Unlocking the art of writingThe second in Richard Berengarten’s series of seminars on writing skills for graduate students takes place at the Thesis Writing Group tonight (Thursday 9 February) at 6.00pm in the Lee Hall. This session, called ‘Keys to the necessary art’ follows on from last week’s ‘Fresh approaches to composition’, and will look at various aspects of style, grammar, language use and presentation. Handouts will be provided. All welcome! Science Society talk Wolfson College Science Society Prof. Graham Burton of the University’s Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience will speak at this week’s Science Society talk, and consider ‘The placenta: a remarkable but often neglected organ’. Friday 10 February, 6 for 6.15pm, OCR. All welcome! (more...) Lunchtime recitalPianist Andrew Goldman will give this week’s Wolfson Music Society Lunchtime Recital on Saturday 11 February at 1.30pm in the Lee Hall. Andrew, who is studying for a PhD in Musicology at Wolfson, is a finalist in the CUMS Concerto Competition, competing for the opportunity to perform a concerto with one of the University orchestras in 2012-13. Entrance to Saturday’s recital is free; there will be a retiring collection for the Wolfson Choir Tour to Greece in July. All welcome! 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...) Winter garden in bloom
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… College LifeInformation for Wolfson Members and Staff Quick links |
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