University Administration and Services (UAS)

UAS consists of 16 sections, including the Finance Division, Personnel Services and Research Services. Further information about the work of each section can be found on the UAS sections page. The offices of the UAS sections are spread across the city centre, with the main University Offices located in Wellington Square.
Series associated with University Administration and Services (UAS)
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519 | Leading by Example: my journey to the podium | An inspiring and powerful voice in the music scene, Marin Alsop, talks about her journey to become a conductor and violinist on the worlds stage. | Marin Alsop | 28 Feb 2017 | |
518 | Creative Commons | David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (Corpus Christi, 1984) | David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (Corpus Christi, 1984) David Miliband talks about the unprecedented global refugee crisis, its long-term characteristics and efforts to address the challenges ahead in this podcast. | David Milliband | 27 Feb 2017 |
517 | The shock of the new: cultural amnesia, trans erasure, and what we can do about it | Activist and author CN Lester talks about the need for queer/trans history in a world that too often forgets that variations in gender and desire have always been with us. | CN Lester | 24 Feb 2017 | |
516 | Creative Commons | Zoe de Toledo, Olympic silver medalist (St Catherine’s, 2010) | Zoe de Toledo shares her extraordinary experiences of coxing at the highest levels, and her love of studying at Oxford in this podcast. | Zoe de Toledo | 10 Feb 2017 |
515 | Creative Commons | Writer and performer, Gyles Brandreth (New College, 1967) | Celebrated writer, broadcaster, performer and former politician, Gyles Brandreth, talks about his extraordinary career and varied interests in this podcast. | Gyles Brandreth | 19 Dec 2016 |
514 | Creative Commons | Menswear Designer, Patrick Grant (New College, 2004) | Menswear designer, Patrick Grant, shares his experiences studying for an Executive MBA at Oxford’s Said Business School, and talks about how he became an award-winning designer. | Patrick Grant | 12 Dec 2016 |
513 | Creative Commons | Moving from War to Peace | The 3rd Keynote of the War Time 2016 conference held 9-11 November 2016 | Margaret MacMillan | 29 Nov 2016 |
512 | Creative Commons | Time-frames of the Great War | The 2nd Keynote of the War Time 2016 conference held 9-11 November 2016 | John Horne | 29 Nov 2016 |
511 | Creative Commons | The long and the short of it: time and strategic planning in the First World War | Keynote lecture given at the War Time 2016 conference | Hew Strachan | 28 Nov 2016 |
510 | SPQR and Computer Archaeology: the early years | Gary Lock and Paul Reilly talk about how Sebastian helped British CAA school of practitioners be more international. | Gary Lock, Paul Reilly | 16 Nov 2016 | |
509 | Linked Open Data | Dr. Leif Isaksen and Alex Dutton talk about Sebastian's inspiring leadership in the Linked Open Data movement in cultural heritage. | Alex Dutton, Leif Isaksen | 16 Nov 2016 | |
508 | Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School | Pip Wilcox from the Bodleian Libraries talks about Sebastian's long standing contribution to teaching at the Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School (DHOxSS). | Pip Willcox | 16 Nov 2016 | |
507 | Digital Humanities | Dave De Roure talks about Sebastian's contributions to the digital humanities community in Oxford and the wider world. | Dave De Roure | 16 Nov 2016 | |
506 | What Sebastian Taught Us | Joe Talbot talks about Sebastian's many achievements, his work and shares some personal reflections and video footage of the man. | Joe Talbot | 16 Nov 2016 | |
505 | Linked Cultural Heritage | Donna Kurtz talks about working with Sebastian over a number of years on various Linked Cultural Heritage projects. | Donna Kurtz | 16 Nov 2016 | |
504 | The Open Source Advisory Service - OSS Watch | Rowan Wilson gives a talk about working with Sebastian on setting up the national service - OSS Watch, the Open Source Software advisory service. | Rowan Wilson | 16 Nov 2016 | |
503 | The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names | Robert Parker, Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, Oxford, talks about Sebastian's work with Oxford Classics in developing the lexicon of greek names. | Robert Parker | 16 Nov 2016 | |
502 | TeX Live - Don Knuth remembers SPQR | Anne Trefethen reads a special statement from founder Donald Knuth on Sebastian's contribution to TeX Live. | Anne Trefethen | 16 Nov 2016 | |
501 | TeX and LaTeX software | Phillip Taylor talks about Sebastian's contribution to the TeX and LaTeX software community. | Phillip Taylor | 16 Nov 2016 | |
500 | Memories of Sebastian | Leonor Barroca, Sebastian's long-term partner, gives some words on Sebastian's and her life together. | Leonor Barroca | 16 Nov 2016 | |
