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At the end of the 1960s, the Warden, Maurice Bowra, President of the British Academy and one of the first co-founders of the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS), welcomed a donation to construct the building of the New Library in Wadham, where the emphasis would be given to Persian Studies and the post in Persian. Since then a special connection between Wadham and Iran has been established. [25] The Tutorial Board is a committee of the Warden and all Tutorial Fellows and College Officers, and is responsible to Governing Body for all the teaching functions of the College. Tutorial Board usually meets three times a term to make decisions or recommendations to Governing Body on a wide range of matters concerning students, such as academic work, welfare, and admissions. SU representatives are invited to unreserved sections of meetings. Eligible users are welcome to bring guests into the social areas, but guests are not permitted in the library. Children are not permitted in the Graduate Centre or on the roof terrace at any time for safety reasons.

The Graduate Centre is not staffed, however if users need assistance there are two help lines, located in the common room and library, connected to the Lodge, which is staffed 24 hours a day. If dialling internally, the Lodge can be reached via telephone on 77900 for routine matters or on 77999 for emergencies. If dialling externally, the telephone numbers are 01865 277900 (routine matters) and 01865 277999 (emergencies). If a user is working in the Graduate Centre after midnight and there is no one else in the building, it is recommended to call the Lodge to let them know. Davies, C.S.L. (September 2003). "A Woman in the Public Sphere; Dorothy Wadham and the Foundation of Wadham College, Oxford". The English Historical Review. 118 (478): 883–911. doi: 10.1093/ehr/118.478.883. JSTOR 3491127. Wadham’s hall is one of the largest amongst Oxford colleges. It’s notable for its great hammer-beam roof and the Jacobean woodwork of the entrance screen. The hall is decorated with portraits of the founders and of distinguished members of the college.

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Two 20th century Lord Chancellors, F. E. Smith (Lord Birkenhead) and John Simon, were undergraduates together in the 1890s, along with the sportsman C. B. Fry; Sir Thomas Beecham was an undergraduate in 1897, though soon abandoning Oxford for his musical career. v) Produce all academic work with the regularity required by the tutor(s), except where permission is obtained, preferably in advance, from the tutor(s) concerned. Ensuring that you clean up after yourself when you are using a shared kitchen and bathroom. Washing up and surfaces should be cleared straight away. Where possible planned maintenance is carried out in the vacations. If maintenance is required to take place in term time we endeavour, wherever possible, to give 5 days’ notice. Any complaints about defects not being rectified should be reported to the Maintenance Operations Manager in the first instance. Graduate Centre users are responsible for taking reasonable care of their own health and safety, to co-operate with staff on health and safety matters and not to interfere with anything provided to safeguard their health and safety. If users have any concerns about health and safety in the Graduate Centre, please report them to the Lodge.

Undergraduates are admitted specifically for a particular subject, but a request to change course may be considered. A conscientious commitment to academic work is expected throughout a student’s time here and is a condition of continued membership of the College. In 1974, after more than three and a half centuries as a men-only institution, Wadham was among the first group of five all-male colleges at Oxford to admit women as full members, the others being Brasenose, Jesus College, Hertford and St Catherine's. [5] You also need your own TV Licence if you are sharing a house with other students and watch live TV or catch up TV on BBC iPlayer in your room, and your room is a separately occupied place (a separate tenancy agreement would normally indicate that this is the case) Students who are considering withdrawing from their course, or who might wish to investigate the possibility of suspending their studies for a specified period of time should talk to their tutors and to the Tutor for Undergraduates at the first opportunity.Regularly cleaning your kitchen and communal bathroom on a rota with other members of your flat. The Residential Operations Manager will help residents to set up a weekly rota. They should submit their request in good time, ideally at least two weeks before the deadline stipulated for the College to give its approval to the request Scholarships are awarded on the basis of tutors' nominations in recognition of continuous work of a first-class standard, and for distinguished performance in the First Public Examination. Since Michaelmas Term 2015 the College has also made annual awards of Exhibitions for undergraduates. Students will be elected to Exhibitions, on tutors' nomination, on the basis of tutors' discernment of performance at an appropriately high level. Scholarships and Exhibitions are each held for one year only. Fresh nominations and elections are made each year. Full details of the College's policy on Scholarships and Exhibitions can be found in the Appendices to the Student Handbook.