Impact of giving

Cambridge turns philanthropy into impact. Now more than ever, our work takes place on a global scale. We build computers in Cambridge, grow tomatoes in Mexico, nurture leaders in Africa, empower education in India, and help protect cultures, languages and species across the planet.

Impact of giving

Philanthropic impact stories

Find out how Cambridge is working to solve the challenges we face in today's world. None of the examples described here would be possible without Cambridge’s philanthropic supporters. Their philanthropy sets the brilliant minds working at Cambridge free to pursue new ideas and change the world.

 
 
 
 
 
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Cambridge University Foundation Year aims to ‘transform lives’ with new route to undergraduate study for educationally and socially disadvantaged students

A Foundation Year offering talented students from backgrounds of educational and social disadvantage a new route to undergraduate study at Cambridge has been launched thanks to the generosity of founding benefactors, Christina and Peter Dawson.
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New top-up support for students at Trinity Hall

Student support is a key priority for Cambridge: gifts enable young people to study here who could not otherwise do so.
Pragya Singh (St Edmunds) outside Senate House

Pragya Singh — “I can never forget the help Cambridge has given me.”

Philanthropy has made a huge difference to students like Pragya who would otherwise have had to abandon their studies
Ann and Chris Dobson

Ann's Court — a lasting testament

Ann’s Court at Selwyn College is a lasting tribute to alumnus Chris Dobson's love for his late wife Ann.
Ollie Cast, Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar

"Nothing holding me back": unravelling the secrets of cancer’s interaction with the immune system

Oliver Cast (Clare Hall) tells us about the difference a fully funded scholarship has made to him and to his laboratory. Through his Harding Scholarship, he too is making a difference, in the area of cancer research.

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Gift announcements

Cambridge owes its world-leading excellence in research and teaching to the generosity of its supporters. Our history is synonymous with a history of far-sighted benefaction, and the same is as true today as it has ever been.

 
 
 
 
 
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DeepMind partners with Cambridge to tackle underrepresentation through postgraduate scholarships

Four MPhil scholarships and one PhD will be available to qualifying Cambridge students for study in autumn 2021.
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Department of Chemistry to be named in honour of Dr Yusuf Hamied

Dr Hamied (Christ’s 1954) is a longstanding supporter of chemistry at Cambridge.
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Arcadia funds two major projects to map endangered archaeological heritage in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

The projects are intended to advance our knowledge of the archaeology of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and help archaeologists and heritage managers in these regions develop more sustainable approaches to protecting and monitoring endangered heritage
Professors Neil Lawrence and Sophie Delacroix

New Data Trusts Initiative will spearhead community-focused data governance

A new initiative from the Department of Computer Science and Technology will build a community of researchers and social entrepreneurs developing fresh approaches to data governance challenges.
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Hughes Hall Centre for Climate Change Engagement pledged £4.5 million

Founded in 2018 and formally established in August 2019, the Hughes Hall Centre for Climate Change Engagement (HHCCCE) has, after a successful pilot period, now been pledged £4.5 million by a private trust to allow it to rapidly expand its work.

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