The Woolf Institute

The Woolf Institute conducts teaching, research and outreach, on relations between followers of the Abrahamic Faiths; Jews, Christians and Muslims. They further conduct teaching, research and outreach on the individual communities mentioned.

The Executive Director of the Centre is Dr Esther-Miriam Wagner.

The Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarship consists of two main awards:

1. The MPhil award includes the cost of studying for the MPhil in Middle Eastern Studies: Muslim-Jewish Relations at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge and is tenable at any of the 31 Cambridge Colleges.
2. The PhD award covers the cost of studying for a PhD at the University of Cambridge for applicants in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Their research must be relevant to the focus of the Woolf Institute – the multi-disciplinary study of relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims. The award is tenable at any of the 31 Cambridge Colleges.

The Institute hosts the Annual William Kessler Essay Prize of £250. This is open to all UK Undergraduate and Graduate students (Masters level) in Michaelmas Term (Autumn). Students are invited to submit an essay (up to 1,500 words) which broadly addresses one of the following topics:

• Interfaith Encounters on Campus and in Academia
• Secular Societies, Religious Followers; Opportunities? Challenges?
• Modern Identities – the Intersection between Race, Faith and Gender
• Lessons from the Past: How Interfaith Work can Benefit from Historical Research
  

Open Access Resources and Events

The Institute runs exhibitions and open events throughout the year. These are advertised on the Woolf Institute website and social media, are open to the public but require previous booking.

The Institute also hosts a free Annual Iftar for the community in Cambridge, and is open to all.