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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Coordinating these efforts are individuals such as the group’s two student representatives,<br />
Nameerah Khan and Ryan Walker, who very sadly leave us this year after completing their<br />
studies: they have given such great service and we will miss them a lot. Thanks also to Alex<br />
Messenger in Accounts, and everyone in the Lodge and in Housekeeping.<br />
In July <strong>2022</strong> Wolfson hosted a well attended<br />
panel discussion ‘Healthcare in Africa: fit for the<br />
future?’ that included contributions from Dr<br />
Githinji Gitahi, CEO of Amref Health Africa; Dr<br />
Anne Makena, Co-Director of the Africa Oxford<br />
Initiative; and Tilly Alcanya, a Senior Research<br />
Consultant at the Red Cross Climate Centre.<br />
The discussion was chaired by the head of Amref<br />
UK, Camilla Knox-Peebles, and introduced by our<br />
President, Sir Tim Hitchens.<br />
Before he left the Amref Group, Ryan Walker ran<br />
the 20<strong>23</strong> London Marathon for Amref, raising<br />
over £2,200. He remembers the Marathon as<br />
‘an incredible experience, and one I will never<br />
forget. It’s hard to find the words to describe the<br />
noise from the crowd on Tower Bridge, and it<br />
was great to see the Amref UK team stationed at<br />
Mile 25 to cheer us to the end.’<br />
Mark Pottle, Chair of the Amref Group<br />
Ryan Walker, running the 20<strong>23</strong> London Marathon<br />
for Amref Health Africa / Photo: Mark Walker<br />
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES<br />
ARTS SOCIETY<br />
The <strong>2022</strong>–<strong>23</strong> exhibition programme<br />
opened with And so runs the year (in<br />
yesterdays many) – a technically rich and<br />
diverse collection of new paintings and<br />
drawings by Helen Leith Spencer. This was<br />
a subtle and intellectually rich series of<br />
reflections on nature and place, literature<br />
and community, influenced at times by the<br />
experience of pandemic and lockdown.<br />
Helen Leith Spencer, Topples Wood (acrylic on canvas)<br />
Photo: Peter Stewart<br />
During Hilary term the Society’s normal<br />
exhibition spaces were closed for<br />
renovation, but they reopened in Trinity<br />
with new lighting perfect for an exhibition<br />
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