499 | Humanities Computing at Southampton, and The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome | Wendy Hall and Les Carr share their memories of work at Southampton University. Nicholas Stanley-Price and Amanda Thursfield, (The Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome) share their experiences with working with Sebastian Rahtz. | Wendy Hall, Les Carr, Nicholas Stanley-Price, Amanda Thursfield | 16 Nov 2016 | |
498 | Sebastian's contributions to the Text Encoding Initiative | Lou Burnard, James Cummings and Hugh Cayless discuss Sebastian's contribution to the Text Encoding Initiative live via satellite. | Lou Burnard, James Cummings, Hugh Cayless | 16 Nov 2016 | |
497 | Welcome | Donna Kurtz (Professor of Classical Art and Senior Research Fellow of Oxford e-Research Centre) and Anne Trefethen (CIO) introduce the day along with providing some personal insights in working with Sebastian. | Donna Kurtz, Anne Trefethen | 16 Nov 2016 | |
496 | Creative Commons | Warden of New College, Miles Young (New College, 1973) | Miles Young, newly-installed Warden of New College, Oxford, shares his experiences studying history as an undergraduate and talks about how he transitioned into a career in PR and advertising. | Miles Young | 10 Nov 2016 |
495 | Creative Commons | Mancunian Crusaders? | Exploring the chasm which existed between the crusading rhetoric of clergymen and the ways in which soldiers in the Manchester Regiment rationalised their involvement in the First World War. | Dan Smith | 10 Nov 2016 |
494 | Creative Commons | A Wordly War: Battle Experiences through the Eyes of African Cultures | Examining the First World War through the lives of African soldiers and labourers. | Josephine Niala | 10 Nov 2016 |
493 | Creative Commons | Remembering before the End: Death and the Great War' | Examining the many inventive and moving ways in which people began to mourn and commemorate their loved ones while WW1 was still ongoing and before official acts of public memory were established. | Alice Kelly | 10 Nov 2016 |
492 | Grouches, Reflections and Wish lists, The Diary of an Academic Medic | Philippa Matthews (Honorary Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Medicine) gives the eighth and final talk in the conference. | Philippa Matthews | 02 Nov 2016 | |
491 | Data Publication; Discover, Explore, Visualise | Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran ( Research Lecturer, Oxford e-Research Centre) gives the seventh talk in the conference. | Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran | 02 Nov 2016 | |
490 | Interactive Visualisation: For teaching, research and dissemination | Scott Hale (Data Scientist, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) gives the sixth talk in the conference. | Scott Hale | 02 Nov 2016 | |
489 | Why do Academics need Journalists to design their Visualisations? | Alan Smith (Data Visualisation Editor, Financial Times) gives the fifth talk in the conference. | Alan Smith | 02 Nov 2016 | |
488 | Visualising 150 Years of Correspondence between the US and Germany | Felix Krawatzek (Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford) gives the fourth talk in the conference. | Félix Krawatzek | 02 Nov 2016 | |
487 | Visual Journalism | John Walton (Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC News) gives the third talk in the conference. | John Walton | 02 Nov 2016 | |
486 | Data Visualisation | Mark Hahnel (Founder of figshare), gives the second presentation in the conference. | Mark Hahnel | 02 Nov 2016 | |
485 | Data Visualisation, a publisher's point of view | Richard O’Beirne (Digital Strategy Group, OUP) gives the first talk in the conference. | Richard O’Beirne | 02 Nov 2016 | |
484 | Values based leadership in a changing world | 21st century leaders lead complex, diverse and culturally complex organisations: Do women lead these organisations differently? | Valerie Amos | 25 Oct 2016 | |
483 | Creative Commons | Director of Modern Art Oxford, Paul Hobson (Brasenose, 1988) | Director of Modern Art Oxford, Paul Hobson, shares his experiences studying Modern History at Brasenose College and talks about how he transitioned into a career in contemporary art. | Paul Hobson | 12 Oct 2016 |
482 | Creative Commons | Chief Executive of Stonewall, Ruth Hunt (St. Hilda’s, 1998) | Ruth Hunt discusses her current role at Stonewall and offers advice to students who are considering Oxford as a LGBT-friendly university | Ruth Hunt | 09 Sep 2016 |
481 | Creative Commons | Historian and Capability Brown expert, Dr Oliver Cox (Univ, 2006) | Dr Oliver Cox shares his passion for England’s greatest landscape designer, Capability Brown, in an interview recorded for the tercentenary celebrations of Brown’s birth. | Oliver Cox | 15 Aug 2016 |
480 | Creative Commons | Women in Engineering | A short promotional film featuring women who have been inspired to work in the engineering. | priyanka dhopade, sina ober-blobaum, Eleanor Stride, ana castro-castellon | 01 Aug 2016 |
479 | Creative Commons | Politician and chair of the Alumni Board, Baroness Shephard of Northwold (St Hilda's, 1958) | Recorded only days after the EU referendum, this wide-ranging interview focuses on uncertainty in British politics and the transformative nature of an Oxford education. | Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 14 Jul 2016 |
