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The Wolfson Foundation is a charitable foundation based in London, set up in 1955. Grants are made to registered charities in the UK (or organisations with charitable status.)

The Foundation supports projects across the fields of science and technology, medical research and health, education and the arts, currently allocating some £35 million per annum.

The foundation was established by and named after Sir Isaac Wolfson, Chairman of Great Universal Stores (GUS) and his son Lord Wolfson was a founder trustee.

The Foundation gave financial support to establish both Wolfson College, Oxford and Wolfson College, Cambridge in the 1960s as well as the Wolfson Research Institute, at Durham University's Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees, which opened in 2001. In addition, Wolfson laboratories and units are present at a wide number of universities.

A brief history of the Foundation was published for its 50th anniversary: A Historical Perspective: 1955-2005, which is available as a pdf document.^[1]

References

^ http://www.wolfson.org.uk/flash/about_publications.htm

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-The Wolfson Foundation is a charitable foundation set up in 1955. Grants are made to registered charities in the UK (or organisations with charitable status.)
+The '''Wolfson Foundation''' is a [[Foundation (charity)|charitable foundation]] based in [[London]], set up in 1955. Grants are made to registered charities in the UK (or organisations with charitable status.)
 The Foundation supports projects across the fields of science and technology, medical research and health, education and the arts, currently allocating some £35 million per annum.
+The foundation was established by and named after Sir [[Isaac Wolfson]], Chairman of [[GUS (retailer)|Great Universal Stores]] (GUS) and his son [[Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson|Lord Wolfson]] was a founder trustee.
-For a brief history of the Foundation see the anniversary publication "A Historical Perspective: 1955-2005", which can be found as a pdf document via the following link:[http://www.wolfson.org.uk/flash/about_publications.htm]
+The Foundation gave financial support to establish both [[Wolfson College, Oxford]] and [[Wolfson College, Cambridge]] in the [[1960s]] as well as the [[Wolfson Research Institute]], at [[Durham University]]'s [[Durham University#Queen.27s Campus.2C Stockton|Queen's Campus]] in [[Stockton-on-Tees]], which opened in 2001. In addition, Wolfson laboratories and units are present at a wide number of universities.
-For further information, visit the Foundation's website:
-*[http://www.wolfson.org.uk www.wolfson.org.uk]
+A brief history of the Foundation was published for its 50th anniversary: ''A Historical Perspective: 1955-2005'', which is available as a pdf document.<ref>http://www.wolfson.org.uk/flash/about_publications.htm </ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+*[http://www.wolfson.org.uk Wolfson Foundation website]
-*[http://www.charitiesdirect.com/charity8/ch001408.htm Information] from [http://www.charitiesdirect.com/ CharitiesDirect.com]
+*[http://www.charitiesdirect.com/charity8/ch001408.htm Information from CharitiesDirect.com]
 [[Category:1955 establishments]]
 [[Category:Charities based in England]]
 [[Category:Foundations]]
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