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6 Mar 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. “Do you know anyone who would be interested inworking as my PA?”, came the question from EdKessler. I did, and the rest, as they say, is history. I am thinking back on my journey at the WoolfInstitute. I first started

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. If you visit East Germany, where I was born andraised, any time in late March and April, you will begreeted by bushes full of Easter eggs and nests ofeggs on the ground in many gardens and publicparks. Germany may be most famous

24 Aug 2018: October 2016. Advance care planning and Muslim communitiesA report commissioned by Compassion in Dying as part of the My Life, My Decision programme. Sughra Ahmed and Naved Siddiqi. Contents About this research 2. Context: Why are we talking about

9 Nov 2022: In this issue we are starting an occasional series of personalreflections about the Institute, its mission and what it means todifferent people. Between now and our 25th anniversary nextyear we will include the voices of many current and pastmembers

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Over the past few weeks the Woolf Institute, baskingas it has been in the hot summer sun, has been avibrant place, busy with events and the participants inthe various programmes we organise at this time ofyear. Two of these stand

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, One of the things that distinguishes the Woolf Institute from other researchinstitutes is our strive to translate all our research into public education.Academic work sometimes has the reputation of being conducted in an

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. When the news of the British conquest of MountEverest came through on the same day as QueenElizabeth’s coronation, it seemed too good to betrue. But the story of how that piece of news wasmanaged and gathered is less well known

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, From research to social good, from Cambridge to the wider world, the WoolfInstitute is increasing the impact of its work this year, especially within politicaland policymaking circles. With this goal in mind, we have further

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, This year we have the rare occasion that majorfestivals of the three Abrahamic faiths align:Easter, Passover and Ramadan. Such aconcurrence last happened in 1991 and is broughtabout by the different calendar systems

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Few men have the privilege and good fortune to seetheir life’s vision take shape in front of them. Ed. Kessler, whose 60th birthday we were celebratingthis week, is that rare man. But fortune played only a small part. Ed