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Donor Roll of Honour

Donor Roll of Honour

Heartfelt thanks to our donors for supporting our students and bolstering vital research.

Individuals
Corporate
Development Trust
Legacy gifts

Donor Impact: Find out how your donations are helping.

Thank you for your incredible generosity

Our donors make it possible for us to continue to offer our students critical financial support and opportunities.

Your generous gifts support our extensive University archives, and research in areas as diverse as climate change and childhood cancer.

Every donation makes a measurable difference to the work we do. In 2019-20, you bolstered our research by £1.9m. Thanks to you, we were also able to give financial support to 300 students during the academic year.

Individuals
Giving Circles – 1834, Vice-Chancellor’s Circle, Chancellor’s Circle, Armstrong Circle
Armstrong Circle1834 CircleVice Chancellor's CircleChancellor's Circle

Thank you to all those who have pledged to support us.

  • Dr Mario Abinun and Dr Desa Lilic
  • Professor Peter Alberti
  • Roderic Andrews
  • Gwen Armour
  • Sir Christopher Ball
  • Paul Barnard
  • Dr Colin Bell
  • Terence Bell
  • Drs John and Janet Bramley
  • Ann Brealey Memorial Fund 
  • Dr Margaret Browne
  • Dr Richard Butler
  • Alistair Calvin
  • Ian Caswell
  • Diane Challoner
  • Malcolm Clay
  • Rob Cotterill
  • Joan Denham 
  • Marian Dixon
  • Christopher Donnelly
  • Derek Duchemin
  • Nicky Edwards
  • Anita Etheridge
  • Jack Fletcher
  • Gilllian French
  • David Gill
  • Christine Gittins
  • Dame Teresa Graham 
  • Elizabeth Greenway
  • Susan Hall
  • Dr Gavin Hardy
  • Brian Helm
  • Rory Hunter
  • Elizabeth Ineson
  • Nicholas Clement-Jones
  • Derek Kelly MBE
  • Raymond Lamont-Brown
  • Professor Nina Laurie
  • Peter Keeton Lomas
  • Dr Douglas Luke
  • David MacFarlane
  • Sir Robert Malpas CBE
  • John Mellor
  • Andrew Moncrieff
  • Keith Morgan
  • Clare Morris
  • John North 
  • Dr Oliver Ord
  • Professor Richard Parish
  • Judith Penny
  • Dr Andrew Purves
  • William Rankin
  • Norah Reid
  • Dr Brien Roy
  • John and Anne Scott
  • Mark and Jill Scrimshaw
  • Paul Selley
  • His Honour Judge Shaun Spencer QC
  • Simon Spice
  • Ruth Sunderland
  • Gillian Swann
  • Rob and Kim Taylor
  • Christopher Townsend OBE
  • John Turnbull FREng FRSA
  • Martin Watts
  • Brian Wiles
  • Dr Frank Williams
  • Dr Laurence Wise

Thank you to all our 1834 Circle supporters.

  • Dr Mario Abinun and Dr Desa Lilic
  • Imran Ahmed and Sadia Nujhat
  • Professor Peter Alberti
  • Paul Anderson
  • John and Beverley Atkin Foundation
  • Terence Bell 
  • Fawaz Bitar FREng
  • Andy Brown
  • Emerita Professor Katharine Bushby
  • Gillian Cannon and the Gordon Cannon Scholarship
  • Ian Caswell 
  • Professor Paul Dent
  • Peter Farrar
  • Bob Feiner
  • Alan Halsall 
  • Barbara Herdman MBE
  • Benjamin Ile
  • Charles Isaac
  • Neil Johnston
  • Lindisfarne
  • John MacLennan
  • Catherine and Donal McCormack
  • Russ Pendleton and Genisus Limited
  • Michael Pryor
  • Dr Marcus Richards
  • Anne Robins
  • Charlie and Karen Sheppy
  • Martin Staniforth
  • Dr Martin Stopford
  • Victor Vescovo
  • Professor Charlotte Wright

Thank you to all our Vice-Chancellor’s Circle supporters.

