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Fwd: Historic Futures- Exciting sustainability data internship in Oxford
by Joe Fowler 30 May '14

30 May '14

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Historic Futures- Exciting sustainability data internship in Oxford Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 11:03:27 +0000 From: Rachel Ruscombe-King <rachel.ruscombe-king(a)careers.ox.ac.uk> To: president(a)ox.compsoc.net <president(a)ox.compsoc.net> Dear Joe, I hope this finds you well. Please see below the details of an internship vacancy which may be of interest to members of CompSoc. I would be grateful if you would be able to circulate this with your contacts? With many thanks Rachel Dear all, Historic Futures<http://historicfutures.com/> is a company that promotes sustainability by making it easier for retailers and consumers to make ethical choices within the supply chain and at the checkout. The Internship Programme<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/internship-office-and-work-experience/the-inter…> has an exciting new internship opportunity open to an Oxford student. The project involves contributing to the design and development of a prototype value chain mapping tool. The opportunity would particularly suit candidates with a strong interest in data and product development, and will also involve the chance to liaise with numerous partner organisations. The new system will enable leading brands to source more strategically, drive their sustainability programmes and communicate value to customers. UK and EU PGT students who are selected for this internship may be eligible for an Oxford Postgraduate Internship Awards supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (approx £1,500). See award conditions<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/internship-funding> For more details and to apply please see CareerConnect<https://www.myinterfase.com/oxford_sbs/job_view.aspx?token=4DLPqdp%2fXybdIx…> (Vacancy ID 61276) before the 6th June deadline. Kind regards Rachel Rachel Ruscombe-King Internships Administrator The Careers Service University of Oxford 56 Banbury Road Oxford, OX2 6PA Tel: +44 (0)1865 274641 E-mail: rachel.ruscombe-king(a)careers.ox.ac.uk<mailto:rachel.ruscombe-king@careers.ox.ac.uk> www.careers.ox.ac.uk<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/> www.twitter.com/oxfordcareers<http://www.twitter.com/oxfordcareers>

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Fwd: Invitation to exclusive Founder School event
by Joe Fowler 15 May '14

15 May '14

Hi all, On Thursday 22nd May at 6pm *David Mack*, YC Alum and co-founder/CTO of SketchDeck, will be speaking exclusively and candidly about his startup journey. He’ll be speaking specifically about his past failed ideas, and why failure and fast iteration are so important at an early stage. David is back from San Francisco and only in the UK for two weeks so we’re very pleased to have him. After the talk there will be drinks and the opportunity for attendees to chat more with David and the EF team to find out what they should be doing over the summer to get their startup ideas off the ground. Here http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hear-from-yc-alumni-david-mack-on-why-failure… is the RSVP link and more info attached (N.B. there are very limited places available for this event). Joe

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Fwd: Another internship Opportunity
by Joe Fowler 12 May '14

12 May '14

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Another internship Opportunity Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 12:47:15 +0000 From: Cat Holt <cat.holt(a)careers.ox.ac.uk> To: president(a)ox.compsoc.net <president(a)ox.compsoc.net> Dear Joe, If possible can you inform your members of another IT/Computer Science related internship vacancy for this summer? It is a paid vacancy (£1400 per month) with Pearson for 8-12 weeks, please see below for more details. Many thanks, Cat New Digital Technology internship vacancy at Pearson Pearson<http://www.pearson.com/> is a global education company that combines 150 years of experience in publishing with the latest learning technology and digital services to help people around the world make progress in their lives through learning. The University of Oxford Internship Programme<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/internship-office-and-work-experience/about-the…> is offering an internship in central London within Pearson's Future Technologies team. The vacancy is ideal for a bright individual seeking to gain valuable insight into Pearson, the world's leading learning company, and experience first-hand how the company explores its digital future. Specifically, the internship will involve working on an exciting project that investigates new digital technologies. The project requires competency with OSX and Windows operating systems; Linux would be an advantage, as well as working knowledge of HTML and CSS. See further details and apply for this sought after paid vacancy through CareerConnect<https://www.myinterfase.com/oxford/job_view.aspx?token=BO3PuFt9bPemmD3VUq9a…> before the 18th May 2014. (Vacancy ID 60861) Cat Holt Internship Office Assistant Manager The Careers Service University of Oxford 56 Banbury Road Oxford, OX2 6PA Tel: +44 (0)1865 274737 E-mail: cat.holt(a)careers.ox.ac.uk<mailto:catherine.holt@careers.ox.ac.uk> www.careers.ox.ac.uk<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/> www.twitter.com/oxfordcareers<http://www.twitter.com/oxfordcareers>

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Graduate - Amazon Ad Operation Trafficker Opportunity Open for Application
by Joe Fowler 08 May '14

08 May '14

See attached pdf for details on a graduate opportunity Amazon has open for application - this time within the Amazon Media Group, London. Application is easy, all you need to do is submit your CV via the online link. Start date - ASAP/post degree Close date is 23rd May - so a quick turnaround.

