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2015 – 2016 2016 – No.40 2015 The Wolfson Review Wolfson The THE Wolfson Review Calendar of events for alumni in 2016–2017 Saturday 24 September Alumni Reunion (2016 Quinquennial and Decennial Reunion at Wolfson for all those who joined the College in academic years beginning October 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006) Alumni lecture, afternoon tea, College tour, black-tie dinner Book online at www.2016Reunion.WolfsonEvents.com Thursday 17 November Commemoration of Benefactors’ Dinner (by invitation to Morrison Society members, with a guest, and major benefactors in the current year) Thursday 8 December Rugby Varsity Match, Twickenham Friday 16 December Wolfson Alumni in Cambridge Reception (by invitation to alumni living or working in Cambridge) Thursday 19 January Alumni Reception in London at the Oxford and Cambridge Club Sunday 18 June Benefactors’ Reception, College Garden Party and Mary Bevan Recital Invitations to events are sent by email. Please keep us up-to-date with your current address by emailing [email protected] The Alumni events calendar is updated regularly at www.WolfsonEvents.com 2015 – 2016 2016 – No.40 2015 The full calendar of all College events is updated regularly at www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/calendars/all-events Useful Information Contact Wolfson College see below for Term dates. Bookings should Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9BB be made online by noon on the day prior to Telephone: +44 (0)1223 335900 Formal Hall (or earlier) at www.FormalHall. Fax: +44 (0)1223 335908 wolfson.cam.ac.uk Website: www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk Published in 2016 by Wolfson College Cambridge Bookings for Guest Night should be made Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9BB When arriving by car, please note that at least two weeks in advance, also at the Main Entrance to the College is on www.FormalHall.wolfson.cam.ac.uk. Members may use the Bar and Club Room, © Wolfson College, 2016 Barton Road, not Selwyn Gardens as shown on some maps and satellite navigation the Karen Spärck Jones Room, the Combination systems. Directions may be found at Room, the Lee Room and the Dining Hall. www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/directions Please let the Alumni Office (alumni@wolfson. Accommodation cam.ac.uk) know if you are planning to visit the The College is sometimes able to offer College: they would be delighted to see you. overnight accommodation to members. Enquiries about the availability of guest Term dates rooms should be made in the first instance This year’s dates for Full Term are: to the Accommodation Manager at Michaelmas: 4 October to 2 December 2016 [email protected] Lent: 17 January to 17 March 2017 Easter: 25 April to 16 June 2017 Dining arrangements All members (including alumni) are For a full list of Term dates in future years, welcome to participate in College functions visit www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/ Cover photograph and come to lunch, supper and formal dinners term-dates-and-calendars Current PhD students Andrew Presti from the United in College (including Guest Night) at their States (History and Philosophy) and Hui Ben from China own expense as often as they wish, with Staying in touch (Sustainability in Architecture) having fun with the Wolfson up to three guests. Informal meals are paid Please send any recent news which dragon at the far west corner of the College on Barton Road. for with a Catering Card, available from the you would like to share with your fellow The dragon is now looking very smart in Wolfson livery, Porters’ Lodge. Wolfson members to members@wolfson. having been painted recently by David Long from cam.ac.uk our College Maintenance team. Formal Hall is held on Tuesdays from Photographer: Martin Bond 6 September 2016 to 18 July 2017 and on Your news may be included in the next Fridays in Full Term: please note that there is no issue of the Wolfson Review or on the Formal Hall during the Christmas/Easter breaks: College website at www.WolfsonPlus.com The paper used for the Review contains material sourced from responsibly managed forests, certified in accordance with the Forestry Stewardship Council, and is printed using vegetable-based inks. Wolfson College Barton Road Design & print management: H2 Associates, Cambridge Cambridge CB3 9BB www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk 2015 – 2016 No.40 Wolfson Review Wolfson THE Contents Foreword: Editor 5 College Life From the President 6 From the College Officers 7 The Library 11 The College Archive 12 Wolfson Gardens: pruning techniques for shrubs and perennials 13 Lectures and Events College Events 16 Lee Seng Tee Distinguished Lecture 2016: ‘The Battle of the Quills – Luther and the 20 German Reformation’ Wolfson Research Event 21 Wolfson Research Event: Queer women during the Second World War in Britain 22 Wolfson Research Event: Cell biology and killer T-cell attacks 23 Wolfson Research: Complex analysis simplified! 