478 | Creative Commons | Freelance journalist and Broadcaster, Henry Bonsu (Magdalen, 1986) | Freelance journalist and broadcaster Henry Bonsu shares his experiences studying Modern Languages at Magdalen College and offers an insight into what it was like to be a black student at Oxford in the late eighties. | Henry Bonsu | 14 Jun 2016 |
477 | A Psychiatrist's Experience of Depression | Professor Linda Gask had a successful career as psychiatrist and academic, despite living with depression and anxiety. She speaks with candour about her experiences of periods of mental ill-health. | Linda Gask | 07 Jun 2016 | |
476 | Sexual Violence: the spectrum of support for survivors | A podcast of an event which brought together local expertise that explored the support available to students who have experienced sexual violence. | Mike Wallen, Mo Sayer, Ammara Kanwal, Siriol Davies | 03 Jun 2016 | |
475 | Creative Commons | Testimonies on Nazi Forced Labour and the Holocaust | Building Digital Environments for Research and Education | Cord Pagenstecher | 16 May 2016 |
474 | Creative Commons | Researching Holocaust survivors in Greece through the Visual History Archive | Issues and debates in the research use of testimony | Kateřina Králová | 16 May 2016 |
473 | Creative Commons | Forced alignment using FAVE and DARLA | Powerful language technology tools and methods to support oral history research | Josef Fruehwald | 16 May 2016 |
472 | Creative Commons | Using forced alignment and HTML5 media syntax to share speech archive data | Powerful language technology tools and methods to support oral history research | John Coleman | 16 May 2016 |
471 | Creative Commons | Building an open sound archive | The case of the Grammo-foni (Gra.fo) project | Silvia Calamai | 16 May 2016 |
470 | Creative Commons | Oral Histories of Hidden Children in Denmark during the Holocaust | Narratives, Identity and Trauma | Sofie Lene Bak | 16 May 2016 |
469 | Creative Commons | Language Technologies: INTER-VIEWS | A Search and Annotation Tool for Oral History | Henk van den Heuvel | 16 May 2016 |
468 | Creative Commons | Language Technologies: ELAN | A short introduction to the ELAN annotation and processing suite of tools | Sebastian Drude | 16 May 2016 |
467 | Creative Commons | Increasing the Impact of Oral History Data with Human Language Technologies | How CLARIN is already helping researchers | Arjan van Hessen | 16 May 2016 |
466 | Creative Commons | CLARIN Data, Services and Tools | What language technologies are available that might help process, analyse and explore oral history collections? | Dieter van Uytvanck | 16 May 2016 |
465 | Creative Commons | Oral History Collections | How to exploit the multidisciplinary potential of Oral History narratives | Stef Scagliola | 16 May 2016 |
464 | Creative Commons | Oral History as Research Data | Interviews, collections, archives, data and history - a view from the UK Data Archive. | Louise Corti | 16 May 2016 |
463 | Creative Commons | From Search to Exploration | Barriers and opportunities in using oral history archives as data resources | Jakub Mlynář | 16 May 2016 |
462 | Truth and Reality in a Hyper-Connected World | Katharine Viner, the editor-in-chief at The Guardian, delivers the second Women of Achievement Lecture. Drawing on recent high profile news stories, Ms Viner highlights how truth is a troubling concept in todays modern era of journalism. | Katharine Viner | 09 May 2016 | |
461 | Creative Commons | Leading lawyer, academic and Marshall scholar, Kathleen Sullivan (Wadham, 1976) | Kathleen Sullivan praises the tutorial system and her Oxford education, explaining how it has contributed to her successful career in academia and the courtroom. | Kathleen Sullivan | 03 May 2016 |
460 | Creative Commons | Comedian and broadcaster, Ruby Wax (Kellogg, 2010) | Comedian and broadcaster Ruby Wax shares her experiences of studying mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy and why she taken on a mission to save the world’s mental health. | Ruby Wax | 28 Apr 2016 |
459 | Creative Commons | Basketball legend, former Congressman and Rhodes Scholar, Tom McMillen (University, 1974) | Multi-talented alumnus Tom McMillen describes his extraordinary life as a professional basketball player, scholar, politician and businessman. | Tom McMillen | 15 Apr 2016 |
458 | Creative Commons | Marathon runner and coach, Mara Yamauchi (St. Anne’s, 1992) | Interview with Olympic athlete and public speaker Mara Yamauchi as part of the Alumni Voices Podcast series. | Mara Yamauchi | 21 Mar 2016 |
457 | A Great Unrecorded History. LGBT Heritage and World Cultures | Professor Parkinson discusses how to mobilise historical research into sexuality for maximum impact and the institutional, cultural and political issues that can be at stake, and suggests some of the possible uses of LGBTQ history. | Richard Parkinson | 25 Feb 2016 | |
456 | Creative Commons | Best-selling economist, Tim Harford (Brasenose, 1992) | Tim Harford shares his prize-winning economic insights, explaining why you can’t buy a decent used car and why you should exercise caution with big data. | Tim Harford | 11 Feb 2016 |
