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THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN COLLEGE
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Wolfson College, Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9BB
tel: +44 (0)1223 335900, fax: +44 (0)1223 335908
As one of the 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College
is a leading academic research institution, with postgraduate students and mature
undergraduate students from throughout the world.
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|  Wolfson International Week aims to celebrate the diversity of nationalities and cultures represented in the College. Running from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 January, events include WCSA’s International Karaoke (Monday), a performance by the CU Lion Dance Troupe before Chinese New Year Formal Hall (Tuesday), a screening of the Lebanese romantic comedy Caramel (Wednesday), a WCSA International Party featuring a Capoeira demonstration, a performance of Kathak dance and vocal music and a sporting celebration for Australia Day (Thursday), Burns Night Formal Hall with Ceilidh (Friday), a traditional British tea party (Saturday), and a ‘Discover Armenia’ session (Sunday). Full details of all events are included in the College Calendar.
 Curtis Sharma Many members of Wolfson’s cosmopolitan community of mature students have interesting backgrounds. Curtis Sharma, from Trinidad, is reading for a BA in Linguistics after a career as a singer/songwriter and busking on the London Underground (watch and listen to Curtis, a.k.a. Jon, in action at Oxford Circus station). Read about his journey to Cambridge and the life he enjoys at Wolfson here… (more...)  Prof. John Naughton Wolfson’s Vice-President, Professor John Naughton, The Observer‘s technology columnist and historian of the internet, has published a new book looking at the changes in our media ecosystem brought about by technological change, From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What you really need to know about the internet. More… Two College members have been rewarded for their achievements in the New Year Honours List 2012. Dr Carrie Herbert, who studied for her PhD at Wolfson, was awarded an MBE for services to education as the founder of the pioneering Cambridge-based charity Red Balloon, which works with bullied children to help them return to mainstream education. Mr Matthew Moss, Senior Member, and Private Secretary to the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO). |
