Wolfson College Cambridge: Quiet Period

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What is Quiet Period?

Quiet Period is designed to ensure the College environment is reimagined as a study space. We have several noise, environmental and social allowances and restrictions to help make the campus as study friendly as possible.

Restrictions and Allowances

Noise restrictions

No amplified music to be played in any public room or outside space (without exception) over the Quiet Period.
Gardening work deemed as noisy will be planned for no earlier than 9am.

Noise Allowances

Please note that there are unavoidable building works ongoing on campus this academic year.
The Club Room can play music at a reasonable ‘background music’ level.
The weekly brass band practice in the Lee Hall is allowable.
Amplified music or entertainment is not permitted in any public room or outside space during the Quiet Period, except for BOPs and the Howler.
The library clock will not be silenced as it is a useful study marker and traditional anchor of college life for so many students.

Gathering restrictions

No Garden parties without permission from both the Deputy Senior Tutor and Domestic Bursar.
Barbeques restricted to 10 people at any time.

Gathering Allowances

Some low-key Friday and Saturday evening events may still be offered by the College. A curfew of 9pm is planned for any event held.
The College's cultural and intellectual life will continue during Quiet Period with a full schedule of lectures, exhibitions and Formal Halls.

Support for Students

Library support

During this time the library offer:

Tea, coffee and biscuits every Wednesday in the Library foyer from 24 April to 12 June at 15.30.
Book display on revision techniques, exams and finishing a dissertation in April.
Wellbeing resources such as mindful colouring, desk-yoga sheets, Mindful May (Action for Happiness) calendars and a new book display will be available throughout May.
Exam and revision tips LibGuide.
Jigsaw borrowing.

Wellbeing Support

We will have a number of wellbeing activities throughout Easter Term which aim to encourage you to take regular breaks from your studies and engage in self-care.
Please reach out to your Tutor if you have any issues or care needs.
You are also welcome to engage with our Student Support Advisor where needed.

What's on

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A dark brown vase with orange symbol on in front of a blurred background of more pottery on shelves.

Art Exhibition: Ceramics in the Bernard Leach Tradition

04/05/2024 at 10.00

A display of works from the Bradshaw-Bubier studio pottery collection.

Poster for an event titled "divine intervention" showing a person floating in mid-air against a cloudy sky

Screening of Divine Intervention

04/05/2024 at 15.00

Screening of Elia Suleiman’s Divine Intervention, in conversation with assistant director Rania Stephan.

Piano Recital by Samuel Foo

05/05/2024 at 16.00

Wolfson College's inaugural Ian Cross Instrumental Scholarship Concert will be given by pianist Samuel Foo with works by Bach, Brahms and Ravel.

Black and white photograph of men and a woman building

Bomb Site, Building Yard, Classroom: Practical Training at the Architectural Association after World War Two

07/05/2024 at 17.30

How did architecture schools respond to the need to rebuild Britain after World War Two?

A group of Wolfson Fellows stood outside Bredon House

Wolfson’s Fellows Sustainability Research Showcase

08/05/2024 at 17.00

An opportunity for the Wolfson community to discover and engage with the diverse and important sustainability research happening across College by its Fellows and Early Career Researchers.

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