Wolfson Alumni Lectures: Recent Episodes
Cambridge University
A collection of lectures organised by Wolfson College Cambridge for our decennial and quinquennial alumni reunions.
The discovery of a spring complex, adjacent to Vespasian's Camp and just over a mile from Stonehenge, with well preserved and substantial Mesolithic deposits, potentially transforms our understanding of the Mesolithic use of the pre Stonehenge landscape, and the establishment of its later ritual landscape. This talk outlines the newly discovered local landscape history of the Vespasian's Camp area, the field interventions, and concludes with a review of the site and its wider significance and context for the later development of the Stonehenge ritual landscape.
Wolfson alumna, Dr Carrie Herbert MBE, gives an inspirational speech reflecting on her career in education and her motivations for founding Red Balloon, a national charity supporting bullied children.
Obesity is a major and growing threat to public health and dramatic changes in our environment and lifestyle have contributed. However, we have all responded differently to these changes. Dr Coll explores the links between genes and obesity and what the implications of these discoveries are for the future.