Dear colleagues, As February approaches there are just three weeks left for PhD students to apply for a place on this year's Oxford Internet Summer Doctoral Programme. The 2008 Programme will run from 13th-26th July and will focus on the theme of Web Science in collaboration with partners at the Web Science Research Initiative established by Sir Tim Berners Lee at the University of Southampton and MIT. We are also very grateful for the continued support of friends and colleagues at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the Annenberg Schools at USC and University of Pennsylvania who will provide faculty and/or fund some students. We are particularly keen to attract excellent PhD students who are already embracing the challenges of undertaking multi- or cross-disciplinary work on issues relating to the Internet or Web. Up to 25 students will have the opportunity to advance their theses as well as participating in classes and seminars led by high-profile faculty from across the social sciences, computing sciences and engineering. Further details can be found on the OII website at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/Y2008.cfm Please do pass this information on to your colleagues, all best wishes Dr Victoria Nash Director of Graduate Studies Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1, St Giles OX1 3JS 01865 287231 www.oii.ox.ac.uk