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CompSoc Newsletter Week 2!
by Declan Osborne 29 Jan '25

29 Jan '25

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [6th Week] Hilary Term Week 2 Newsletter Study Session, Learn Git, Saturday Pizza, Termcard and More! Ciao, Maleficent Members, Welcome to Week 2! Time rolls by quickly, as does our calendar of events, of which we have a few in store for you this week. On Thursday at 1pm, we'll be popping down to Common Ground Cafe and cracking out our problem sheets for a study social! Come along and get some work done with friends while enjoying a nice hot cup. We've got a familiar double barrel of events on Saturday! At 5:30pm, our Learn to Code sessions will return with a new twist! With the basics of programming out of the way, we'll be touching on some supplemental knowledge, starting with version control system Git this week. At 7pm, we're in the Undergraduate Social Area for CompSoc's classic Saturday Social! Join us and reap the benefits of our benevolence with a slice of free pizza and some snacks. We also can this week unveil our complete termcard for Hilary Term 2025, bearing a bounty of events, new and old. Check it out below! We also now have sign ups open for ice skating on Tuesday next week – sign up below if you're interested! — Declan, your slightly tardy CompSoc envoy Fun Computing Fact: If you're old enough, you may be familiar with the television's precursor to the Internet – teletext. Teletext was a system for transmitting pages of data to a television alongside the video feed from the TV channel, and was first developed by BBC engineers as a way of providing subtitles for deaf viewers. The system developed stored data inside the vertical blanking interval – the space between frames of video on an analogue video feed. The BBC's implementation, Ceefax, launched in 1974. Users could read the latest headlines, check financial data and sports news, and even download microcomputer software in the 1980s. Despite support being added for teletext to the digital TV standard, Ceefax closed in 2012 with the final shutdown of analogue television. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] Hilary Term 2025 Termcard [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/am3/vub/5k8/HT25%20Termcar…] Ice Skating – Sign Ups Open! [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/zx3/hes/dhy/PNG%20Ice%20Sk…] Feel like getting your skates on? Hurry up and sign up to join us on Tuesday next week for a spot of ice skating at the ice rink! We'll be enjoying just over an hour of ice skating. Spaces are free but availability is limited, so make sure to sign up now with the link below if you're interested! When: 8:45-10pm, Tuesday 4th February Where: Oxford Ice Rink Oxpens Rd, Oxford OX1 1RX Sign up here: https://forms.gle/irfrfE9x9cjAtVHdA Cafe Study Social at Common Ground [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/12t/b18/h5y/PNG%20Common%2…] Fancy getting some work done with friends over a hot cup of coffee? Head on down to Common Ground and join us this Thursday! Between 1pm and 3pm, we'll be cracking out our problem sheets and getting to work. If you're stuck with something or just want to work in company, make sure to come along! When: 1-3pm, Thursday 30th January Where: Common Ground Cafe 37-38 Little Clarendon St, Oxford OX1 2HF Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/ah98Dws0y Learn to Code – Git [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/t9m/ay0/1xe/PNG%20Learn%20…] Now we've gotten through the basics of programming, it's time to pick up some extra skills! Join us on Saturday at 5:30pm for the return of our Learn to Code sessions this term, where we'll be covering extra content useful to anyone seeking to put their programming skills to use. This week, we'll be covering the popular version control system Git, so that you can work on your projects without needing to create a million backup copies! When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 1st February Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/1Y2VYMP2o Saturday Social with Pizza [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/13y/yjl/7cy/PNG%20Saturday…] We're back in Week 2 with another classic Saturday Social! Come on down to the Undergraduate Social Area this Saturday at 7pm for fun conversation, scrumptious snacks and, most importantly of all, bountiful pizza. Fun times guaranteed! When: 7pm, Saturday 1st February Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/5e5opV7mC [And More...] Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 1!
by Declan Osborne 22 Jan '25

22 Jan '25

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [6th Week] Hilary Term Week 1 Newsletter STEM Social, Saturday Social and Termcard (Soon)! Welcome Back, Convivial Acquaintances, Welcome back, one and all, to the new term! We're returning in style for the new term with a plethora of new events, including all-new higher-level Learn to Code sessions and more! This week, we have two events in store to kick off the new term... On Friday at 7pm, we'll be joined by the Physics Society for the first social of Hilary Term! Make sure to join us at the Cosy Club for a night marked by free drinks and scintillating conversation. On Saturday at 7pm, we're back in the Undergraduate Social Area for our start-of-term pizza and game night! Come along for your typical ration of free CompSoc pizza and snacks shared with friends, while joining in with some fun board games. Finally, keep an eye on our Discord server and social media accounts for our brand new Hilary Term termcard headed to your screens this week, with a variety of events new and old alike! — Declan, your rejuvenated CompSoc envoy Fun Computing Fact: Did you know that ARM processors, which dominate the mobile industry today, owe part of their existence to the BBC? In the early 1980s, the BBC sought to join the growing microcomputer trend with the BBC Computer Literacy Project. For the project, they required a microcomputer which could be used for demonstrations on television, and approached Acorn Computers, who were working on a computer using the popular 8-bit 6502 CPU. This computer, the BBC Micro, achieved widespread adoption across the UK education industry, being a convenient package for schools looking to add home computers to their curriculum. Acorn were not, however, satisfied with the Micro's performance, facing growing competition after the release of IBM's 16-bit Personal Computer in 1981, and began to look for processors to produce a successor. With no 16-bit chip satisfying Acorn's criteria for a new computer, Sophie Wilson began work on a reduced instruction set architecture of Acorn's own, writing a simulator in BASIC on a BBC Micro containing a second co-processor. After being given more resources in 1983, Wilson and Steve Furber spearheaded the project to build the Acorn RISC Machine – later known by its acronym, ARM. With the ARM processor, Acorn produced the Archimedes computer with BBC branding, and the rest is history! Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] STEM Social with PhysSoc [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/xe8/3y7/4t6/PNG%20PhysSoc%…] Fancy a free drink with friends? Looking to catch up with fellow STEM students? Join us this Friday at 7pm for our STEM Social, our first social of the term! We'll be joined by the Physics Society for a night of enjoyable and enlightening conversation, with drinks on us! When: 7-8:30pm, Friday 24th January Where: Cosy Club 20 Cornmarket St, Oxford OX1 3EY Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/FjD4cfPKz Pizza and Game Night [https://3f02beb114.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/jofz1jq9/l6z/ojt/e50/PNG%20Pizza%20…] Join us on Saturday at 7pm as we get right back into the swing of term with our traditional start-of-term pizza and game night! We'll be in the Undergraduate Social Area on Saturday evening with a plethora of pizzas and snacks to peruse. Come along to play games, catch up with friends and grab a late night bite to eat! When: 7pm, Saturday 25th January Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/dyZo6ZGWc [And More...] Commercial Manager Role at TPP We are looking for someone who is eager to develop their commercial awareness and really add value to TPP’s UK and international opportunities. You will be responsible for researching the legal and commercial landscape of new markets both in the UK and abroad, identifying and communicating risks of those opportunities and establishing corporate structures to deliver the business. You will also be involved in preparing bids for new contracts, including national frameworks and high value contracts. As well as working on new opportunities you will be responsible for reviewing company policies to make sure they stay relevant and will also manage contract performance to ensure the company is meeting customer expectations. You will frequently conduct meetings with key stakeholders to negotiate contract terms and variations and subsequently lead on the delivery of those agreements, working closely with all teams within the company. No previous experience is required and training is on-the-job, but you will require an eye for detail and excellent communication skills. To apply, please visit https://tpp-careers.com/roles/graduate-software-developer/ Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. 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