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Bright Network: IT & Software 2014: An exclusive event, connecting the brightest 2015 and 2016 graduates with high-growth and established technology businesses.
by Joe Fowler 06 May '14

06 May '14

Now in its fourth successful year, Bright Network: IT & Software sees firms ranging from blue-chips like PwC & Citi to young start-ups like Natural Motion - recently purchased by Social gaming firm Zynga for a cool $527m – come together to exclusively meet the best 150 students in the country. These selected attendees will have a copy of their CV sent to all the organisations attending and they’ll take part in structured networking with representatives from each firm – ensuring that they meet each one in turn. And it’s not just networking; you’ll get skills sessions too, ensuring that you can impress the firms both in person, and on paper later in the year. We are also delighted to announce that Google will be providing our key-note speaker again this year. Last year, attendees heard from Ed Parson, the man behind Google Maps. *Bright Network: IT & Software 2014* will take place on the morning of Tuesday 16th September. Applications are open now and spots are allocated on a rolling basis. To apply, go to www.brightnetwork.co.uk/festival, and click on ‘Bright Network: IT & Software’.

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Summer of Student Innovation
by Joe Fowler 03 May '14

03 May '14

Have you got ideas about how you could use technology to improve student life? http://elevator.jisc.ac.uk/sosi14/ I am told that there have been relatively few entries so far, so if your idea proves popular, you could receive funding :) Joe

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Fwd: Software Development Engineer Graduate Opportunities at Amazon Subsidiaries - IMDb & The Book Depository
by Joe Fowler 02 May '14

02 May '14

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Software Development Engineer Graduate Opportunities at Amazon Subsidiaries - IMDb & The Book Depository Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 16:09:44 +0000 From: Whitfield, Joe <joewhit(a)amazon.co.uk> To: Undisclosed recipients:; Hi, I hope you are well? I wanted to let you know that Amazon have exciting graduate software development opportunities at some of their subsidiaries open for application. Both IMDb and The Book Depository. Can you please circulate this to your IT/Computer Science students to let them know? Application is easy, all they need to do is submit their CV via the online link. If and when I have more opportunities I will continue to circulate. Kind regards Joseph Whitfield Joseph Whitfield | Graduate Recruiter Phone 020 35266868 Email joewhit(a)amazon.co.uk<mailto:joewhit@amazon.co.uk> Post Patriot Court, 1-9 The Grove, Slough, SL1 1QP Amazon.co.uk Ltd. registered office: Patriot Court, 1-9 The Grove, Slough, Berkshire SL1 1QP. Registered in England & Wales. Registration number 3223028.

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Fwd: RE: BP sponsored internships
by Joe Fowler 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: BP sponsored internships Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:22:44 +0000 From: Cat Holt <cat.holt(a)careers.ox.ac.uk> To: president(a)ox.compsoc.net <president(a)ox.compsoc.net> Dear Joe, I just wanted to let you know that BP have increased their funding for these two internships to £3000. Please can you let the students know. It is open to non finalist undergraduates and postgraduates. Thank-you, Cat From: Cat Holt Sent: 19 March 2014 16:03 To: 'president(a)ox.compsoc.net' Subject: BP sponsored internships Dear Joe, I have an interesting BP sponsored internship that I would like to advertise to the CompSoc. Would you be able to let your members know of the following opportunity? I have worked with the University of Ouro Preto in Brazil to secure 2 internships within their High Performance Computing Lab working on an environmental simulator project (http://www.decom.ufop.br/hpclab/jsensor/?lang=en). Eligible non finalist undergraduates and postgraduates from MPLS division would receive £3000 of BP funding (www.careers.ox.ac.uk/internship-funding<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/internship-funding>). The university are flexible with dates, so the student could fit their flights around the World Cup to suit them. The internships are currently advertised on CareerConnect<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/our-services/careerconnect/> (Position ID: 58627), with a closing date of 06/04/2014. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Many thanks, Cat Cat Holt Internship Office Assistant Manager The Careers Service University of Oxford 56 Banbury Road Oxford, OX2 6PA Tel: +44 (0)1865 274737 E-mail: cat.holt(a)careers.ox.ac.uk<mailto:catherine.holt@careers.ox.ac.uk> www.careers.ox.ac.uk<http://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/> www.twitter.com/oxfordcareers<http://www.twitter.com/oxfordcareers>

