News
January 2012
What you really need to know about the internet
7 January, 2012 - 16:59
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New Year Honours for Wolfson members
7 January, 2012 - 16:33
Two College members have been rewarded for their achievements in the New Year Honours List 2012.
Dr Alan Burgess MA
6 January, 2012 - 11:26
College regrets to record the death of Dr Alan Burgess, Emeritus Fellow, on 27 December 2011. Formerly a University Lecturer in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Alan was a Fellow of the College from 1966 to 2001 and Emeritus Fellow from 2001.
Database full of promise
3 January, 2012 - 11:45
Wolfson Fellow, Professor Stephen Oliver, is the initiating force behind a new tool for scientists called PomBase, which catalogues the functions of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Lunchtime recital
3 January, 2012 - 11:44
Maiko Mori Japanese pianist Maiko Mori will perform at the first of this term's Lunchtime Recitals, organised by the Wolfson College Music Society, on Saturday 21 Janua
December 2011
The Vermeer Phenomenon
7 December, 2011 - 17:28
Coinciding with popular exhibition, Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence, currently on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Dr M
Advent Carol Service
1 December, 2011 - 14:41
The annual Advent Carol Service, with seasonal music and readings, takes place this Sunday (4 December) at 6.30pm at St Mark's Church on Barton Road.
November 2011
Tutorial Christmas Party
28 November, 2011 - 12:28
The Wolfson Tutors herald Christmas in style with the annual Tutorial Christmas Party in the Club Room this Wednesday (30 November) from 6.00 to 7.30pm. Free seasonal food & drink! This is a family-friendly event, with partners and children welcome. Look forward to seeing you there!
Wolfson's first Vice-President
28 November, 2011 - 12:23
Captain Norman Hilken Mr Peter Hilken, son of Captain Norman Hilken, will describe his father's journey from retirement as a naval officer to becoming the first Vice-President of Wolfson (then University) College at a talk on Thursday 1 December at 1.00pm in the Combination
Music & Madeira
28 November, 2011 - 09:17
Cambridge University Brass Band will perform a selection of 'Brass Classics for Christmas' at the next Music & Madeira evening on Tuesday 29 November.
Lunchtime recital
25 November, 2011 - 09:17
Photo credit: Sioux Jordan Electronic music artist Stuart Russell will give the Wolfson Music Society Lunchtime Recital on Saturday 26 November (1.30pm, Lee Hall) with a performance of his own compositions, with visuals, on laptop, hardware synthesizers, samplers an
Physics informing Biology
23 November, 2011 - 17:47
Wolfson College Science Society Professor Jane Clarke, of the Department of Chemistry, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the http://www.wolfson
Lunchtime seminar
22 November, 2011 - 11:43
Wolfson PhD student, Vojtech Olle, from the Department of Engineering, will consider 'The importance of cheap and reliable optical sources capable of short pulse and high power generation' at this week's Lunchtime Seminar. Wednesday 23 November, 1.00pm, OCR. Please bring your lunch; tea & coffee provided. All welcome! Abstract: The development of the laser was one of the most remarkable technical achievements of the 20th century and it has had a direct influence on much of modern life.
Michaelmas Term Concert
21 November, 2011 - 09:13
Wolfson College Choir and Chamber Singers, conducted by Director of Music Lynette Alcántara, will offer a programme of music from the Victorian era to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on
Women in the Belle Epoque
15 November, 2011 - 14:32
Dr Felicia Gordon, Senior Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University, is the guest speaker at this week's Lunchtime Seminar, with a paper entitled 'Ambition and Decorum: women's entry into the professions in Belle Époque France'. Wednesday 16 November, 1.00pm, OCR. Please bring your lunch; tea & coffee provided.