With the latest restrictions coming into effect from tomorrow, closing both indoor and outdoor sports facilities, staying active is harder than usual but as important as ever. Physical activity has an important part to play in the battle against Coronavirus, as well as contributing positively towards mental health.

Cambridge University Sport have created a Facebook Group — a digital community of people looking to stay active during the new national lockdown.  

All the activity suggestions shared within the group will be designed to be completed from your home and local area, including activities such as Yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, nutrition advice and more.  

You can access the Facebook group here.  

Further advice on staying active will be published on our website and social media channels. Follow us at @camunisport on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Academic Skills Workshops

What's On?

Thursday 05 November at 20.00: WolfWorks for new undergraduates: Deciding what to read: critical evaluation, reading lists and online resources
Booking and further information

Friday 06 November at 15.00: Online Study Session 
Connect with other students for an hour of study time to get something done.

This session is for everyone but may be of particular interest to those who are self-isolating. 

Book places or just turn up: Join Study Session

Monday 09 November at 09.45 - Virtual Shut Up and Write
Booking and further information

Academic Writing Support: Contact Christopher Woodall for a 50 minute, 1-2-1 writing-support session.
Booking and further information

Need a break from academic reading?

We have a collection of books in the Lee Room in the Jack King Building (open 07.30-19.00) which you can take away and return at your leisure or there are a whole host of fiction ebooks available. If you aren’t sure how to find them, watch this video

Any Questions?

Please get in touch with Meg or Laura if you’d like to discuss anything to do with using the library or developing your academic skills.

The Noodle Club is Wolfson's conversation club, held every Friday lunchtime starting from 13.00. Whether you are a current or former student, visitor or member of staff, you are welcome to join. It is a place to gain confidence in English, debate items in the news, discuss our various home countries, cultures and languages and make friends outside our own subjects.

This Term it will be a ‘Virtual Noodle Club’. We intend to meet via Zoom, from 13.00 to 14.00, and you can join the meeting when it suits you. You can supply your own noodles (or other meal) if you wish.

Just click on the button below to say hello and join us for conversation; it's set up as a recurring meeting, so this will be the same each week:

Research, Travel and Hardship Awards

Deadline to Apply for Research, Travel or Hardship Awards:  Monday 09 November at 17.00

All Wolfson College students are eligible to apply for small grants to assist with research or travel costs related to their course. Postgraduate students in some fields may also be eligible to apply for the Burke's Peerage Foundation Awards or the Teo Wang Gungwu Award.  Details and application information on our website.  

Full-time students in unexpected and exceptional financial difficulty may apply for Wolfson College Hardship awards.  To apply, review the online application information, consult your Tutor and request a reference well in advance of the deadline.  Students applying for College hardship funds are expected to apply to all other relevant sources of funding as well.  

Awards will be announced by 20 November 2020.

The next deadline for submitting applications for travel, research or hardship awards is 25 January 2021.

PhD and Post-Doctoral Funding for women academic year 2021-2022

The Schlumberger Foundation have opened applications for the 2021-2022 Faculty for the Future Fellowships.
Check eligibility criteria
Make application*
Deadline to apply: Monday 09 November 2020.
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Coeliac UK

Coeliac UK provide small grants to encourage undergraduates or postgraduates in the UK to focus on coeliac disease and the impacts of gluten in their project work.
Available funding: Five grants up to £1000 each
Deadline to apply: Monday 09 Nov. at 10.00
To apply, please visit the Coeliac UK website 

University DS Print Service

By using the University's DS print service, you can print directly from your own computer to the large copiers located in the Library computer room.

Guide to setting-up print service and further information 

Thinking about postgraduate study?

Whether you’re a finalist thinking about applying for further study, or a Masters student thinking about starting a PhD, the Postgraduate Open Days have loads of useful sessions about applying for funding and writing research proposals.

Branded Face Coverings

Returning students who didn’t receive a branded face covering at the start of term should email the Conference and Events Co-ordinator with their name and pigeonhole number.

Green Impact 2020

Green Impact is the University's environmental accreditation scheme. It supports and encourages Departments and Colleges across the University in reducing their environmental impacts.

This year the Wolfson team are aiming for a platinum award and need the support of enthusiastic students and staff to help. If you would like to be part of the team, please email the Domestic Bursar.

The scheme is great for those people who want to make a difference but are not sure how, but also provides recognition and support for those who are already working to improve the environmental performance of their place of work or study at the University.

College Recycling

When disposing of cardboard boxes please make sure they are compacted/crushed/torn/broken-up before being placed in the purple bins in the College bin compound.

This will not only help with our recycling initiative by enabling more cardboard to fit into the bins but also keep the area tidy and free from waste.

Heating Times Update

Heating times have changed to the following:
07.00 – 12.00 midday and 14.00 – 23.00

Decoration Works

Decoration to Selwyn Gardens House

Decoration works to Selwyn Gardens House are scheduled to take place until 20 November. Dust sheets will be on the floors so please take care when accessing the staircase and communal areas. 

Legionella Water Works

Weekly Works:

The maintenance department undertakes essential works, one of which is to flush the water systems in all unused rooms weekly on Mondays. We are following all current Government guidelines on face masks and social distancing. For those in residence this is a polite notice to let you know why we are accessing rooms. Thank you for your co-operation.

Monthly Works:

Wolfson College has employed Jordan Environmental to undertake Legionella water testing and sampling to all buildings. Access to rooms (not those where students are quarantined or self-isolating ) will be needed and you will be emailed when this testing takes place. Jordan Environmental will follow the College risk assessment and the current Government guidelines on social distancing whilst this work takes place.

Door Replacement

Bayard Construction have been commissioned to replace doors around College.

Stage 1 took place from 15 Sept-7 Oct. Stage 2 will be decoration of the new doors undertaken by the Wolfson College Decorators (David and Dean) and arranged through David Rivers via email.

Bayard Construction and the College staff will adhere to Government guidelines on face masks and social distancing.