24 Wolfson Research: Hong Kong literature and British colonialism 25 Music at Wolfson 26 Art at Wolfson 28 Wolfson Society The Society of Emeritus Fellows 30 Senior Members 30 College Research Associates 31 Humanities Society 32 Science Society 33 Lunchtime Seminar Series 34 Migration crisis: UK and the rest of the World 35 My journey to Wolfson 36 Dennis Mubaiwa 36 Judd Harris 37 Skills for Academic Success 38 Qualitative Methods Reading Group 39 Noodle Club 39 Wolfson Reading Group 40 Wolfson College Student Association 40 Wolfson at BBC University Challenge 41 WCSA Film Fest 42 Wolfson Christian Society 42 Wolfson Howler 43 Argentine Tango and Brazilian Forró 43 Tea Society 44 May Ball 44 Sport Wolfson Sports 46 Aerobics, Zumba and Pilates 47 Badminton 47 Basketball 47 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 48 Circuit Training 49 Cricket 49 Fencing 50 Ninjutsu Society 50 Pool Club 50 Squash 50 Table Tennis 51 Rowing 51 News Donations to Wolfson College 54 Philanthropy in Action 59 The Morrison Society 61 Members’ News 62 Books by College Members 71 Recent University Appointments 75 Obituaries 76 In Memoriam 82 Student Record Freshers 2015 84 Prizes and Studentships 85 Degrees Awarded 87 Membership College Officers 94 New Fellows 2015–2016 95 Fellows 97 Honorary and Bredon Fellows 102 Emeritus Fellows 103 Senior Members 104 College Research Associates 106 Academic Visitors 107 College Staff 110 Donation Form 111 Useful Information Inside Back Cover Calendar of events for alumni in 2016–2017 Back Cover Foreword Conrad Guettler, Editor This Wolfson Review covers the remainder of the College’s 50th Anniversary year events and activities but of course the Anniversary fundraising campaign for student support remains on-going. The closing lecture in the 50th Anniversary Lecture Series entitled Prevention is Better than Cure, was given by Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor of the University and Fellow and Peter DowlingPeter Honorary Fellow of our College. We have had a thriving programme of lectures, seminars, art exhibitions and music performances as described in the ‘Lectures and Events’ and ‘Wolfson Society’ sections in this Review. The report on the very productive Wolfson Research Event is supplemented by two articles from students derived from their presentations at the Event. Both the Humanities and the Science Societies have had a highly successful year, with the latter more than doubling the number of talks, and improving the gender ratio of presenters as well. The College’s Visiting Fellow and Press Fellowship programmes continue to thrive and bring many stimulating minds to the College. I am delighted that two Visiting Fellows, Andy Raich and Nim-yan Wong, and Press Fellow Syed Azwan Syed Ali, agreed to present short reviews of the work they have been doing whilst at the College. The ‘Sport’ section includes an impressive 12 contributions covering the great diversity of activities organised (mostly) by our students. The mix changes a little from year to year as the membership of clubs and societies fluctuates with changes in the student body. Circuit Training has become very dynamic this year, and the Boat Club performed magnificently in the May Bumps with M1 and W2 winning blades. In my role as Editor, I have to take responsibility for the range and balance of contributions, and for their presentation. I am grateful to all the contributors for their eager willingness to write, and then for delivering their copy more or less on time. Inevitably some stylistic editing has to be done but I’d like to think that I haven’t altogether eliminated any author’s originality of approach. This year I am grateful, as always, to the Development and Alumni Relations team for all their input and assistance, as well as to Sheila Betts for her great help in pulling everything together. And to Foreword H2 Associates who so reliably turn input copy and files into an impressive looking publication. [email protected] www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk 5 From the President Professor Sir Richard Evans It is too early to tell what the exact consequences of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union on 23 June will be; negotiations will not begin until the autumn, and it is impossible to tell what their precise results will be. But it is clear that the implications of Britain’s exit from the EU are deeply concerning for Wolfson and its students. The key factor in swinging the majority in England and Wales against the EU seems to have been a strong feeling at least, that leaving the EU will enable stronger curbs to be imposed on people entering this country. It is in the interests of the UK government to follow this lead, since it is clear that it will gain strong electoral support from doing so.