Welcoming School Visits to Wadham
We welcomed visitors from George Green’s School and Tower Hamlets Employment & Skills as part of our Access to Excellence programme
Our Vision: Access to Excellence
Wadham aspires to become a beacon of fair access and academic excellence and thanks to you, our alumni and friends, our efforts have been taken to the next level. Our extensive access work is changing lives but there is so much more to do.
Enabling Access to Excellence
Robert Hannigan, Warden, Wadham College
During my time as Warden, it has been a privilege to meet alumni and understand how much a Wadham education has changed lives. Wadham tutors and the tutorial system have shaped, and continue to shape, generations of students to have a positive impact on the world around them. Our Access to Excellence campaign, supporting each step of the educational journey, has surpassed its original target and made a difference to thousands of applicants, students and Fellows. We are determined to strengthen the financial foundations of the College so that students from a kaleidoscope of backgrounds can continue to embark on this unique educational journey.
This vital work would not be possible without the generosity of our supporters and I would like to extend my warmest thanks to you all for enabling Access to Excellence.
Warden
Impact - Five Key Areas
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and friends, we are securing funding for every step of the educational journey – from pre-16 outreach to increased support for our students and graduates.
1. Applicants
Thanks to your support, Wadham is breaking new ground with its access programmes, raising aspirations and attracting talent through school visits, summer schools and online support.
2. Undergraduates
Nurturing our undergraduate community through means-tested bursaries and hardship funds, particularly through the aftermath of the pandemic, are crucial way of attracting the best young minds to Wadham.
3. Graduates
Thanks to you we are able to compete for the world's most gifted minds by offering graduate scholarships for both UK and oversees students.
4. All Wadham Graduates
As well as enabling equal access to an exceptional education, we aim to ensure that all Wadham students are able to thrive in their chosen career after graduation.
5. Fellowships and Facilities
The education we provide at Wadham is built on the dual foundation of our exceptional Fellows and facilities. Gifts to these areas go to the very core of our purpose as an institution.
Thanks to you
Julie Christiane Hage
As socio-economic turbulence has become a reality for nations around the world, the global Wadham community of alumni and friends continues to support the College's educational mission, and we are deeply grateful for your commitment and your friendship.
Your support continues to make a very real difference to the lives of our applicants, students and Fellows. Thanks to donations from 3,799 alumni, the Access to Excellence campaign target of £45m has been surpassed, with £49.4m secured towards the five steps of the 'life-cycle' programme. We were delighted to celebrate the achievements at our recent Access to Excellence Summit and you can read about the impact of your donation in the donor report.
As we look to the future, we need to redouble our efforts to secure Wadham’s mission in education and research, and we look forward to sharing our plans in the months ahead.
Fellow and Development Director
Support our Access to Excellence work
By building a ring-fenced “Access to Excellence Fund”, we continue efforts to support all activities related to our ambitious five-step “life-cycle” programme.
Our work continues. For Wadham to remain a beacon of fair access and diversity, we are asking you all to give your best gift. If you are already a donor, perhaps you would consider increasing your annual contribution or making a significant one-off donation. Please get in touch with our Development Team to discuss how you can help.
You can find further information on Wadham in Numbers and the Annual Report and Financial Statements here.
Dr Lee Shau Kee Building, the William Doo Undergraduate Centre and the Locke Access Centre ©Hufton+Crow
The impact of your gifts
Summer School Students' Success
Almost half of the 2023 cohort receive an offer to study at Oxford
Wadham welcomes 2023 Summer School students
Climate Change, Modern Languages, and Classics students spend a week at Wadham on residential Summer Schools
Oxford University's first Climate Change Summer School takes place at Wadham
We welcomed students on the Climate Change Summer School for the first time
Wadham hosts PROMYS Europe students for their summer programme
PROMYS Europe students gather at Wadham College for six weeks of rigorous mathematical activity
New 'Building Bridges' programme engages primary school pupils with Science subjects
Building Bridges is a University-wide collaborative project working with primary schools.
Academic Reward
Congratulations to all Wadham students who have received awards based on their academic performance in 2021/2022.
Schools and Outreach
Wadham’s access and outreach team provides a responsive and inclusive programme to help young people make informed choices about their futures.
Five students are awarded the Alfons and Josefine Burkard Travel and Research Prize in Persian Studies for 2022
The Burkard Travel and Research Prize in Persian Studies is awarded for 2022
Supporting African Scholars
The College was delighted to bring scholars from Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa and Ghana together.
The William Doo Undergraduate Centre: Grand Opening
Official opening of the William Doo Undergraduate Centre
Centre for Nature Recovery
Fellow Nathalie Seddon to co-direct Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
Get in touch
We are always pleased to hear from you. Please do get in touch to discuss how your donation can make a difference.
Julie Hage: julie.hage@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Barnaby Norman: barnaby.norman@wadham.ox.ac.uk
Wadham has always been radical, forward thinking and creative and its Access to Excellence strategy is in keeping with what Wadham does.
Sally Mapstone (English, 1975) Vice-Chancellor and Principal of St Andrews University