Upcoming events

The Continuous Improvement Community of Practice (CI CoP) is an active and welcoming learning community open to all University staff at any stage of your Continuous Improvement (CI) journey. 

The CI CoP runs two types of events, CI Stories and CI Lunch and Learns, every term. These events are always recorded and are available to watch on-demand.

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Next event - Thursday 16th October 2025, 12pm – 12.45pm

Improve, inspire, impact: delivering results through the CI Local Practitioner Programme

Join the Continuous Improvement Community of Practice for an introduction to one of Focus's most impactful development opportunities, the Continuous Improvement (CI) Local Practitioner (LP) Programme. 

The CI LP Programme is designed to help staff make impactful improvements and foster a culture of Continuous Improvement (CI) across the University. It teaches you to apply CI tools, resources and mindset through a live project in your area or department, supported by online learning, group sessions and one-to-one guidance from an experienced CI Practitioner. 

Register now!

Upcoming events

Evaluating impact and tackling differential gaps - 16 October

Discover how data can be a catalyst for change. Join the Data Community of Practice for a webinar with Dr Iwi Ugiagbe-Green (Manchester Met) as she shares powerful tools and strategies for closing attainment gaps. Learn how data, stakeholder engagement and Education Annual Reviews (EARS) reviews can drive real change. Register

The £100m dataset - preparing for REF 2029 - 23 October

Join the webinar with Martin McGovern, Data Architect from the Data Reporting, Architecture and Modelling (DRAM) team. Learn how rigorous data processes support the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2029) - and why getting it right matters for funding, reputation and impact. Register 

The Growing Good Governance Community of Practice (GGG CoP) brings together academic and professional services staff who are involved in governance related work across Oxford. The GGG CoP runs regular lunch and learn sessions focusing on different aspects of governance at Oxford.

Online Teams events

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Professional Services Together is the ambition for how we work as professional services in support of the University’s academic mission. Come along to learn what this means for you!  You'll leave the session armed with new knowledge that you can implement straight away.

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The Induction runs termly and is open to professional services staff who are new to the central University or an academic division, department, college, or faculty. It is held termly and is an in-person event.  

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Please visit the Professional Services Staff Events webpage for more information and to register your interest in attending a Professional Services Staff Induction event.

The Professional Services Conference is an annual event for professional services staff across the University. 

All members of staff in administrative, technical and professional roles are invited to attend. 

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The next Professional Services Conference will take place in September 2026. You can catch up on some of the sessions from the 2024 and 2025 conferences on the past event recordings webpage.

The Registrar's Update takes place twice a year and is a hybrid event open to professional services staff across the University. 

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The next Registrar's Update will take place in Hilary term 2025. In the meantime, you can catch up on the most recent Update (September 2024), a link to this recording is also available on the past event recordings webpage.