Oxford students who stripped off to raise money for their summer volunteering project at the Centre for the Working Girl (CENIT) in Ecuador have received a mention in The Times newspaper.

The enterprising students produced a nude calendar, featuring them posing in various locations in their day-to-day life at St Peter’s college.

Their modesty was only protected by conveniently placed student essentials including library books, beer bottles, croquet mallets and undergraduate gowns.

The calendar gained in significance when the England football team met the Ecuadorian side in the knockout stages of the World Cup in Germany.

As newspaper editors scrambled to dig up information about the South American nation, the St Peter’s students found their calendar centre of attention.

You can read the report from The Times newspaper here (scroll down to view).

St Peter’s college students ’studying’ in the library for their calendar shoot. More pictures

One of the students behind the calendar, Leah Good, has just completed her volunteer placement in Ecuador, and says the calendar was a great success.

“Overall the calendar raised about £250,” says Leah, who undertook a series of other events to raise the £4,000 target her group needed to raise to fund their voluntary work.

“Wev’e had an incredible time here, and im looking forward to getting involved with Sonrisa when I get back,” she adds.

It is not unusual for CENIT volunteers to engage in novel fundraising efforts - a sponsored squash-a-thon and fell run have also taken place this year.

Such events don’t normally make national news, however!

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Photos: Students strip for CENIT