  • Adrian Allan
  • Ann Bailey
  • Alexandra M Boyce
  • Michael Burke
  • Ann and James Cairns
  • Dr Christopher Cawte and Mrs Elizabeth Cawte
  • Fiona Cottam, and Ian and Julia Mary Forsyth
  • Simon Constance
  • The Fiona Foundation 
  • Mark D Gosling
  • Dame Teresa Graham 
  • Susan Hall
  • Ken Hodcroft
  • Derek A Kelly MBE
  • Christopher Lendrum CBE and Margaret Lendrum
  • Meenu Malhotra
  • Mike Marsh
  • The Honorable Mr Justice Matthew Nicklin
  • Dr Savas Parastatidis
  • Roger Robotham
  • Virginia Robotham
  • John and Anne Scott
  • Richard Smith and Sarah Sharp-Smith
  • Professor Bill Stephenson
  • Roger Stillman
  • Dr Helen Stringer and Mrs Barbara Stringer
  • Dr Satish Thukral and Dr Ravinder Thukral
  • Dr Tony Trapp MBE
  • Geoff Unwin
  • Lord Nigel Vinson LVO DL
  • Sylvia Watson
  • Dr Mark Welfare
  • Dr and Mrs Jo Yung Wong

Thanks you to all our Chancellor’s Circle supporters.

  • Elizabeth Barraclough
  • Dame Margaret Barbour D.B.E., D.L.
  • Nigel E Dawn 
  • Mitch Gaglardi
  • Dr Robert Teoh and Dr Patricia Hancock-Teoh
  • Professor Tessa Hedley-Whyte
  • Ken Hodcroft and Berge Larsen
  • Martin and Jane Houston
  • Malcolm and Anne Jacobson
  • Peter Keeton Lomas
  • Helen McArdle CBE
  • Duke of Northumberland
  • John Prime
  • Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay
  • Peter Smedvig
  • Dr Frank Williams
  • Ray Wilson
Companies

Thank you to all our corporate supporters in the last year.

  • BAE Systems
  • British Petroleum 
  • FaulknerBrowns Architects
  • Genisus Limited
  • Grimshaw Architects
  • JT Dove Limited
  • Leica Geosystems
  • McDaniels Law
  • Newcastle United Football Club
  • North
  • Northumbrian Water Group PLC
  • Page\Park Architect
  • PLP Architecture 
  • Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
  • Santander Universities
  • Sembcorp Marine
  • Sheppard Robson
  • Ubisoft UK
  • Womble Bond Dickinson
Trusts and Foundations

Thank you to the trusts and foundations for their support.

  • Arts Council England
  • The Barbour Foundation
  • Bright Red
  • British Skin Foundation
  • The Brue Foundation
  • Bubble Foundation UK
  • The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust
  • Children's Cancer Fund
  • The Claire Coiley Trust
  • Combat Cancer
  • Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
  • County Durham Community Foundation
  • The David Hudson Charitable Trust 
  • Duchenne Children's Trust
  • The Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust
  • The Federated Foundation
  • Fiona Foundation
  • The Frank Litchfield General Charitable Trust
  • G & K Boyes Charitable Trust
  • The Gas Safety Trust
  • The Golsoncott Foundation
  • The Guarantors of Brain
  • The Hannah Bloom Charitable Trust
  • Heritage Lottery Fund
  • The JGW Patterson Foundation
  • The Jacob Maloy Osteosarcoma Cancer Trust
  • Jeffrey Modell Foundation
  • The John Oldacre Foundation
  • Joy Welch Educational Charitable Trust
  • The Kohn Foundation
  • Lake District Foundation
  • The Leverhulme Trust
  • The Lily Foundation
  • The Liver Research Trust
  • LLoyd's Register Foundation 
  • Mister Gees Foundation
  • Myotubular Trust
  • N.E. Promenaders against Cancer (NEPAC)
  • Newcastle Neurosurgery Foundation
  • The North East Diabetes Trust
  • North of England Children's Cancer Research Fund
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation
  • Order of the Eastern Star
  • The Peacock Charitable Trust 
  • Promoting Women and Science
  • Reece Foundation
  • Ruth and Lionel Jacobson Trust 
  • The Ryan Stanford Appeal
  • The Shipwrights Charitable Fund
  • The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
  • The Sir James Knott Trust
  • Society of Antiquaries of NUT
  • Solving Kids Cancer
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Support UK
  • The Squires Foundation (formerly Benfield Charitable Trust)
  • St Nicholas' Educational Trust
  • Straker Charitable Trust
  • STAR for Harris
  • Susan Channon Breast Cancer Trust
  • The Ryan Stanford Appeal
  • The Stoneygate Trust
  • The Tiana Honey Watson Fund
  • The Terry Farrell Foundation
  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne Development Trust
  • US Friends of Newcastle University
  • The Westminster Foundation
  • William and Frances Dobie Charitable Foundation
  • The William Leech Charity
  • The Wolfson Foundation
  • Women's Cancer Detection Society

