Make the thought of returning after the summer break a little more enticing with the knowledge that you will be attending the 16th Improving Student Learning Symposium, at the University of Durham, in Durham, UK, on the 1-3 September 2008. This International Symposium provides a forum bringing together researchers and practitioners concerned with improving student learning. For more details about the conference and how to book your place, please go to: www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/isl/isl2008/index.html The final date for booking onto the conference is Wednesday 20th August 2008, so don't mis out, come and join fellow colleagues from around the world in this stimulating and exciting conference! Fiona Smith ISL Administrator -- Fiona Smith Centre Administrator Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development Oxford Brookes University Wheatley Campus Wheatley Oxford OX33 1HX Tel: 01865 485902 Fax: 01865 485937