Celebrating philanthropy and volunteering at the University of Exeter
This past year has been exceptional. Nearly 3,000 alumni and friends of the University chose to support Exeter, raising in excess of £5 million to advance our teaching and research. In addition, with your support we have already raised more than £30 million and received in excess of 56,000 hours from dedicated donors and volunteers towards our Campaign target. That is halfway to our fundraising target and 94% of our volunteering goal.
We simply could not have achieved this without your support. On behalf of all our students and staff, thank you.
Thanks to the generosity of alumnus Neil Harvey (Accountancy Studies 1985), Enoch has been able to fulfill a long time personal ambition to study internationally and undertake a PhD with a focus on conservation in Africa.
The Shackleton Relationships project is an innovative collaboration between researchers at the University of Exeter Law School and the Medical School led and supported by alumna Baroness Fiona Shackleton (Law 1977).
The Alumni Annual Fund is an ongoing appeal which seeks the philanthropic support of its alumni and friends to invest in the University and its students, and supports projects that otherwise wouldn’t receive funding.
The Halpin Scholars, funded by the late Dr Leslie Halpin (Maths 1979) and his wife Claire (Biology 1979), are PhD research students investigating the devastating Rice Blast disease to find a way to prevent it.
This year, the University launched the Diamond Jubilee Scholarship programme, a new £3 million match funding scheme to bring more of the brightest and the best research students to Exeter.
The University was delighted to sign our fourth funding agreement with Santander Universities during a special event. The new agreement extends Exeter’s long standing relationship with Santander, where philanthropic gifts have exceeded £1million.
Each year, the Students’ Guild holds its annual gala awards to celebrate and recognise the incredible work and effort of its student members in helping to create an amazing student experience Exeter.
This summer three alumni volunteered their time to support the Business School Open Day, providing advice and support to prospective students and their parents.
The University of Exeter recently held the first Niklaus-Cartwright lecture in honour of two academics, one of whom left a generous legacy to French at Exeter.