MT Week 2 Notices

Hi MCR,

Welcome to 2nd Week! I hope you’ve all enjoyed a restful Sunday having braved the Emily Carr party and then Maxwell’s. Well done to the Social Team for putting on a great night, a huge thank you to those of you that volunteered to set up, do a bar shift, sit at the door, or help clean up this morning, and a shout out to our guests of honour - Simon & Laura.

Just a few notices from me of things that are happening this week, especially our first General Meeting of term on Wednesday. 

See you soon,
Kev

Internal Notices
1. Elections & General Meeting - Wednesday 8pm in the MCR
2. Dissertea - Monday 2pm - 6pm
3. Lord Florey Talk - Call for Abstracts
4. Week 2 Menu

External Notices
1. Keble String Orchestra
2. Travel to China for free
3. Nature Conservation Society Symposium
4. Kabaddi event
5. Participate in a study - win £50 Amazon vouchers
6. Become a tutor
7. Participate in another study - £££
8. Outreach opportunities
9. Participate in yet another study - £££

Internal Notices
1. Elections & General Meeting - Wednesday 8pm in the MCR
A gentle reminder that our first General Meeting of term will be held on Wednesday at 8pm in the MCR. This is your chance to find out from the MCR Committee the latest things that are going on in College, and discuss some important points. Keep an eye out for Adam’s e-mail with the agenda later this week. Wine will of course be served.

Also as part of the General Meeting, we will be holding elections for the open positions on the MCR Committee - Food Rep, Freshers’ Rep, 2x Social Reps, IT Rep and Equality & Diversity Rep. If you’re interested in running for any of these positions, please get in touch! E-mail me or Adam and we can let you know more about the roles, and check out Adam’s e-mail from last week with details on how to be nominated.

Important note correcting the Social Rep e-mail earlier: there will not be a husting at 6pm, and you will not need to bring your bod card to vote. You simply just have to come to the General Meeting at 8pm. See you there!

2. Dissertea - Monday 2pm-6pm
A message from our Academic Rep Heather: “Dissertea will be from 2pm - 6pm in the MCR on Monday. All are welcome, cake will be supplied, and maybe I'll actually do some DPhil for once!”

3. Lord Florey Talk - Call for Abstracts
The Lord Florey Talk will take place on Monday 21st November at 8pm. Anybody in the MCR is invited to submit an abstract to me to take the opportunity to present at this event. It’s a great presentation to be able to put on your CV, and allows you to practice presenting in front of friends. Any subject, any discipline! And there will be wine and snacks if you want to ply yourself (whether presenting or watching) with dutch courage or sugar highs. The presentation should last around 30-40 minutes with question and answers. Please submit a c.200 word abstract to Heather by Monday 24th October (heather.mann@lincoln.ox.ac.uk).

4. Week 2 Menu
Check out the attached PDF for next week’s menu in Hall. As ever, it can also be found on the Lincoln MCR and Lincoln College websites, as well as full details of meal times, prices, and the online booking system.

External Notices
1. Keble String Orchestra
Keble String Orchestra is a non-auditioning orchestra that rehearses on Saturday afternoons in the Music Room at Keble College and performs once a term. we have had a great amount of sign ups at the Freshers' Fair but are still open for more players to join, especially viola, cello and double bass players. If interested in joining, contact patrick.hall@keble.ox.ac.uk or come to our open rehearsal from 14:00- 16:30 on Saturday in the Keble Music Room. 

2. Travel to China (free) in Week 10 to lead workshops on current issues!
Oxford Global, an education development project, is organising a Model United Nations conference in Shanghai from 15-18 December. We are recruiting Oxford undergraduate and graduate students to lead committee discussions on issues ranging from energy sustainability, global food shortages, access to education, and more. While in China, all basic expenses will be covered—accommodation, food, and a flight subsidy will be provided. You will work closely with Chinese high school students to lead debate on an international relations topic and help guide them toward a resolution. Learn more and apply to be a Director on our website.
Deadline: 20th October
http://oxfordglobal.org/globalmun-programme/

3. Nature Conservation Society Symposium
The Oxford University Nature Conservation Society warmly invites you to our upcoming symposium: “Providing for the Planet without Costing the Earth”, at the Oxford Martin School on Saturday 12th November 2016, 09:00-17:00. The symposium will cover the theme of ecosystem services including food security, sustainable fisheries, and green forestry. The day will include talks by leading academics and environmentalists including Tony Juniper, Charles Godfray, Ian Bateman and Catherine Redgewell.  We are pleased to inform you that early bird, reduced fare tickets are available to purchase at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ouncs-symposium-providing-for-the-planet-without-costing-the-earth-tickets-27657553487. Further information can be found on our website: https://ouncs.org/symposium2016/ or on our Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1641554326173669/. 
The full programme for the day is also attached.

