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Over £12 million awarded in latest round of funding
NewsWe are delighted to have awarded over £12 million to outstanding projects across the UK in the fields of Science, Health, the Arts and Humanities and Secondary...
£10m joint initiative with British Academy announced today
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation and British Academy today announced a major initiative to promote and support high quality research in the humanities and social sciences...
New mental health initiative is launched today
NewsMental ill health is a tremendous burden on the nation’s health and economy and yet in the UK there has historically been relatively little funding allocated to...
Over £12m awarded to outstanding projects in latest funding round
NewsOutstanding projects across the UK in the fields of Science, Health, the Arts and Humanities and Secondary Education have been awarded a total of over £12m in our...
Wolfson Foundation wins ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Sector’ Award at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2018
NewsWe are delighted to announce that the Wolfson Foundation has won a special award at this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Sector....
New £8m Fellowship scheme with Royal Society
NewsThe Royal Society and Wolfson Foundation today launch the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Scheme to enable universities and research institutions to recruit and...
Wolfson Foundation is playing a big part in tackling infectious diseases
NewsThis week the Wolfson Foundation announced £1.38m of funding, with the Royal Society, to fund research facilities across the UK. Infectious diseases remains a...
Launch of the ‘Why Collect?’ museum report by Sir David Cannadine
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation and Art Fund co-commissioned the 'Why Collect? report by Sir David Cannadine on the state of museum collecting in the UK. This report, which...
Chief Executive, Paul Ramsbottom, features in Fundraising magazine’s ‘Meet the Funder’
NewsChief Executive, Paul Ramsbottom, discusses how the Wolfson Foundation supports excellence in science, health, the arts & humanities and education. ...
£15.3m awarded in latest funding round
NewsWe are delighted to publish our latest round of awards, totalling over £15.3m, to outstanding projects in the fields of Science, Health, the Arts and Humanities and...
Trustee takes up post of Chancellor at Swansea University
NewsCongratulations to our Trustee Professor Dame Jean Thomas as she takes up the post of Chancellor at Swansea University....
