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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · 1d

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Wolfson welcomes new Governing Body Fellow - Wolfson College

Adnan Naseemullah is Professor of Comparative and South Asian Politics at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · 1d

Wolfson is delighted to welcome Adnan Naseemullah as our newest GB Fellow. Adnan is Professor of Comparative & South Asian Politics at the Oxford School of Global & Area Studies. He is researching the multiple meanings of democracy and political violence in the context of domination & subordination.

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 14d

In memoir, where does truth end and storytelling begin? Kate Kennedy and Elleke Boehmer explore this question and more 13 Oct, Wolfson. buff.ly/WLdDnBr
#Truth #Narrative @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · 14d

And secondly, 'Harvest: The True Cost of Cotton' from Wolfson alumna and former JRF, Dr Maryam Aslany, co-written with author Rana Dasgupta (Wolfson Visiting Scholar, 2021–23) and based on Maryam’s long-term field research in India.

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Wolfson alumna releases new podcast - Wolfson College

Dr Maryam Aslany, Wolfson alumna and former JRF, has released a series of real-life stories drawn from India’s cotton-growing regions.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · 14d

We're thrilled to share two new podcasts from the Wolfson community, on very different subjects!
Firstly, 'The Light Side' - conversations about physics with the people that do it, hosted by graduate student Anjali Waghmare.
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The Light Side - YouTube

Conversations about physics with the people who do it. I'm an Oxford physics graduate student, and I sit down with professors and researchers to talk about t...

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · 23d

Wolfson is delighted to welcome Tom Simpson to College as our newest Governing Body Fellow. Tom is the Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy @blavatnikschool.bsky.social where he is also the Co-Chair of Executive Programmes and directs the Military Leadership and Judgment Programme.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wolfson and @engfac.bsky.social are delighted to announce this year’s Jon Stallworthy poetry competition for Oxford postgraduate students.

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Jon Stallworthy Poetry Prize 2026 - Wolfson College

The English Faculty and Wolfson College are delighted to announce this year’s poetry competition for Oxford postgraduate students. This competition was set up in memory of the late Professor Jon Stall...

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Aug 5

Today we gathered in the South Car Park to mark the ‘groundbreaking’ for the new Garden Building. Construction works will commence on Monday, 11th August.⁠ Sir Tim Hitchens marked the occasion by reiterating the College’s long-term goal to provide more on-site accommodation for our students.
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Sir Tim Hitchens, President of Wolfson College and Sara Murray, MD of Benfield & Loxley, stand in front of Wolfson College in hi vis jackets and hard hats, holding a spade, to mark the groundbreaking of the new Garden Building project at the College.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Aug 5

The scholarships form an integral part of the Centre’s new Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme, which seeks to transform the future of life-writing by amplifying and empowering marginalised voices.

Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Aug 5

We are thrilled that @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social has announced its inaugural cohort of Global Majority and Underrepresented Writing Scholars for 2025-26!

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OCLW Announces Global Majority and Underrepresented Writing Scholars - Wolfson College

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW) is proud to introduce its inaugural cohort of Global Majority and Underrepresented Writing Scholars. The scholarships form an integral part of the Centre’s ne...

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Aug 4

The lecture has been established thanks to a generous gift from Honorary Fellow John W. Adams and his wife Lizabeth and will be given each year at Wolfson on a legal or political theme.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Aug 4

Wolfson is pleased to announce that Dr Gillian Tett, the author, journalist, and Provost of King’s College Cambridge, will give the College’s inaugural Adams Lecture on 23 October.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jul 21

Wolfson JRF Dr Katarina Almeida-Warren has co-authored a landmark study on ageing chimpanzee's tool use, revealing parallels with human ageing - read more on our site. www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/news/study-s...

Study shows tool use declines in ageing chimpanzees - Wolfson College

Wolfson JRF Dr Katarina Almeida‑Warren co-authors a landmark study on ageing chimpanzees’ tool use, revealing parallels with human ageing.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jul 18

Wolfson College is the first zero carbon HEI in the UK and Everything Electric came to see how we did it.
Watch the full video on how we decarbonised a Grade II listed, Oxford college 🌱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS6S...