4. Kabaddi Event
‘People who've trained with the England Kabaddi Team are hosting a one day Kabaddi event on the 18th of October. Please join the facebook event if you want to learn more about the day:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1298165136882659/?notif_t=plan_user_associated&notif_id=1476192048632951. This event is open to everyone, and there is no need to join the Oxford Kabaddi team to attend. Feel free to come if you want to try out a fun, new sport for only 1 day.’

5. Win £50 Amazon Vouchers!
Participants Needed for Online Study   
Incentives: 2 x £50 Amazon vouchers to win in a prize draw.
Study Type: Online questionnaires and experiment.
Time: Completion time between 10 and 90 minutes depending upon the number of tasks you are selected to do.
Topic: Appearance concerns and their effects on social situations. 
Requirements: You must be aged 18 or over and have access to a desktop computer or laptop. 
To find out more or to begin your participation please follow this link:  https://cccusocialsciences.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3VonFKZPYoAIKCF

6. Become a tutor
Oxford Summer Courses seeks experienced and passionate tutors to deliver summer courses to 13-15, 16-17 and 18-24 year old international students for all or part of the period 25 June – 12 Aug, 2017. We offer highly competitive pay, flexible working, autonomy over the syllabus and an excellent chance to gain Oxford-style teaching experience. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. For more information about the roles and the application process visit http://oxfordsummercourses.com/tutors/ 

7. Earn Money £££ from research!
If you are interested in making some money by participating in some interesting social psychology research sign up to our maillist and we will keep you up to date with any psychology studies you can participate in throughout the year! This is a great way to contribute to research and earn some quick cash alongside your studies. Most studies pay at least £10 an hour and are either online or in the Department of Experimental Psychology (9 South Parks Road, OX1 3UD – University of Oxford campus). It only takes a minute to sign-up and there is no obligation to participate once you have. Just click HERE or go to https://goo.gl/forms/xrRw0ZcVRm4HkRvm2 and enter your information.

8. Outreach
Are you interested in spreading love of learning and being involved in a non-traditional outreach event? Splash is a student volunteering initiate started at MIT in 1957, which allows local school students to take classes in a broad range of subjects taught by university students. Undergraduate and graduate teachers can give one-off lessons in subjects they are passionate about, and thus hopefully inspire students to learn beyond their traditional school curricula. Examples of past class topics include biochemistry, the psychology of Facebook, Roman tombstones, knitting and the language of the Time Lords!

If you are interested in being part of our next Splash event please visit the Oxford Splash website and register to teach, or feel free to respond to email oxfordsplash@gmail.com with any questions. Teachers will need to attend an initial meeting this term, and another short meeting at the beginning of Hilary. We will also need volunteers to act as stewards on the day, so if you don’t fancy teaching you can still be involved! Stewards will not need to attend any sessions this term - they will only be needed on the day of the event, and for a very brief meeting just before the event.

Details of initial teacher meetings (you are only required to attend one):
- 15 October 5pm Corpus Christi College, Fraenkel Room
- 22 October 1pm, Merton College, FitzJames
- 22 October 5pm, Merton College, FitzJames
- 19 November 1pm, Corpus Christi College, Fraenkel Room
These meetings will last less than an hour.

You can also like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oxfordsplash/?fref=ts

9. Another study
We are looking for healthy people who are sometimes worried about their eating habits, diet or weight to participate in a study using a dietary supplement called N acetyl cysteine which increases the levels of a neurochemical, glutathione, in your brain. If you are a healthy female, aged between 18-40 years with no current health problems, and interested in participating in the study we’d like to hear from you. Feel free to ask questions – showing interest doesn’t commit you to anything! You will be compensated for your time if you decide to take part. You can email me on alexandra.pike@psych.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 618318 for more information.