Wolfson College Cambridge: Events Feed

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Wolfson Bulb Trail

18/04/2026 at 10.00

Our new bulb trail allows you to enjoy our thoughtfully planted displays and explore our beautiful College Gardens at your own pace.

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Art Exhibition: 'Epic Journeys'

18/04/2026 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Epic Journeys' featuring work by distinguished artist Hassan Aliyu.

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Lessons from WHO Non-Communicable Disease Initiative about Chronic Disease

21/04/2026 at 17.30

What links osteoporosis and heart disease? Dr Gordon Klein reveals surprising connections between two of ageing's biggest health challenges, and what they mean for prevention.

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Making the Past: Historical Recreation and Material Culture

29/04/2026 at 13.00

How do recreations of clothes, food, and objects generate new questions and knowledge about historical practices and lived experience?

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Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu: Chain Reaction

29/04/2026 at 17.30

Join Wolfson's President, Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu, for the launch of her new book, Chain Reaction.

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Symposium on Venture Builders

30/04/2026 at 09.00

Bridging Academic Insight and Practical Innovation in Startup Creation

Graduation Ceremony

02/05/2026 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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A. L. Morton and the Making of an English Radical Tradition

05/05/2026 at 17.30

Was A. L. Morton the most influential historian of English radical history and culture you don’t know?

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Music and Muscat - The Art of Levitation

05/05/2026 at 18.30

A concert by Indie-Classical guitarist Richard Durrant.

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A Year of Slow Reading

06/05/2026 at 18.00

You may well have seen the UK government's Go All In campaign for the National Year of Reading and we invite you to join us for A Year of Slow Reading.

Wolfson Research Event 2026

07/05/2026 at 09.30

Join us for the 2026 Wolfson Research Event: an interdisciplinary academic conference organised by students to showcase the diversity of the research carried out by Wolfson students.

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Bridges and Battlefields in Education: Reflections on embedding 'diverse', critical, and anti-racist approaches in schools

07/05/2026 at 17.30

The second event of this year’s annual 'Hierarchies of Racism?' series, focusing on race, racialisation, and racism within higher education institutions.

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Easter College Service

12/05/2026 at 18.15

Wolfson's termly College Service led by our ecumenical Chaplaincy Team.

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Stargazing

13/05/2026 at 20.30

Let's admire the magnificence of the night sky together in a session away from work!

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Strengthening Startup Ecosystems: The Talent Factor

14/05/2026 at 17.30

Amali de Alwis MBE, in conversation with Wolfson Fellow Chris Coleridge, explores how talent, leadership, and inclusive networks shape thriving startup ecosystems, and what founders, institutions, and policymakers can do to strengthen them.

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An Unresolved Doublet: Text as Material in Visual Art

15/05/2026 at 17.30

Join us to explore where art, language and science meet, and discover the unexpected poetry hidden in the writings of Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and Ijeoma Uchegbu.

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Lunchtime Concert - Wolfson Student Musician Showcase

16/05/2026 at 13.30

Enjoy performances by an array of talented Wolfson student singers and instrumentalists.

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In Conversation: storytelling with filmmaker Alex Browning

19/05/2026 at 17.30

How do stories shape who we are?

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Libraries as knowledge bridges: How Colombian Public Libraries Co-create Digital Heritage (2017-2023)

20/05/2026 at 13.00

A lunchtime talk exploring Colombianas Notables as a case study of how cultural institutions act as "knowledge bridges" connecting communities, collections, and digital platforms.

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Graduation Ceremony

22/05/2026 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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Lunchtime Concert - Achintya Prahlad

23/05/2026 at 13.30

A taste of Classical Indian song.

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The Consensus on Dissensus: Art, the Future, and the Contingency of Modern Society

26/05/2026 at 17.30

Is disagreement what holds modern society together?

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The Genre Queer

27/05/2026 at 13.00

How do recreations of clothes, food, and objects generate new questions and knowledge about historical practices and lived experience?

Lunchtime Concert - Gonen Orbach (trumpet) and friends

30/05/2026 at 13.30

Wolfson music student, trumpeter Gonen Orbach will be joined by pianist Tom Williamson and soprano Alexandria Risbeck.

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The Far Edges of the Known World: A New History of the Ancient Past

09/06/2026 at 17.30

What was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of the known world?

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From Perception to Prediction: Modelling human (im)mobility in the Sahel region

10/06/2026 at 13.00

This research explores whether data-driven methods can explain the relationship between climate change and large-scale pastoralist movements in the Sahel.