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This archive features recent webinars from the Green Society's 2020 Easter & Michaelmas Term programmes.

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How to use the power of social media for good?
Adeel Khan (Sail4Kashmir)

Watch the recording from 13 May 2021

 

Engaging with architectural heritage in a changing climate: Views from academia and practice
Professor Henrik Schoenefeldt (University of Kent School of Architecture and Planning)

Watch the recording from 29 April 2021

 

Climate Fail: How the green movement made climate change worse... And how we can fix it
Zion Lights (science communicator)

Watch the recording from 7 April 2021

 

Community Scale Engagement: Collective Action on Carbon
Professor Douglas Crawford-Brown (Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge & Director of Cambridge Science and Policy Consulting)

Watch the recording from 11 March 2021

 

The Ice is Melting: The Impact of Global Warming on the Arctic and Beyond
Ms Marie-Anne Coninsx (Former EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic [2017-2019])

Watch the recording from 25 February 2021

 

Can Fashion be Sustainable?
Ms Svetlana Dourassoff (Head of Advanced Concepts at PANGAIA)

Watch the recording from 28 January 2021

 

The Post 2020 Conservation Pathway
Dr Resson Kantai Duff (Director, Community Conservation Ewaso Lions-Kenya)

Watch the recording from 25 November 2020

 

Is it a Bird, is it a Plane? No.... it's a Wildlife Trust Drone
Mr Josh Hellon (Monitoring and Research Manager, The Wildlife Trust BCN)

Watch the recording from 11 November 2020

 

Cambridge Councillors Green Talk
Cllrs Alex Collis and Josh Matthews (Cambridge City Council)

Watch the recording from 28 October 2020

 

Bees and Beekeeping: A Cambridge Perspective from CBKA
Dr J Paul Schofield, Mr Jonathan Baynes, Dr Bill Block (Cambridgeshire Beekeepers' Association)

Watch the recording from 14 October 2020

 

How COVID-19 Changes the Way Protected Areas Impact Local Communities
Dr Nikoleta Jones(Principal Research Associate, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge)

Watch the recording from 28 May 2020

 

 

Crossing Borders - W. H. Hudson and the Pioneers of Conservation
Conor Jameson (professional conservationist and author)

Watch the recording from 14 May 2020

 

 

The Changing Arctic, its Challenges and Global Impact
Marie-Anne Coninsx (Wolfson Alumna and former Ambassador EU Ambassador at Large to the Arctic)

Watch the recording from 30 April 2020

 

 

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A triptych of three plant-themed paintings: the left shows large leaves, the center features a dark forest scene, and the right depicts vibrant, stylized foliage and flowers.

Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes'

05/10/2024 at 10.00

Explore Wolfson's newest exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage.

A person with shoulder-length curly hair, wearing a pink sweater, looks slightly upward with an open smile against a blue background.

Wolfson Howler with Dee Allum

07/10/2024 at 20.00

The Wolfson Howler is back, bringing you the best comedy Cambridge has to offer!

A black-and-white photo showing a group of toddlers wrapped in striped towels, standing in a tiled room while being watched over by three smiling women in white uniforms.

Toddlers and the ‘Totalitarian’ State: Histories of Care in Socialist Dictatorships

15/10/2024 at 17.30

What can the history of crèches tell us about care and coercion in a socialist dictatorship?

A person with long hair, wearing a black dress, holds a string instrument and smiles while standing in front of a window with stone walls in the background.

Music and Madeira: Doraly Gill

18/10/2024 at 18.30

A concert of beautiful music, including the Debussy Sonata and Bartok’s Romanian Dances, performed by cellist Doraly Gill.

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WolfWorks-Being Productive: Developing Time Management and Reflective Practice Skills

19/10/2024 at 10.00

Take some time out at the start of the academic year to get organised and plan your next steps. 

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