- 4 March 2009
Teach First Presentation: Teach First Wants YOU!
Come and meet us:
- Venue: Baring Room, Hertford College.
- Time: 19:30
- Date: Tuesday 10 March 2009
Due to an unprecedented number of applications Teach First has already met its target of 460 graduates for a start in 2009.
Due to the huge need in schools we are opening another 140 place for teachers of Maths, Science and ICT.
Do You...
Want to make a difference and develop your skills and join a network of future leaders committed to socially responsible action?
Have You...
Studied Maths, Science or ICT at degree or A Level?
Will You...
Teach First?
Interested?
To find out more, visit graduates.teachfirst.org.uk.
If you have any questions please contact Teach First recruiter and ex participant Doug Haines on douglas.haines@teachfirst.org.uk.
The application deadline to join the 2009 cohort is 3 April 2009.
- 31 January 2009
Webmaster Wanted !
OCEP (Oxbridge Cultural Exchange Project) is a registered charity which aims to promote education worldwide, in part by organising annual summer camps around Asia. We are currently looking for a new webmaster to maintain our site http://ocep.org.uk/content/ and would love to receive applications from Physics students with experience in coding!
Candidates need experience with (or willingness to learn) PHP, MySQL and HTML, and an enthusiasm for volunteering is a plus.
If you're interested, please contact thomas.hayward@ocep.org.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!
- 30 January 2009
Olivia Havranek, from Lady Margaret Hall takes over as Chair of the PJCC.
- 26 November 2008 - A New Dimension: the Physics-Art Forum
What inspires you about Physics? Are you inspired by the Arts? Have you ever wished you could be more creative, or look at Physics in a new light? 'A New Dimension' is a fun collaboration between Physicists and Artists providing the opportunity to explore physics/art and expand your creative thinking, connecting both departments at all levels. Undergraduates, graduates, tutors, academics - all are welcome.
I'm sure you are well aware of the famous Einstein quote, "Imagination is more important than knowledge", and the creative process certainly provides access to imagination.
There will be an introductory forum taking place on Tuesday 8th week (2nd Dec) at lunchtime as an initial collaboration between the art and physics departments to see how it will work best for everyone and what results people want to produce, as well as get together a team of people who would like to help run it all. It will certainly be a lively and fun discussion, including some creative exercises which will immediately introduce thinking from a different perspective! (Plus lunch will be provided!)
You need to contact abigail.schlageter@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk BY THIS FRIDAY (28th Nov) if you would like to come along to the introductory discussion!
The forums / workshops will take place at lunchtimes over the course of next term, culminating in a final showcase event where all creative pieces (including music, film, dance, paintings, poetry...) produced will be displayed in the DWB, with the possibility of a more permanent exhibit.
If you are interested in getting involved next term either as a participant or taking on a leadership role in this project and can't make it on Tuesday then please email: abigail.schlageter@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk and I will let you know a bit more about it all.
- 28 July 2008
The Online Fresher's Guide has been updated for the academic year 2008-09.
- 18 July 2008
A new page has been created explaining the weightings assigned to each part of the course; Exams, Short options, Practicals and Projects. They have also been colour-coded into groups for Part A, Part B and Part C. The data is taken from the Undergraduate Course Handbook and is correct as of 2007-2008. It is available at this page.
- 15 January 2008
The Science and Technology Research Council (STFC) has a serious funding problem. We urge you to sign the Downing Street petition and to encourage as many of your friends and family as possible to do so.
You can learn more at this Daily Telegraph article or this High Energy Physics page at University College London.
These cuts will ultimately affect all physics departments, including ours. It will impact future generations of undergraduates and possibly those of you planning research careers in areas of physics supported by STFC.
Already over 11,000 people have signed including Stephen Hawking, Peter Higgs and many staff from this department.
- 20 December 2007
The Useful Physics Links have been upgraded, new sections include 'Atomic Physics', 'Condensed Matter Physics' and 'Classical Mechanics'. The menus link directly to the online material at various universities from around the world. Your continued contributions are welcome via the Contact Us page.
- 21 November 2007
For those interested in work placements over the summer, the Summer Placements page as been updated with information about the IAESTE scheme.
- 5 November 2007
The PJCC is pleased to announce that the Practical Course Scripts are now available online, a link has been placed on the Departmental Links page.
- 5 November 2007
The Practical Course Management Scheme has also been edited over the weekend; all comments made about practicals are now anonymous to general users - we hope this will encourage more people to take a moment to rate their practicals.
- 1 November 2007
The Physics Practical Course is considering making Practical Scripts available online. Meanwhile the Astrophysics scripts are already online; a link to them has been placed on the Departmental Links page. Update: see 5 November.