Wolfson College, Cambridge
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| University | Cambridge University |
| Location | Barton Road, Cambridge (map) |
| Motto in English | Ring True |
| Established | 1965 |
| Named for | Sir Isaac Wolfson |
| Previous names | University College (1965–1972) |
| Age restriction | Aged 21 or over |
| Sister college | St Antony's College, Oxford |
| President | Sir Richard Evans |
| Undergraduates | 110 |
| Postgraduates | 650 |
| Website | www |
| Student Association | www |
| Boat club | www |
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", and changed its name to Wolfson College in 1973 in recognition of the benefaction of the Wolfson Foundation. Wolfson is located to the west of Cambridge city centre, near the University Library. It was the first college of the university to admit men and women as both students and Fellows.
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, although the tradition of wearing academic gowns to such occasions is still preserved. 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.
The current President of Wolfson College is the historian Sir Richard Evans.
After the Second World War, the number of graduates of other universities who came to Cambridge to do research increased significantly. The university therefore decided to found University College in 1965 to help accommodate these students. The college was based at Bredon House, a property built in the early twentieth century by John Stanley Gardiner, who was a Professor of Zoology at the university from 1909 to 1937. He donated the house, with its long narrow garden running from Barton Road to Selwyn Gardens, to the university upon his death in 1946. The college then purchased further property on its eastern boundary.
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