Wolfson Research Institute
Coordinates: 54°33′49″N 1°17′47″W / 54.5636°N 1.2964°W
The Wolfson Research Institute is a multi-disciplinary research institute at Durham University in England. The Institute facilitates research on medicine, health, and well-being and is named after the Wolfson Foundation, which provided funds for the Institute's establishment. The Institute is housed in a purpose-built building on Queen's Campus in .
The Institute's core staff comprises a director, deputy director, six associate directors, research statistician and a small administrative team. The team are responsible for supporting a fellowship program that comprises Durham academics whose research focuses on interdisciplinary research in medicine and health as well as the application of medical and health research on society. External Honorary Fellows are appointed on the basis of their seniority and collaboration with the Institute. The Institute's management board is composed of academic members of the University and chaired by the director.
The Institute has four stated themes that define its overall scope of activities. These are
The Institute was established in 2001. The Wolfson Foundation donated a substantial amount of funding for a building housing offices and wet laboratories.
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