COP26 at ��ӽ紫ý| Wolfson

COP26 at Wolfson - green week of activities 18-24 Oct

1) How can we make sustainability fair and equitable for all?
2) What is the role of corporate vs government vs personal responsibility?
3) What is the role of adaption and mitigation?
4) How do we limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees?

To access any livestream (from Lee Hall):

All Week

��ӽ紫ýBiodiversity Study Photo Competition	18-24 Oct	submit online	Green Society
Item&Food donate'n'take	18-24 Oct	Club Room	Green Society

Mon 18 Oct 2021 - Culture

The Climate Therapy Listening Bench	12:00-14:00	Betty Wu Garden (bench)	The
Launching COP26 at Wolfson: Arts & Media Exhibition	14:00-15:00	Chancellor's Centre, Foyer	S&C Hub
Wikipedia Workshop: Expanding Access to Climate Knowledge	15:00-16:00	Lee Hall
The Poetry of Climate Change 1990-2021: The EcoPoets	17:30-18:30	Club Room	Jonathan Louth
Culture-Day Chats: Organic Wine Tasting	20:00-22:00	Fuchs House	WCSA Ents + S&C Hub

Tues 19 Oct 2021 - Technology & Nature-based solutions

Planned Obsolescence: Controlling the Small Stuff > watch the live-recorded	12:00-12:45	Lee Hall/online	Jonathan Louth
Sustainability services: the most important ecosystem no one knows about > watch the live-recorded	13:00-13:30	Lee Hall/online	Josh Matthews
: a free resource >Zoom	13:30-14:00	online (Zoom)	Charlie Barty-King
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds: Sustainable Guitars via STEM	14:15-15:00	online (Zoom)	Dr. Fernando Bravo
Composting 101	15:00-16:00	Club Room	Green Society
Green Talk: The ��ӽ紫ýGardens & Well-being > watch the live-recorded	17:00-18:00	Lee Hall/online	Oscar + Millie
End Game: The Sustainability Escape Room	18:30-19:30	Lee Room	Sachi Shah
Daily Round Up: Refreshments in the Club Room	20:00-22:00	Club Room	S&C Hub

Wed 20 Oct 2021 - Sustainable Development

Botanical Garden Visit (guided)	13:00-15:00	Meet at flagpole	��ӽ紫ýGardeners
Is sustainable development possible in the Arctic?	16:00-17:00	online (Zoom)	Marie Anne Coninsx
Daily Round Up: Refreshments in the Club Room	20:00-22:00	Club Room	S&C Hub

Thurs 21 Oct 2021 - Human Rights, Policy and Law

POSTPONED: Legal Sustainability: The need to rethink Law holistically	POSTPONED	POSTPONED	Markus P. Beham
RoundTable: Human Rights, Policy & Law > Human rights: why a 'Just Transition' matters > Making sure "green" supply chains are just > Tackling Deforestation through Community Land Rights > Towards a Global Pact for the Environment > Roundtable Discussion Watch the live-recorded .	16:00-18:30	Lee Hall/online	Speakers Elizabeth Wild Josh Matthews Natascha Kersting Alice Adami Global Pact Moderator Helle Porsdam
Daily Round Up: Refreshments in the Club Room	20:00-22:00	Club Room	S&C Hub

Fri 22 Oct 2021 - Urgency, Action, Ambition, Adaptation

Workshop: Coping with the Climate Crisis	10:30-12:30	Seminar Room	The
Roundtable: Urgency, Action, Ambition, Adaption > ��ӽ紫ý CO2e Review > How nice should we be to the oil and gas industry? > Decarbonising a Cambridge College > Adaptation is as urgent as mitigation of climate change > Improving building energy efficiency - where are we? > Design thinking and cultivating a culture of adaptation > Roundtable Discussion Watch the live-recorded .	16:00-18:30	online + Gatsby Room	Speakers Stephen Hoath Josh Matthews Marie Anne Coninsx Hui Ben Golnar Malek Moderator Helene Hoffman
Daily Round Up: Refreshments in the Club Room	20:00-22:00	Club Room	S&C Hub

Sat 23 Oct 2021

Botanical Garden Visit (guided)	13:00-15:00	Meet at flapole	��ӽ紫ýGardeners
Litter Picking ��ӽ紫ýCommunity Initiative	14:00-15:00	Meet at flagpole	Green Society
POSTPONED: Design and Technology for Sustainable Development	POSTPONED	POSTPONED	Iria Heitel
Green Week Dinner	19:00onwards	Dining Hall	S&C Hub
Daily Round Up: Refreshments in the Club Room	End of Green Dinner onwards	Club Room	S&C Hub + Green Society

Sun 24 Oct 2021

Sustainable Coffee Tasting	16:00-18:00	Club Room	WCSA Ents
Repair & Reuse Workshop	16:00-18:00	Club Room	Green Society
Welfare Tea & Cake	16:00-18:00	KSJ or Combination Room	WCSA Welfare
Green Film Night ("2040")	20:00-22:00	Lee Room	S&C Hub + Green Society

��ӽ紫ý is hosting a week of activities - COP26 at ��ӽ紫ý- in the build up to the important , hosted in Glasgow, November 2021.

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Led by a working group of ~20 individuals, including current students, Fellows, staff, expert ��ӽ紫ýalumni, and friends.

Text saying #COP26at��ӽ紫ý18-24 Oct, with logos of ��ӽ紫ý and S&C Hub

A flyer describing the days themes for COP26 at Wolfson

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A triptych of abstract images: a smooth round stone nestled in a curved rock, distorted eyeglass frames scattered on a white background, and a high-contrast black and white microscopic image resembling organic or cellular structures.

Art Exhibition: ��ӽ紫ýat 60

21/06/2025 at 10.00

Celebrating Wolfson’s 60th anniversary year, this exhibition highlights the range of artistic disciplines and styles that have made up our exhibitions over the years.