Wolfson College, Oxford
| Wolfson College | |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford | |
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 |
| Motto in English | Nothing human is alien to me |
| 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) |
| Endowment | £60.4 million (2021) |
| 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 a graduate college, with particular strengths in areas like global health, environmental studies, economics, and humanities. It is located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell. The historian and philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin was the college's first president and was instrumental in its founding 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.
As of 2021, the college had a financial endowment of £60.4 million, and is registered as a charity. Wolfson's sister college at the University of Cambridge is Darwin College.