455 | Creative Commons | Chief Executive of Oxfam, Mark Goldring CBE (Keble, 1976) | Mark Goldring describes his distinguished career in international development, including his role as Chief Executive of Oxfam. Drawing upon his own experiences in Borneo, Bangladesh, Syria and beyond, he highlights the causes of poverty, and solutions. | Mark Goldring | 12 Jan 2016 |
454 | The Pressure to be Perfect: Ways of Responding | Some ideas to help students respond differently to their anxiety about needing to be perfect. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 07 Jan 2016 | |
453 | The Relentless Drive for Perfection | A conversation between Oxford University Counsellors about ways in which perfectionism impacts on the student experience. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 07 Jan 2016 | |
452 | International Students | This podcast explores some of the emotional challenges faced by international students. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 07 Jan 2016 | |
451 | Creative Commons | Director and CEO of the Oxford Playhouse, Louise Chantal (Lincoln, 1987) | Louise Chantal shares her love of the theatre and describes her involvement in Oxford’s cultural scene during her student days and running Oxford's famous Playhouse today. | Louise Chantal | 04 Dec 2015 |
450 | Creative Commons | Writer, doctor and champion of evidence-based medicine, Dr Ben Goldacre (Magdalen, 1992) | Dr Ben Goldacre – author of the bestsellers Bad Science and Bad Pharma – dissects what is wrong with modern medicine and argues for better evidence-based medicine in this podcast. | Ben Goldacre | 17 Nov 2015 |
449 | Exam Preparation and Revision Part 3: The exam itself, before during and after | This podcast focuses on the exam itself, just prior to it, and what might help you to feel prepared. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
448 | Exam Preparation and Revision Part 2: Planning and Revision | In this section there are some useful reminders of how to start planning for revision by taking stock of knowledge to date , choices of topic and starting to plan and timetable your revision. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
447 | Exam Preparation and Revision Part 1: Getting into the right mind set | This is for any student who is preparing for taking exams at any point in their course. The podcast aims to start to identify ways of achieving a balanced approach to thinking about exams. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
446 | Self Compassion Part 2 | This second podcast invites you to engage in two brief, meditative and compassionate exercises to further develop your inner resource of self-compassion. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
445 | Self Compassion Part 1 | This introductory podcast explores the concept of developing your inner resource of self-compassion and the skills required for this. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
444 | The Price of Success. Common experiences of high achieving students: development, difficulties and change. | This podcast considers how personal difficulties arise and manifest amongst otherwise successful students. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
443 | Daydreaming about ‘rustication’? Thoughts for students considering suspending their studies, but unable to decide. | This podcast offers food for thought to students who are feeling torn between suspending their studies in response to a setback - for example a period of mental or physical illness - or carrying on with their studies. By Maureen Freed. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 03 Nov 2015 | |
442 | Creative Commons | Historian and trip scholar for Spectacular Ceylon, Dr Maria Misra (Christ Church, 1982) | Dr Maria Misra shares her experiences as both a student and academic at Oxford University, as well as her love of South Asia, in this podcast. | Maria Misra | 26 Oct 2015 |
441 | Creative Commons | Near Miss | The Near Miss Project | Rachel Aldred | 20 Oct 2015 |
440 | Helping yourself to sleep | If you are having difficulty sleeping this podcast has some straightforward suggestions for improving your sleep. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 19 Oct 2015 | |
439 | The Oxford LERU Doctoral Summer School 2015 | In July 2015, doctoral students from the 21 League of European Research Universities attended a five-day summer school in Oxford on the topic of knowledge exchange. | Oxford University | 09 Oct 2015 | |
438 | Making knowledge exchange work | John Newbigin OBE, Chair of Creative England, reflects on the broad reach of knowledge exchange today, drawing on his extensive experience in the creative industries and the arts in the UK. | John Newbigin | 09 Oct 2015 | |
437 | Mindful breathing space | This is a short meditation, a breathing space, to help you to feel calm and focused in the midst of a busy day, or to use when feeling stressed or overwhelmed. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 08 Oct 2015 | |