 

Legacies

Newcastle University is extremely grateful to all those who have remembered us in their Will.

  • Dianne and Brian Arkley
  • Ms Mary Adams
  • Mr Peter Barber
  • Mr Keith Belbin
  • Fred and Gladys Bettess
  • Nancy Bulman
  • Dr Bridget Burrell
  • Mr Robin Callander
  • Mr Malcolm Carpenter
  • Ms Margaret Carter
  • Doris Cassie
  • Mrs Marion Catton
  • Mr Harald Christopherson CMG
  • Mrs Peggy Coates
  • Sarah Coleman
  • Dorothy Cooper
  • E June Copland and Kenneth D Hunter
  • Ms Jean Corson Sheppard
  • Miss Barbara Cowan
  • Mrs Joan Curtis
  • Mr Deryck Cutler
  • Dr Daniel DeLoach
  • Miss Vera Dobson
  • Dr Norman Dyson
  • Mr Kenneth Emsley
  • Miss Joan Ferguson
  • Sir John Fisher
  • Mr Christopher Ford
  • Mr Nicholas Ford
  • David and Mary Forshaw
  • Ian and Julia Forsyth
  • Dr Irene Foster
  • Mrs Nora France
  • Dr Constance Fraser FS
  • Mr David Garside
  • Dr Helen Gent
  • Mr John Hall
  • Mr Mark Havery
  • Mrs Elizabeth Henderson
  • Mr Geoffrey Hilton
  • Mrs Irmgarde Horsley
  • Mrs Doris Hughes
  • Mrs Annette Hynes
  • Mr Martyn Ibbotson
  • Mr William Iland
  • Mr Kenneth Imison
  • Mrs Doreen Jenkins
  • Dr Lorna Jones
  • Dr Henri Kummerman
  • Mrs Rose Lawson
  • Mrs Doreen Leach
  • Mr Brian Lewis
  • Dr Cyril Lipman
  • Dr Hal Lister
  • Mr Andrew Lockhart
  • Mrs Joan Magill
  • Miss Yvonne Mairy
  • Valarie Martin-Revell
  • Dr Robert McCrone Laird
  • Mr Henry Mode
  • Mr David Morgan
  • Mr Percival Newton
  • Dr James Newton
  • Mr William Pearce
  • Dr John Potter
  • Miss Georgina Quirk 
  • Mrs Edna Rae
  • Mr William Randerson
  • Dr David Robins
  • Marjorie Robinson
  • Dr R H Robinson
  • Miss Winifred Smith MBE
  • William Stephenson
  • Mr Michael Stoddart
  • Henry Swales
  • Emeritus Professor George Swan
  • Olive Taylor
  • Ms Lena Teague
  • Mrs Muriel Thomas
  • Mr William Todd
  • Dr Marian Tuszweski-Troy and Mrs Margaret Troy
  • Mr Raymond Tully
  • Dr Herbert Walker
  • Mr Frank Ward
  • Mr George Watson
  • Mrs Jean Watson
  • Dr Brian Watson
  • Mr George Wetherburn
  • Miss Eileen Williamson
  • Mr William Willis
  • Mrs Florence Yates

Donor stories

Individuals

Helen McArdle CBE and Ageing

Helen McArdle CBE established the McArdle Care Group and operated fifty care homes for over thirty years. Since 'retiring' she has devoted her time to helping others.

