Sir Tim came to Wolfson in 2018 after 35 years in the British Diplomatic Service. He studied English at Christ’s College Cambridge. His last overseas posting was as British Ambassador to Tokyo. Before that he was Africa Director. His postings took him to Pakistan, Afghanistan, France and Japan. For four years he was Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen.

Sir Tim is also Chairman of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (a charity which funds scholarships for young people to travel to Japan) and he is a Commonwealth War Graves Commissioner

If any college members would like to make an appointment with the President, please contact presidents.office@wolfson.ox.ac.uk.

Wolfson welcomes submissions for our second-ever Arts Prize.



After the success of last year's Arts Prize and Creative Writing Prize, we are pleased to announce the 2024 Wolfson Arts Prize will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Wolfson on the Cherwell.



Last year, over 40 people from across the College submitted entries. Through participation in last year's prize, First place winner, Amaia Salazar (featured above) even landed a private exhibition at The North Wall Arts Centre.



Do you have a creative streak? Have you been working on a painting in your spare time? Do you doodle in the back of your notebook? Do you have brilliant photographs hanging around on your computer?



We're looking for visual art from members of the extended Wolfson community in the form of painting, drawing, photography, textiles, sculpture or even experimental film.



Whether you've always been passionate about art or are picking up a paintbrush for the first time, we'd love to hear from you!



A panel of experts from our artistic community will judge the finalists and we’ll display the best works around the college for the remainder of the year. Please note sculptural and textiles works will most likely be displayed in photographic form.



First Prize: £100

Second Prize: £50

Third Prize: £25



The competition is now open for entries. It‘s free to apply and you can submit up to 2 pieces. Please email our Geoffrey Garton Creative Arts Fellow Thomas Brennan at thomas.brennan@wolfson.ox.ac.uk with the subject - ‘ART PRIZE 2024’ and your submissions attached in digital form.

Architect and Honorary Fellow Alan Berman, and writer and former Visiting Scholar Ian Hembrow, talk about the architectural partnership of Powell and Moya, who built Wolfson, and what kind of men they were. The families of both Powell and Moya plan to attend.

In this keynote lecture to celebrate 50 years of Wolfson on the Cherwell, Berlin's official biographer Michael Ignatieff speaks about Berlin's relationship with Wolfson. The lecture will be live streamed to seats in the Buttery and onto the College's YouTube site.

Events, tours and speakers will celebrate fifty years since Wolfson College opened on the Cherwell in 1974. See individual event pages. Guests will be ticketed. Please come to the Reception Desk at the Lodge and collect your guide and badge from 13.00; and don't forget to collect your souvenir bag at the end of the afternoon.

This event will introduce aspects of Tibetan manuscript and book culture, following the recent publication in two volumes of Tibetan Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, edited by Matthew Kapstein (Cornell University Press, March 2024). The event is addressed to students and researchers in Tibetan studies, as well as anyone interested in books and manuscript cultures more broadly, and all are welcome to attend. There will be a live-stream option, but Q&A will only be available for those attending in person.

Wolfson College Music Society presents a lunchtime recital with violinist Clem Pickering, and pianist Sarah Pickering.



Programme:

Schumann - Märchenbilder, Op. 113

Hindemith - Sonata in F Major, Op. 11, No. 4

Brahms - Sonata in E Flat, Op. 120, No. 2



1-2pm Friday 24 May 2024



Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UD



Admission Free (Donations gratefully received for AMREF)

This lecture concludes the series dedicated to the mosaic exhibition ‘The Romans and us’ which Prof. Drăghici-Vasilescu cured in Wolfson College during Hilary term.