College Record 2022/23
The 2023/24 edition of the College Record, the formal record of the academic year at Wolfson College, Oxford. As well as recording the fellowship and membership of the College as it stood in 2023/24, the Record is a chance for members to look back on the previous academic year and take stock of the activities of our many research clusters and societies, to celebrate the achievements of our students, researchers and alumni, and to share news of interest with the whole Wolfson community. This year, alongside updates from members across the world, readers can find reflections on the life of Anders Celsius, Byzantine art, the legal fight for clean rivers in the UK, and Wolfson’s own mysterious Second World War bunker. The Record is edited by Dr Roger Tomlin.
The 2023/24 edition of the College Record, the formal record of the academic year at Wolfson College, Oxford.
As well as recording the fellowship and membership of the College as it stood in 2023/24, the Record is a chance for members to look back on the previous academic year and take stock of the activities of our many research clusters and societies, to celebrate the achievements of our students, researchers and alumni, and to share news of interest with the whole Wolfson community. This year, alongside updates from members across the world, readers can find reflections on the life of Anders Celsius, Byzantine art, the legal fight for clean rivers in the UK, and Wolfson’s own mysterious Second World War bunker. The Record is edited by Dr Roger Tomlin.
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uninsulated parts of Wolfson’s estate and want to buy a large storage battery so that we<br />
can draw down electricity from when it is available in its greenest form and store it for later<br />
use. There is also work underway in <strong>College</strong> amongst staff, Fellows and students, to reduce<br />
our own individual carbon footprints wherever we can.<br />
We are currently offsetting those residual individual carbon footprints, as well as the carbon<br />
footprints of our operations, by reinvesting in green initiatives at the <strong>College</strong>. Other, smaller<br />
projects completed across <strong>College</strong> include the refurbishment of the Private Dining Room<br />
through the kindness of a donor (now renamed the Levett Room), and the purchase of<br />
an electric minibus (again through the kindness of a donor), which is due to arrive in the<br />
autumn and will ensure carbon-free travel between the <strong>College</strong> and town.<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
The Levett Room / Photo: John Cairns<br />
So, despite all these challenges, there is much to be pleased about in terms of the progress<br />
being made. The day-to-day running of the <strong>College</strong> continues to be blessed by an amazing<br />
team of managers and staff who look after us all so very well. Our Head Chef, Michael<br />
Godfrey, an award-winning international executive chef, and his team, including Sofia Miron<br />
Sardiello, recently promoted to be the new <strong>College</strong> Steward, continue to produce the most<br />
dazzling catering experience, and an environment in which the academic magic continues to<br />
happen.<br />
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