Dr John Gage FBA Dr John Gage FBA College regrets to record the death of Dr John Gage FBA, art historian, formerly Head of the Department of History of Art, and Fellow of Wolfson from 1978 to 1989. Dr Gage was an international authority on colour in Western art and on the work of J.W.W. Turner, and published several celebrated monographs. He retired to Italy, and lived latterly in Australia. Polar mining under the spotlight
Bridport PrizeThe 2012 Bridport Prize competition is now open, offering a £5000 first prize for a short story (up to 5000 words) or poem, and £1000 in the new ‘Flash Fiction’ category for the best story under 250 words. Judged this year by Gwynneth Lewis and Patrick Gale, the Prize is known as a significant literary stepping stone. Entries are due by 31 May 2012. Application forms are available in the Libary, or apply online. Journey to Wolfson 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...) What you really need to know about the internet 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… Database full of promise
Win £500!The Faculty of English and Churchill College jointly offer the John Kinsella & Tracy Ryan Poetry Prize annually for an orginal verse composition in any form (up to max. of 500 lines), and the Other Prize for an original unperformed play of any length. Each prize is worth £500. The competition is now open and all current undergraduate and postgraduate students of the University are eligible to enter. The closing date is the last day of Lent Full Term 2012 (Friday 16 March). Further details… Brothers fulfil shared ambition Francis & Jonathan Godden When personal trainer Jonathan Godden realised he was missing the buzz he got from learning at school, he and his brother Francis embarked on a journey that brought them both to Wolfson to study Engineering as mature undergraduates. (more...) Academic Life at Wolfson Quick links |
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