| Wolfson College | |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford | |
.svg) Arms: Per pale gules and or on a chevron between three roses and two pears all countercharged the roses barbed and seeded proper. | |
| Scarf colours: navy, with two equally-spaced stripes of red edged with yellow | |
| Location | Linton Road, Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°46′16″N 1°15′19″W / 51.770977°N 1.255263°W |
| Motto | Humani nil alienum [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 |
| Map | |
  Location in Oxford | |
Wolfson College (/ˈwʊlfsən/) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Wolfson is an all-graduate college, it prides itself on being one of the most international colleges at Oxford, with particular strengths in areas like global health, environmental studies, economics, and humanities. With a spacious, green campus located along the River Cherwell, it’s known for its relaxed atmosphere and beautiful gardens, creating a peaceful environment for a focused academic community. Its motto is "Humani nil alienum," which translates as "Nothing human is alien to me."
The historian and philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin was the college's first president, and was instrumental not only in its founding, but establishing a tradition of academic excellence and egalitarianism. Since then, the college caters to a wide range of subjects, from the humanities to the social and natural sciences, being coeducational since its foundation in 1965. 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] and is registered as a charity.[6]
Wolfson's sister college at the University of Cambridge is Darwin College.
- ^ (A quote from the Roman playwright Terence: I am a human being and I consider nothing that concerns human beings alien to me)
- ^ The original wording is a little different: Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto. Ricord, Frederick W. (1885). The Self-Tormentor (Heautontimorumenos) from the Latin of Publius Terentius Afer with More English Songs from Foreign Tongues. New York: Charles Scribner's. p. 25. Retrieved 22 January 2018 – via Internet Archive..
- ^ "Student numbers | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "President=elect". Wolfson College, Oxford. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Wolfson College: Annual Report and Financial Statements, Year ended 31 July 2021" (PDF). UK: Charity Commission for England and Wales. p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Wolfson College in the University of Oxford – Charity number: 1141446". UK: Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 20 December 2022.