In 2019 Helen donated £2.5m to support research at Newcastle to change the future of ageing, allowing the University to continue to be a global leader in ageing research.

In honour of Helen's donation, Newcastle University has named the entrance and reception area of The Catalyst, on Newcastle Helix, the 'Helen McArdle Atrium'. It leads into three centres of national expertise:

  • The National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA)
  • The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD)
  • The NIHR Innovation Observatory

I am delighted to be honoured in this way and to be connected with the worthwhile and exciting research I see here at Newcastle University.

Helen McArdle CBE

Elizabeth Barraclough and ONE Planet

Elizabeth Barraclough is a key figure in the history of computing at Newcastle University. She started working here in 1957 and retired as Director of Computing in the 1990s.

After retiring, Elizabeth helped set up Sustainable Keswick. This organisation aims to make the people of Keswick aware of Climate Change, its problems and how to mitigate them. Sustainable Keswick has continued to grow and has taken on more activities. These include a campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastic. Elizabeth was our inaugural donor to the ONE Planet fund.

Learn more about OnePlanet

ONE Planet is a route to preserving the planet, not just for us and future generations, but for all the plant and animal life. We owe it to the next generation

Elizabeth Barraclough

Corporate

Santander Universities

Santander Universities works in partnership with more than 80 educational institutions across the UK. The initiative provides long-term strategic support including financial donations.

Santander Universities has partnered with Newcastle University to fund students and recent graduates looking to set up their own businesses. It has also enabled International Mobility scholarships, our ground-breaking Career Insights programmes and STEMship Programme. This supports women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

Since our partnership with Santander Universities began in 2009, they have donated almost £2m.

Career Insights Programme

Development Trust

The University of Newcastle upon Tyne Development Trust was established in 1972. It is a registered charity (528066), independent from Newcastle University. It receives and invests funds from donors for the benefit of the University.

Although the Trust no longer fundraises, it is still active and open for donations. These primarily come via legacies. (NU Advancement is now responsible for fundraising.)

The Trust gives grants twice a year. These fund a range of academic posts, student support initiatives and other projects. The grants are made according to the specific wishes of the donor.

Trustees

  • H Parker LLB LLM (Chair)
  • Prof D Burn FMedSci FRCP MD MA MB BS
  • W Connolly BA, DipLib
  • Prof. CP Day FMedSci MA PhD MD (Vice-Chancellor)
  • D Jennings BA (Hons), CIPFA
  • VS Johnston BA, MBA, FCIPD, MBE
  • N Swales BA (Hons), Chartered FCISI
  • P Woods BA CPFA
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Legacy gifts

David and Mary Forshaw

David Forshaw (BSc Botany and Zoology 1972)

Mary Forshaw (BA Psychology 1978, Dip Computing Science 1984)

After Mary’s death in 2004, and David’s in 2014, they left a generous bequest to Newcastle University. This was to support activity in the departments of Psychology, Architecture and Fine Art, with particular emphasis on benefitting female students.

From residencies abroad to PhD studentships, their gift honours David and Mary’s commitment to shared ideals.

Dianne and Brian Arkley

Dianne Arkley set up the Dianne and Brian Arkley Fund with a legacy gift to Newcastle, their local university.

After her husband Brian passed away in 2012, Dianne hoped that her legacy gift would help trainee doctors who would otherwise struggle to complete their course.

Sadly Dianne passed away in August 2014. Since then, Dianne and Brian’s generosity has helped eight scholars get closer to achieving their goal.

Leave a gift in your will