus Hawkins; Student spotlight: Prajwal Parajuly Sharma; the Mawby Prize; Join us on Facebook; New accommodation at Number 12, Wellington Square
Summer 2011 Issue
In this issue: A new book series: the Rewley House Series in the Historic Environment;'Maths in the City'; Meet Dr Janina Ramirez, new course director on the Certificate in the History of Art; Student spotlight: Anja Bradley; Book: Tudor Survivor; Award ceremony held in Tokyo.
Spring 2011 Issue
In this issue: Predicting climate change: Climateeducation.net; African Commonwealth scholarships for Human Rights Law; Philosophy and dementia; Political economy of the environment; Virtual open events; Student spotlight: Caroline Withall; Digital visitors, digital residents.
Winter 2011 Issue
In this issue: Training tomorrow's surgeons; Mapping Oxfordshire's past; Creating a sustainable world; Student Spotlight: Miguel Simao; £50K award to examine online educational resources; Local history successes; The 'Cascade' project; Right and wrong; Highlights of the year 2010.
Autumn 2010 Issue
In this issue: Elearning team wins national award; new philosophy podcast hits global number one; modernist design event, 12 November; Master's programme in the History of Design; new community archaeology outreach officers; Interview with Philip Healy, retired Director of Public Programmes; student spotlight: Munira Chudasama.
Summer 2010 Issue
In this issue: A large funding award is won by the East Oxford Community Archaeology project, 78 new evening courses offered in town of Reading, a New Master's programme in Literature and the Arts is announced, Student spotlight on Vignesh Ashok of our Foundations of Diplomacy course, First-ever DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care awarded and our Departmental sustainability update.
Spring 2010 Issue
In this issue: Award ceremony 2010 sees 348 students presented with their awards, new Google maps show where the badgers live in Wytham Woods, Artweeks 2010 at the Department, student spotlight: Janine Moore, FUnding for the 'Maths in the City' project with Simonyi Professor Marcus du DSautoy, interview with Ruth Rendell.
Winter 2010 Issue
In this issue: Dr Adrian Stokes appointed new Director of Continuing Professional Development Centre, Professor Jonathan Michie made appointed to Commission on Ownership, Year of Science 2010, online viewing: The ABC of 123, new University Lecturer in Sustainable Urban Development David Howard joins department, new online courses in globalisation, Shakespeare and writing drama, new courses in animal livestock production and vaccinology, Marcus du Sautoy, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, made OBE.
Autumn 2009 Issue
In this issue: Inaugural lecture of Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science Marcus du Sautoy, new facilities for Wildlife Conservation Unit (WildCRU), iTunes U resources, Department academics gain over £1 million in funding for studies on belief, archaeology acquires new dual array magnometer, Departmental academics shortlisted for TS Eliot prize.
Summer 2009 Issue
In this issue: New MSc in Sustainable Urban Development launched at signing ceremony at Clarence House, new courses in vaccinology, publication of Ora Pro Nobis: The Virgin Mary as Intercessor in Medieval Art and Devotion by Dr Cathy Oakes, bursary awarded for MSc in Experimental Therapeutics, award ceremony 2009, funding awards for curriculum delivery and for Biomedical Engineering, 'Mosaic' project seeks to gather online content to form new learning resources.
Autumn 2008 Issue
In this issue: Launch of a new wildlife conservation programme, four new courses in nanotechnology, £1.1 million grant received for technology-enhanced learning, archaeology and public engagement, launch of University iTunes U site, human rights programme receives funding award and kudos.
Summer 2008 Issue
In this issue: The Department's 10 year vision, new online courses in creative writing, three new modules in experimental therapeutics funded, 'Saving the Victorians' weekend school, Anna Beer publishes John Milton: Poet, Patriot and Pamphleteer, Funding for Online Education and Training Programme in Regional Climate Prediction, publication of Burford - buildings and people in a Cotswold town by David Clark, Antonia Catchpole and Rovery Peberdy.
Hilary 2008 Issue
In this issue: MSc in Experimental Therapeutics, new postgrad diploma in infectious diseases, Angus Hawkins publishes The Forgotten Prime Minister, the seventh season of excavation at the Marcham dig, new part-time Master's programme in cognitive therapy, Summer programmes, first class Oxford degree for Foundation student Peter Dunn.
Trinity 2007 Issue
In this issue: 2007 Award ceremony, Oxfordshire Science Festival, new Departmental website launched, Future Technologies conference, study skills courses go to South Africa, Isthmus project grant, new MSc courses developed in Nanotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics, launch of new online courses in electronics, Art, Economics, English Literature, and biomedical sciences.

