The University has launched the biggest fundraising campaign in its 130-year history. Impact: The Nottingham Campaign will raise £150m to transform research, enrich the student experience and enable the institution to make an even greater contribution to the global communities it serves.
A total of £50m has already been raised through generous donations, both large and small.
Vice-Chancellor Professor David Greenaway launched the Campaign on Monday 17 October and said: “Many of the world’s great universities have been able to flourish due to the visionary actions of philanthropists. Such investment has allowed independence of thought and action by scholars and students to tackle society’s most pressing issues.”
Two close friends and alumni of the University are the co-chairs of the five-year campaign — Jeff Randall, Sky News presenter and Daily Telegraph columnist and businessman and philanthropist David Ross, co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse and founder of the David Ross Foundation. Both have shown extraordinary levels of leadership and vision in support of the Campaign.
Jeff Randall said: “I graduated in 1979 but my enthusiasm and love affair for The University of Nottingham remains undimmed by time. That’s why I’m supporting the Impact Campaign to raise £150m. It’s a lot of money and seems like a tall order but it’s a privilege to be involved and to give back something to the University that gave so much to me.
“I’m very proud to be the co-chair of Impact: The Nottingham Campaign with David Ross. Our aim is to persuade you, all of you, that you really can help make a difference. With your involvement in this Campaign we can help lift this University to the next level of excellence. It’s about shaping the future and making a unique Impact.”