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Our College

Wolfson combines the traditions of a Cambridge University College with a dynamic and outward-facing view.

Founded in 1965 as 'University College', Wolfson was initially only for postgraduate students, and was located in a single house with just a dozen rooms and a long, narrow garden that ran from Selwyn Gardens to Barton Road. From these humble beginnings, we have since grown to welcome mature undergraduates as well as postgraduates, and we are now the academic and physical home to more than 800 students, with over 400 accommodation rooms, a conference centre, performance venue, library, and lovingly tended gardens spread over a ten-acre site.

Like our students, our Fellowship spans many disciplines. Our President is a nanoscientist, our Senior Tutor is a geoarchaeologist, and our Bursar is a lawyer. We have 13 Tutors devoted to the pastoral care of our students, including two Tutors for our sizeable part-time student population, and Directors of Studies to guide students through their specific discipline.

Our Fellowship includes professors, researchers, authors, medics, scientists and more, from across the humanities and sciences. We provide one-on-one mentorship for nearly 200 PhD students. Our Junior Research Fellows share their cutting-edge work with us at seminars, lectures and our popular annual Wolfson Research Event.

We are inclusive and diverse, and our student body is drawn from 99 different countries. And because we are a mature and postgraduate College, our students come from interesting and often non-traditional backgrounds, with varied experiences in both academia and their professions. Our student association (WCSA) is actively engaged with College life and governance, sitting on committees, organising events, and even helping to refurbish our interiors.

Through our Tutorial Office, we provide support to our students who have earned a place at Cambridge with the means to take it up, giving just short of £1 million in student funding in the 2023-2024 academic year with the assistance of external partners.

We have dozens of academic visitors staying with us at any given time, as well as a large membership that includes alumni, academics, and those from the worlds of commerce, law, scientific research, medicine, and the humanities. Our Fine Arts Committee arranges contemporary art exhibitions year-round, and our music society holds concerts during term times, many featuring student musicians from the Wolfson College Music Society.

Take a look around this website to find out more about us, follow us on social media, or better yet – come and visit, enjoy a lecture or a concert, dine with us, and learn about studying here as a Cambridge University postgraduate or undergraduate.

What's on

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Open Call: WolfWords Poetry Anthology 2025

02/12/2024 at 09.00

We are delighted to announce the open call for this year’s WolfWords anthology. The theme for this year’s collection is Voice.

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Art Exhibition: 'Feel the Rhythm'

08/02/2025 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Feel the Rhythm' featuring work by emerging artist Fungai Benhura, winner of the Wolfson Royal Academy Schools Graduate Prize.

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Entrepreneurship Workshop: IP Law for Founders

10/02/2025 at 17.30

Empower your entrepreneurial journey by gaining essential insights into Intellectual Property Law at this workshop for entrepreneurs.

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Addressing Marginalisation in Music Education: A Pathway to Inclusion and Equity in Higher Education

11/02/2025 at 17.30

How can we address barriers in higher music education for marginalised individuals and promote equity, inclusivity, and systemic change?

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Meet the Artist: Fungai Benhura

11/02/2025 at 17.30

We warmly invite you to this event with Fungai Benhura, winner of the Wolfson Royal Academy Schools Graduate Prize, whose work features in Wolfson’s new exhibition ‘Feel the Rhythm’.

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