Lee Library

Meet the world at Wolfson

Come and study with unrivalled academic support and pastoral care, joining an international, egalitarian, and inclusive community of scholars from Cambridge and across the world.

  • Wolfson Community

    Our community

     

    Wolfson is a lively and welcoming place, with an engaged student community and a wide-ranging programme of events from live concerts to academic lectures to weekly welfare tea. Our Porters are the friendliest in Cambridge and our Howler comedy nights are legendary. We host visiting academics from all over the world and – with no high table and social spaces shared by all – you will be stimulated culturally, socially and intellectually.

  • Lee Library

    Teaching and learning

    We are the College of choice for world-class postgraduates, mature undergraduates and returning learners. We offer excellence in teaching and support through a cohort of outstanding supervisors and Directors of Studies who allow every member of College to realise their full potential. Our active and engaged Fellowship underpins and enhances the College experience, providing mentorship and guidance both academically and professionally.

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    Undergraduate study

    Study at a unique Cambridge College for undergraduates aged 21+ who have curiosity, creativity, and a desire to make an impact. Find information about applying to study as a mature undergraduate at Wolfson.

     

  • Postgraduate students at Wolfson

    Postgraduate study

    Join a thriving community of postgraduate scholars from around the world. At Wolfson, you'll be part of an egalitarian environment where you'll mix with dynamic Fellows, inspiring academic visitors, and mature students from 96 different countries.  

    Find information about applying for postgraduate study at Wolfson.

Our diversity helps foster new perspectives and new insights in every field of scholarship.

What's on

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Graduation Ceremony

27/04/2024 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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Art Exhibition: Ceramics in the Bernard Leach Tradition

28/04/2024 at 10.00

A display of works from the Bradshaw-Bubier studio pottery collection.

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The Difficult Joy of Death Activism

30/04/2024 at 17.30

How we can develop ‘death activism’ – a variety of tactics and posthuman practices which celebrate death, its inevitability, its forms, from the slow to times of crisis, and how can trauma and mourning emerge as their own forms of expression, or even activism?

Photograph of Sandi Toksvig, wearing a yellow shirt and leaning against a stone entryway.

Lee Lecture: How to change the world. A quick guide.

01/05/2024 at 18.00

We are delighted to welcome Sandi Toksvig OBE as our speaker for Wolfson's prestigious Lee Lecture this year.

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Wolfson Research Event 2024

02/05/2024 at 09.00

Join us for the 2024 Wolfson Research Event: an interdisciplinary academic conference organised by students to showcase the diversity of the research carried out by Wolfson students.

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We aim to offer every member of our international community of scholars the opportunity to fulfil their potential and transform society for the good of all.