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Weekend Details
Booking Form
Programme
Venue
How to Get There
Useful Links
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Yarnfield Park Website
Places to Visit in Surrounding Areas
History
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| Date | 25 - 27 September 2009 |
| Venue |
Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre, Stone, Staffordshire
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| Course Programme |
The programme will comprise a combination of seminars, tutorials, workshops and problem-solving sessions
for the following courses (all subject to numbers and availability of tutors).
Level 2:
Level 3: Please note we currently do not have a tutor confirmed for S216, and would welcome recommendations.
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| Additional Courses |
We would welcome suggestions for additional courses, together with suitable tutors. At the moment we have
had enquiries about the following courses, but will need more before they can be considered viable:
S279, U316 |
| Accommodation | There are 4 accommodation blocks, all non-smoking. All bedrooms are ensuite, have a double bed and TV, and can be let on either a single or double occupancy basis. |
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Introductory Session |
There will be an introductory session on Friday evening entitled ‘The OU’s Science Curriculum: an update and discussion’ led by Pat Murphy, the OU's Science Programme Director/Associate Dean (Curriculum & Awards). Pat says: "The Science curriculum was already undergoing significant change before the OU was hit first by the funding changes associated with ELQ and then by the recession. This is an opportunity for an update on the latest situation and also to have your say on proposed changes". |
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Guest Lecture |
On the Saturday evening, after the last revision session of the day, we invite you to have a break from revision
mode and catch up on some cutting-edge science for a change! Dr Mark Haw of Strathclyde University will give
a talk entitled 'Life in the Middle':
Mark says: "How does a handful of inanimate atoms and molecules become a living thing? This is the puzzle that still divides physics and chemistry from biology. Two 19th century events, one an experiment, one a wild flight of fantasy, were the first steps in the quest for an answer to the puzzle of life. I will try to convince you that we are quite close to the end of the quest: and that when we do find the answer, we will find it in 'the middle'. The secret of life will be not some bizarre mathematical entity of quantum field theory, nor something springing miraculously from the physics of bulk matter - but a product of the world inbetween, the world where physics, chemistry and biology finally join up..." Individual OUCS or FUSION members will be able to attend these events if they wish, even if they are not attending the Revision Weekend itself. |
| Facilities | Internet café and leisure centre (including fully-equipped gym, sauna, solarium and snooker room). |
| Costs |
Single occupancy - £235 per person. Shared occupancy (two students sharing) - £175 per person. Shared occupancy (student and non-studying partner) - £310 altogether. Non-resident (if arriving after Friday dinnertime) - £125 per person. Non-resident (with Friday evening meal) - £140 per person. For details of additional night stays etc, contact the address below.
There is a £5 reduction if you are a member of OUCS or/and FUSION, but only if booked on a single occupancy basis. (Join OUCS, Join Fusion). |
| SRW T-Shirts |
Our Science Revision Weekend T-Shirts will be on sale during the weekend, priced at £7.50.
They will be available in fashionable dark navy in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL.
Click on the image to the right for a larger view of the SRW T-Shirt design.
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| Booking a Place |
To apply, please complete a Booking Form
and send a deposit of £35 (or the full amount if you prefer; if paying a deposit only,
the balance should be paid no later than 4 September 2009).
Please make cheques payable to Open University Chemistry Society.
All further correspondence will then be by email unless you specifically request postal mailings, in which case you must include
TWO stamped, addressed A5 envelopes with your initial application.
If no acknowledgement has been received within 10 working days (please be patient - we all lead very busy lives!), or for any other information, please email us (see address below) or call Imogen on 01252 874923.
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| Please Note: |
* We will NOT be increasing the fees this year – Yarnfield have increased theirs but we have decided to absorb the increase.
* We WILL however be tightening up on late registrations and payments. All payments MUST be received IN FULL by 4th September, and we will NOT be accepting payment on arrival. We are sorry if this makes things a bit less flexible than in the past, but we have contractual commitments to Yarnfield which might see us out of pocket if the money does not arrive in time! * Each person attending the Science Revision Weekend does so on the understanding that he/she attends at his/her own risk. The organisers have Public Liability insurance for the meeting but Personal Liability and Personal Accident cover remain the responsibility of the participant. Delegates should take out appropriate travel insurance if necessary. * Every effort will be made to provide tutorial provision for the courses listed. However, inclusion of any course is subject to sufficient student numbers and to the availability of a tutor or tutors. The organisers cannot accept responsibility for the non-arrival of a tutor for any reason and students should take out any insurance cover they feel necessary to compensate in the event of such an occurrence. *We may cancel revision sessions for a particular course if a sufficient number of students have not registered for them, or if a suitable tutor cannot be found. If we do this, we will refund your deposit. |
| Who We Are | The Science Revision Weekend is organised on an entirely voluntary basis by a small group of current and former OU students. It is supported by OUCS, the OU Chemistry Society, and Fusion, the OU Physics & Astronomy Society. For most of its 18-year existence the SRW has had no subsidies whatsoever (although we received a small grant from the OU Physics & Astronomy Department last year, amounting to just over £1 per participant). More information on the historical background is available on our history page. |
| Contact E-Mail |
For booking enquiries please e-mail
For other enquiries please e-mail |
| We now have a Facebook Group, which you may find useful for communicating with other students, arranging lifts etc. To access it, just click here. If you do not already have a Facebook log-in, you will be invited to sign up first. It is fairly easy to do this and you should find it a useful facility. (We did try to set up a FirstClass forum, but apparently it required a large number of people to request it, and we gave up at that point). | |
| Website last updated: | 2 July 2009 |
