Impact of Gifts

Christie Carr – Oxford-Wolfson-Marriott Graduate Scholar

Many students at Wolfson pursuing interdisciplinary research are supported by the suite of Marriott Scholarships, named in honour of the generous bequest of Dr Francis Marriott, an eminent statistician and late Fellow of the College.

“I joined Wolfson in 2018 on an AHRC scholarship for an MPhil in Cuneiform Studies, and then stayed on with an OOC AHRC DTP2 – Wolfson College Marriot Scholarship for my DPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. I am very grateful for the support this has provided me for my time at Wolfson, which is such a warm and relaxed community of scholars. During my time here at Wolfson, an Assyriology hub has been set up at college for those of us studying the ancient Middle East – being a member of Wolfson and having this space to collaborate with my colleagues has been fantastic.”

Brennan Delattre – Rachel Conrad Scholar for the Study of Clinical Depression

Brennan Delattre is a DPhil student in psychiatry and the first holder of the Rachel Conrad Scholarship for the study of Clinical Depression, a unique endowed scholarship established in 2021 thanks to a generous legacy from Reuben Conrad CBE, a long-time member of Common Room. Her research investigates the impact of movement in social settings, such as dance, on our mental health.

“Wolfson has supported me in a number of ways, both financially and via community. When things go wrong it’s really useful and comforting, both logistically and mentally, to know that one will have support.”

Professor Rachel Tanner

Professor Rachel Tanner joined Wolfson College in the 2021-22 academic year as a Research Fellow and benefited from one of the many funds available to rising researchers.

“My research is focussed on the development of novel vaccines – initially for HIV and now TB. I was also part of the trials team assessing the Oxford-AZ COVID-19 vaccine, which was intense but a privilege. My hope is that the momentum can be harnessed to drive forward vaccine research for other major but neglected diseases that affect low-middle income countries, such as TB. Joining Wolfson as a Research Fellow, I found it to be a welcoming and vibrant community, and I was fortunate to receive a College Academic Award that supported my attendance at the 2021 Global Forum on TB Vaccines – one of the most important annual events in my field. ”

Dr Kateryna Kovalchuk – CARA Visiting Scholar

Working in partnership with the Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA), the College provides positions for refugee scholars and their families through the 1966 Fund. Dr Kateryna Kovalchuk is a Ukrainian medieval historian who joined Wolfson College in 2022. Her two-year stay has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the many alumni who responded so generously to our Giving Day appeal for at-risk scholars in May 2022. Dr Kovalchuk’s work concentrates on Byzantine legend and the way in which cultures can process and retain traumatic experience.