Wolfson College, Oxford
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Wolfson College (/ˈwʊlfsən/) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with around sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of subjects, from the humanities to the social and natural sciences. Like the majority of Oxford's newer colleges, it has been coeducational since its foundation in 1965.
Wolfson College | ||||||||||
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Oxford | ||||||||||
Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of red edged with yellow
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Location | Linton Road, Oxford | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51.770977°N 1.255263°W / 51.770977; -1.255263 | |||||||||
Motto | Humani nil alienum (Homo sum, humani nil alienum a me puto)[1][2] | |||||||||
Established | 1965 | |||||||||
Named for | Sir Isaac Wolfson | |||||||||
Previous names | Iffley College | |||||||||
Sister college | Darwin College, Cambridge | |||||||||
President | Sir Tim Hitchens | |||||||||
Undergraduates | none (graduate-only college) | |||||||||
Postgraduates | 788 (2021)[3] | |||||||||
Website | wolfson | |||||||||
Boat club | Wolfson College Boat Club | |||||||||
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The liberal philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin was the college's first president, and was instrumental not only in its founding, but establishing its tradition of academic excellence and egalitarianism. The college houses The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust and hosts an annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture. From 2017, the president of the college has been Sir Tim Hitchens.[4]
As of 2021, the college had a financial endowment of £60.3 million.[5] The college is registered as a charity.[6]