Council, Committees & Congregation
General Purposes Committee of Council
- Jonathan Cooper Professorship of the History of Sexualities (establishment)
Congregation 16 March
A Congregation meeting will be held for the purpose of admitting to office Dr Linda M Flores and Professor Jane Mellor as Proctors for the ensuing year, and Dr Richard Earl as Assessor for the ensuing year. Congregation members wishing to attend the ceremony in person must register by 5pm on Friday 11 March.
Register of Congregation
- New members of Congregation (Abu-Shah, E; Arora, S; Besharov, G M; Brown, N M; Bullard, R E; Crewe, J; Gladstone, J E; Hodson, D J; Kettlety, T L; Lafford, E K; Lee, R; Li, F; Smith, K A; Virdi, A S)
Degree by Resolution
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Notices
Employer-Justified Retirement Age
The EJRA policy is currently undergoing its 10-year review. Feedback received via meetings will form an important element of the consultation. An online town hall meeting will be held at 3pm on 3 February. Register for the meeting or find out more.
Call for nominations for Honorary Degrees and for Degrees by Diploma
Honorary degrees are conferred annually at Encaenia. Degrees by diploma are conferred on heads of state and royalty. Members of Congregation are encouraged to nominate individuals on whom such degrees might be conferred. Nominations are welcome all year round – names submitted on or before 28 January 2022 will be considered by the Honorary Degrees Committee for an honorary degree at Encaenia in 2023.
Social Sciences Board/Education Committee
On 26 and 27 May, the board and committee will conduct a review of the School of Archaeology. The Review Committee would welcome written comments on any matters falling within the terms of reference. Written comments should be sent to Lindsay Rudge by 25 March.
iTransform
iTransform is a University initiative to plan what future investments are required in digital services and IT infrastructure at Oxford. Engagement activities with stakeholders around the University to understand their experiences and views on strategic priorities will take place during Hilary term. These will help to map out a vision for how, going forward, IT can support education, research and administration. To find out more, visit the iTransform SharePoint site.
Clubs Committee
The 2020–21 annual report details the activity of the committee, the impact of COVID-19 on student clubs, and progress on the development of guidance and training materials for registered clubs.
Exams & Boards
DPhil viva voce examinations
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Lectures
Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
- General Linguistics seminars: 5.15pm on Mondays in the Taylorian, Room 2
Faculty of Theology: Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion
The Rt Revd Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, will lecture at 6.15pm on 1 February at the Mathematical Institute: ‘After Galileo: faith and science in the 21st century’
Department of Politics and International Relations
- Spring School in Advanced Research Methods: 18–22 April online: ‘Cutting-edge methods in social science’
St Hilda’s
- Dr Will Davies, Dr Hannah Smithson and Dr Fernando Nodal, 5pm on 1 February in the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s: ‘Colour and the brain’
Oxford Martin School
- ‘Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt and what do we need to do now?’: 5pm on Thursdays online (some may be attended in person at the Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School)
Prizes, grants & funding
Astor Travel Fund: Astor Visiting Scholarships
Job vacancies
College vacancies
- Corpus Christi; Executive Assistant; 14 February; £26,000–£28,000
- Corpus Christi; 1-year Alumni Relations and Events Manager (maternity cover); £30,000 pro rata; 7 February
- Exeter; Sir John Elliott Fellowship in Early Modern Spanish Studies; £33,309; noon, 28 February
- Exeter; Assistant Librarian; £26,341–£31,406; noon, 4 February
- Exeter; Academic Support Officer; £26,341–£31,406; noon, 8 February
- Pembroke; part-time (60% FTE) HR Manager; 7 February
- St Cross; full- or part-time Communications Manager; £29,614–£35,326; noon, 2 February
- Wolfson; non-stipendiary Research/Junior Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences 2022; 27 March
Other vacancies
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