436 | Can't stop work | Exploring overwork at Oxford, this podcast is for students who struggle to balance their work with other life activities, and find the balance tipping heavily towards their work. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 08 Oct 2015 | |
435 | Mature students | Designed for any student who might be significantly older than their peers at the University and who might be dealing with particular issues as a result of this. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 08 Oct 2015 | |
434 | Can't Work Part Two | The second 'Can't work' podcast contains strategies that will help you to start working again. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 08 Oct 2015 | |
433 | Can't Work Part One | For students who are finding it difficult to work. You might be lacking motivation, or finding it difficult to get beyond imagining criticism and judgements. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service. | Oxford University Counselling Service | 08 Oct 2015 | |
432 | A Guide for Freshers | The Oxford University Counselling Service provides practical advice on Freshers’ Week and beyond to help new undergraduates take the challenges in their stride. Text by Maureen Freed, read by Kevin Halon. | Kevin Halon, Maureen Freed | 14 Sep 2015 | |
431 | Creative Commons | Neuroscientist and Alumni Weekend speaker, Baroness Susan Greenfield (St Hilda's, 1970) | Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE highlights how the unprecedented use of digital technologies is leaving a mark on our brains. | Susan Greenfield | 01 Sep 2015 |
430 | Creative Commons | Campaigner for women’s participation in technology, Ruthe Farmer (St Cross, 2007) | Ruthe Farmer explains how her award-winning work to encourage women and girls to embrace technology can be traced back to her student days at Oxford. | Ruthe Farmer | 06 Aug 2015 |
429 | Creative Commons | Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Lord Patten (Balliol, 1962) | The Rt Hon the Lord Patten of Barnes, CH describes his long-standing links with Oxford and his high-profile political career in this wide-ranging podcast interview. | Chris Patten | 21 Jul 2015 |
428 | Creative Commons | Ben Holmes on Open Code | Ben Holmes, a web developer for the Oxford IT Services, talks about the relevance of Open Code for the University’s WebLearn platform, the Mobile Oxford App, and his own involvement in GitHub. | Ben Holmes | 15 Jul 2015 |
427 | Creative Commons | Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics on Public Engagement | Julian Savulsecu and Dominic Wilkinson discuss the efforts of the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics to encourage and support debate on practical ethics through its open events and online materials. | Julian Savulescu, Dominic Wilkinson | 15 Jul 2015 |
426 | Creative Commons | Ian Goldin on the Oxford Martin School | Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development and Director of the Oxford Martin School, discusses the efforts of researchers at the Oxford Martin School to address the most pressing global challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. | Ian Goldin | 15 Jul 2015 |
425 | Creative Commons | Free Speech Debate on Global Free Expression | Dr Dorian Singh and Sebastian Huempfer discuss Free Speech Debate, a project founded on the belief that making content freely available for non-commercial purposes is an integral part of promoting a global debate on free expression. | Dorian Singh, Sebastian Huemfer | 15 Jul 2015 |
424 | Creative Commons | Victoria McGuinness on TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities) | Victoria McGuinness, the Business Manager for The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), talks about the Centre’s role as a home for major research programmes at Oxford and its efforts to stimulate and support interdisciplinary research. | Victoria McGuinness | 15 Jul 2015 |
423 | Creative Commons | Luciano Floridi on The Ethics of Open Data | Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the Oxford Internet Institute, discusses the ethical questions raised by the emergence of Open Data and Big Data. | Luciano Floridi | 15 Jul 2015 |
422 | Creative Commons | Ben Goldacre on Open Data | Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Science and Bad Pharma, shares his views on Open Data and discusses his involvement in projects created in the spirit of openness. | Ben Goldacre | 15 Jul 2015 |
421 | Creative Commons | Antoine Jerusalem on Open Research Data | Antoine Jerusalem, Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering Science, talks about the importance of Open Data for his work on the computational modeling of materials and his involvement in the Human Connectome Project. | Antoine Jerusalem | 15 Jul 2015 |
420 | Creative Commons | Open Data in the Humanities | Jacob Dahl, Associate Professor of Assyriology at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, talks about his research with cuneiform tablets and his hopes for the future of Open Data in the Humanities. | Jacob Dahl | 15 Jul 2015 |
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