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Fwd: IT Services internships
by Joe Fowler 29 Mar '14

29 Mar '14

See the link in the below message for a collection of summer internship opportunities. Joe -------- Original Message -------- Subject: IT Services internships Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:15:16 +0000 From: Dominic Hargreaves <dom(a)earth.li> To: <committee(a)ox.compsoc.net> Hi all, Please could you let your members know about the IT Services internships which have just been announced? http://www.it.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/#d.en.150395 (the Linux systems integration post is in my team, if anyone is interested). Cheers, Dominic.

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Fwd: Invitation to the First Ever World Coding Championships
by Joe Fowler 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Interested in AI? Check out the link below for an interesting challenge opportunity! Joe -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Invitation to the First Ever World Coding Championships Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:29:38 -0400 From: Emma Peal <emma(a)helloworldopen.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Hi! We're contacting you because we'd like to tell your students about an opportunity to participate in the first ever Coding World Championships. The event offers a brilliant chance to win prizes, gain fame, and get to know many of the most prestigious possible future employers from all around the world. Finalists will travel to Finland for the final event, all expenses paid. The winners will share a prize totaling about 14 000 USD. This is a chance for your students to showcase their programming skills, and represent your school and country on a worldwide platform. The website for the event is: http://www.helloworldopen.com Would it be possible for you to forward this information to the students at your university as soon as possible? You can find more information about the event, called Hello World Open 2014, below. Thank you in advance. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me! Best regards, Emma Peal emma(a)helloworldopen.com www.helloworldopen.com _________________________________________________ *Hello World Open 2014: The First Coding World Championships* http://www.helloworldopen.com The first ever Coding World Championships, Hello World 2014, welcomes future stars of coding. About 10 000 teams of top coders are expected to participate in the exceptional battle organised by the creative technology company Reaktor and the mobile game developer Supercell. The challenge of each team is to create an artificial intelligence -- also known as a bot -- to take part in a digital car racing game. In the traditional spirit of international sporting events, team members should all share a nationality. The finals will eventually take place in Helsinki, Finland on June 5th at the Cable Factory. As a warm-up to the event, Supercell's second annual gaming summit will be held earlier that day. Qualifying rounds will be split into three divisions and grouped geographically by region. Only the top two qualifiers from each region will then compete in the live finals. As always in sports, the crowd has an important role in these World Championships as well. Everyone's got a chance to follow the matches of thousands of top coders online. Coding World Championships offers a great chance of getting to know future colleagues and employers in an international race. The preliminary timetable for Hello World Open is as follows: March 31st - Sign up starts. Participating in the competition is free of charge. April 7th - Sign up ends Qualifying rounds will be held online. Follow the matches at helloworldopen.com May 6th - Hello Region 1 May 7th - Hello Region 2 May 8th -Hello Region 3 June 5th - *Coding World Finals*: six of the world's toughest coding teams meet in Helsinki, Finland. Reaktor arranged the first Finnish Coding Championships in 2012. The objective was to code an artificial intelligence for a Pong-bot and beat all the other teams in table tennis. The event was a huge success: over 200 teams got involved and enrolled in the competition. The Championships reached over one million Finns within 24 hours, in a country of five million people. *About Reaktor* Reaktor is a creative technology company that constructs exceptionally well-functioning services. Reaktor's team of 250 professionals consists of service designers, interaction designers, art directors, software architects, developers and coaches. Our offices are located in Helsinki, Finland and Tokyo, Japan. We strive to be the best software company in the world. For more information on Reaktor, visit www.reaktor.fi. *About Supercell* Founded in 2010, Supercell is a mobile game developer based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Tokyo, and Seoul. Supercell's games Clash of Clans and Hay Day are available on iOS and Android devices, with the new title Boom Beach releasing soon on iOS. For more information on Supercell, visit www.supercell.com.

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