Celebrating the impact of philanthropy at Oxford

Research

Parasite research

Revealing the tricks parasites use to evade and manipulate the human immune system.

Professor Matt Higgins tends to an experiment in the lab. Vapour billows around the equipment he examines

Schwarz-Taylor Chair

Supporting a powerful vision to give the study of German greater prominence across the globe.

Professor Karen Leeder smiles in the Taylor Institution Library surrounded by books

Nanoscience

Oxford's Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery is tackling some of the world's greatest challenges.

The gut microbiome

Engineering the body’s largest microbiome to improve health and protect against disease.

Professor Emma Slack stands with her arms folded against a dark green backdrop

Wytham Woods

Almost £50,000 has been raised by 740 donors to help establish Bear Wood.

A woman with a clipboard holds the hands of a person seated opposite her

Mental health

Support from The Paul Foundation is helping families access effective treatment.

A scientist conducting research in a lab in the Department of Oncology

Oxford Cancer

Donors respond to an appeal to support advances in cancer research.

‘I’m trying to get across the excitement of working with people you don’t at first understand. It’s often at the interfaces of different disciplines that new discoveries are found’

– Professor Dame Carol Robinson

Students

Gender inequality

DPhil student Lily Rodel is exploring the impact of flexible and remote work on women.

Lily Rodel works at her laptop in a café. A takeaway coffee cup sits on the table next to her.

Shreder legacy

Carmen Jorge Díaz was awarded a maths scholarship as a result of her musical talent.

Carmen Jorge Díaz at the Mathematical Institute in the Andrew Wiles Building

Pakistani-origin scholars

The Oxford Pakistan Programme is supporting Pakistani and British Pakistani students.

Usama Salamat sitting on a bench in the grounds of Lady Margaret Hall

The Uehiro Five

Oxford has launched a new scholarship programme inspired by Japan’s Chōshū Five.

The glow of sunrise appears over the Tokyo skyline

Two female graduate students stand chatting in the Andrew Wiles Building

Maths scholarships

Donor support is opening up new opportunities for female mathematicians at Oxford.

Students talking in a college dining hall

History outreach

Oxford is increasing opportunities for young people to engage with history.

‘Gifting education to someone is a way of allowing them to reach their potential. It’s one of the most powerful ways to change someone’s life’

– Carmen Jorge Díaz

Libraries and collections

Dr Phillip Roberts leans against a glass exhibition case in the Bright Sparks photography exhibition

Photography collections

Dr Phillip Roberts is helping to usher in a new era of photography at the Bodleian.

An architectural rendering of the Bate Collection’s new home in the Schwarzman Centre

Musical instruments

One of the most magnificent collections of its kind is set to gain a prominent new home.

‘The foundation gave enough to endow the post and that is key because it allows someone to be here permanently who can commit to photography. That sustained focus is what changes things’

– Dr Phillip Roberts

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