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| Wolfson College | |
|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | |
 Bredon House, Wolfson College | |
 Arms of Wolfson College | |
| Scarf colours: red, with two equally-spaced narrow golden stripes edged with white | |
| Location | Barton Road, Cambridge (map) |
| Abbreviation | W[1] |
| Motto | "Ring True"[2] |
| Founder | University of Cambridge[3] |
| Established | 1965[3] |
| Named after | Wolfson Foundation[2] |
| Previous names | University College (1965–1972) |
| Age restriction | Aged 21 or over |
| Sister college | St Antony's College, Oxford |
| President | Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu |
| Undergraduates | 186 (2022–23) |
| Postgraduates | 912 (2022–23) |
| Fellows | 106[a] |
| Endowment | £27.85m[b] |
| Website | wolfson |
| Students' association | wolfson |
| Boat club | wolfson |
| Map | |
  Location in Cambridge | |
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Wolfson College (/ˈwʊlfsən/) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge[6] in Cambridge, England. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates. The college also admits "mature" undergraduates (aged 21 and above), with around 15% of students studying undergraduate degree courses at the university. The college was founded in 1965 as "University College", but was refounded as Wolfson College in 1973 in recognition of the benefaction of the Wolfson Foundation.[7] Wolfson is located to the south-west of Cambridge city centre, near the University Library.
As one of the more modern colleges in Cambridge, Wolfson does not follow all of the traditions of some of the university's older colleges. For example, since the college's founding there has been no "High Table" reserved for Fellows at Formal Hall dinners; students and Fellows mix and dine together, and the tradition of wearing academic gowns to such occasions is encouraged but is not compulsory. Both Fellows and students at the college have access to all the facilities. With students from over 70 countries, Wolfson claims to be one of Cambridge's most cosmopolitan colleges.[8] It was the first college of the university to admit men and women as both students and Fellows.[9]
The current President of Wolfson College is scientist Ijeoma Uchegbu.
- ^ University of Cambridge (6 March 2019). "Notice by the Editor". Cambridge University Reporter. 149 (Special No 5): 1. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Our History". Wolfson College. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
1973: On 1 January, University College was officially renamed Wolfson College, in recognition of the generosity of the Wolfson Foundation. 'Ring True' was coined as the College motto; a reference to the hand bell on the Wolfson arms, which was adopted in the College arms.
- ^ a b "Our History". Wolfson College. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
1965: University College was founded by the University of Cambridge, as a graduate college, admitting both women and men as students and Fellows. John Morrison was appointed President and the list of 28 Founding Fellows published in the Reporter on 13 October.
- ^ Wolfson College. "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2018" (PDF). Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2019" (PDF). Wolfson College. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Walker, Timea (21 January 2022). "Wolfson College". www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "About Wolfson". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Full-time Postgraduate study". Wolfson College, Cambridge.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
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