UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, CLUBS OFFICE (THE) Guy Dabby-Joory, Worcester College, Second Year Undergraduate, BA Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Remote working Work Projects My first project was developing a guide for students about free speech in student societies. I worked through an existing policy, and did some of my own research, in order to develop a guide to free expression including case studies and flowcharts to be used on the website. I then sent off a survey to relevant stakeholders, before developing a guide to their responsibilities in their position, again including case studies and flowcharts and linking to other key resources. Having finished this, my next major project was redeveloping the website, which was additional to what I had been expected to do at the start of the placement. I was offered teaching in the use of the website building software used by the organisation, before I started working on the site, moving over new material and creating more intuitive and easy to use sections and pages within the site. Throughout my placement, I met once or twice per week with my supervisor over video call, which was really helpful and very much appreciated as a way of keeping me in sync with the organisation despite the placement being remote. Daily Life Because I completed a remote internship, my host organisation was very clear that - so long as I worked for the required number of hours per week - they did not mind what my working hours were. This meant that I was able to make plans and socialise during my work placement, completing my hours in the time around this. Because I enjoyed the work, it wasn't too much of a burden to be working at unconventional times; I was able to motivate
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