Zero Gas!? The UK's First All Electric College!

YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jul 16

We're excited for the UK release of 'Ice Shock' by Wolfson GBF @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social later this year.

Karavan Press @karavanpress.bsky.social · Jul 14

Arja Salafranca reviews ICE SHOCK by @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social for Business Day

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Love stretched to breaking point

Distance and communication difficulties put a couple’s relationship to the test in ‘Ice Shock’

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jul 15

From the moment you arrive at Wolfson, whether you're a new student, a resident or a visitor, you'll receive a warm welcome. ⁠
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Grab a delicious drink from our cafe, enjoy a walk around our grounds and see what makes Wolfson the natural home for graduates in Oxford.
#graduatestudy

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jul 2

Wolfson GBF Prof @mmosleh.bsky.social has co-authored a study revealing that posts made by Republican users on X are more than twice as likely to be flagged for misinformation than those by Democrats. Read more at our website: www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/news/misinfo...

Republican Tweets More Likely to be Flagged for Misinformation

New study by Wolfson Fellow finds Republicans’ posts are flagged twice as often as Democrats for misinformation on X’s Community Notes.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jun 23

Wolfson congratulates Dr Mootaz Salman, Research Fellow, on his appointment as Group Leader with the British Heart Foundation and @ukdri.ac.uk. This role comes with a significant £1.5million award to advance understanding of the blood-brain barrier in vascular dementia.
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Breaking into the brain to deliver treatments for vascular dementia

YouTube video by UK Dementia Research Institute - UK DRI

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations to GB Fellow Professor Frances Gardner on her recognition in the King's Birthday Honours! Prof. Gardner has been appointed as a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG), in recognition of her services to reducing violence against children.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Peter Stewart @petercnstewart.bsky.social · Jun 10

From Tristan Gooley’s ‘How to Read a Tree’, I have learned that trees have eyes. I can’t un-see them now. 🌳 👀

Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jun 11

Tomorrow - Thursday - evening, 6-7pm in the Levett Room, Wolfson RF Nicole Votruba and AfOx Scholar Sarah Mlambo will be sharing insights into their work on women's mental health in Africa and Asia, and into Oxford-Africa collaborations.

A smiling mother holds her child in front of a blue tarpaulin

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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · May 27

📸 Discover the intricate links between photography and memory with Marianne Hirsch and Sara Davidmann on 3 June, 14:00–17:00 at @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social & Online. Register: shorturl.at/P7kCg 📸 @oxfordhistory.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

Jewish Women's Voices Seminar: 'Touching Photographs/Prompting Postmemories: A Conversation with Scholar Marianne Hirsch and Artist Sara Davidmann'

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · Jun 2

Wolfson M1 are Head of the River! After an incredible week of Summer Eights, the whole Wolfson Boat Club put on a classy display of strategy, stamina and skill, with M1 bumping Oriel on the last day to take Headship.
Congratulations Wolfson!

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · May 28

Tonight in the LWA, @moudhy.bsky.social will discuss the nightly astrological observations of scholars from ancient Assyria and Babylonia, sometimes interpreted as divine messages about forthcoming events. Hosted by Wolfson AstroClub, not to be missed! 🔭 🌠

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Reading the "Heavenly Writing": Observational astronomy in ancient Assyria and Babylonia - Wolfson College

A Wolfson AstroClub talk offering a survey of the works left behind by early astronomers, followed by telescope observing.

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Wolfson College Oxford @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social · May 28

The deadline is approaching for the @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social Global Majority & Underrepresented Writers Programme.

The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · May 27

Your story matters. Through this free programme we’re offering space, support, and mentorship to underrepresented writers ready to grow their work.
Deadline: 16 June
8 places available.
Details & application: oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/global-major...

Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme

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