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Just two years after publicly launching in September 2016, the It’s All Academic campaign to raise £600m in philanthropic income for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê had hit a total of £480m for priorities including student support, major capital projects including the New Student Centre, research areas such as cancer and neuroscience, and emerging cross-disciplinary opportunities like artificial intelligence and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s new Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose.Ìý

The Campaign has so far raised £117m to support Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s neuroscience research alone, with recent major donations including a £2m award from the Wolfson Foundation and £3m donated by Hong Kong based alumna Cathy Lee – one of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s biggest single donations from Asia to date.

Other vital areas of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s strategy supported by the Campaign include student support and experience, with significant funds raised for scholarships such as the new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Research Opportunity Scholarships, designed to support doctoral level students from BME groups that are underrepresented in academia.Ìý

It’s All Academic is a cross-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê fundraising campaign that brings the unique leverage of philanthropy to bear on some of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s biggest long-term ambitions and catalyse the novel and disruptive thinking that traditional funding sources struggle to reach. The Campaign is also growing and engaging Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê’s active world-wide alumni community, with a target of reaching 250,000 volunteering hours – representing alumni giving their time to support Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, current students and each other.

Image: Cathy Lee. Image credit: Office of the Vice Provost (Advancement)