Wolfson College, Cambridge

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
LocationBarton Road, Cambridge (map)
AbbreviationW
Motto"Ring True"
FounderUniversity of Cambridge
Established1965
Named afterWolfson Foundation
Previous namesUniversity College (1965–1972)
Age restrictionAged 21 or over
Sister collegeSt Antony's College, Oxford
PresidentDame Ijeoma Uchegbu
Undergraduates186 (2022–23)
Postgraduates912 (2022–23)
Fellows106
Endowment£27.85m
Websitewolfson.cam.ac.uk
Students' associationwolfson.cam.ac.uk/wcsa/
Boat clubwolfson.cam.ac.uk/current-students/sport/wolfson-college-boat-club
Map
Location in Cambridge

Wolfson College (/ˈwʊlfsən/) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge 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 a benefaction of the Wolfson Foundation. Wolfson is located to the south-west of Cambridge city centre.

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. It was the first college of the university to admit men and women as both students and Fellows.

The current President of Wolfson College is scientist Ijeoma Uchegbu.