Donor Newsletter 2018
Our annual Donor newsletter highlights the the work of the Development Trust supported by the University's Development Office.
Over the last year we have awarded over £100,000 in the form of 65 scholarships which have provided life changing experiences and opportunities to our students.
We offer our most sincere thanks to our donors for their continued generosity to the various scholarships available through the University of Sunderland's Development Trust.
Donor News
Keep up to date with the latest donor news. Here you can see how your contributions to the University have helped students to have a life changing experience.
Jesse Thompson and Vicky Graham
Two young people with a passion for education and business have been selected to continue the legacy of a champion of North East enterprise and learning.
Kirsty Thompson
Kirsty Thompson had always dreamed of being a fashion designer, and had gone to university to follow her dream. But illness put a stop to her studies, and she resigned herself to working in a bank for the rest of her life.
Jill Kirkham
Jill Kirkham, Programme Leader BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Promotion was awarded a Robson Real World Experience Fund - and took some of her students to London to discover first hand about fashion.
Fingers and Fringe
Matty Rayson and Luke Jones launched their own media production business, Fingers and Fringe, in April 2018 after both graduating from Broadcast Media Production at the University of Sunderland.
Kala Raju
Kala Raju has produced a short animated film that brings to light the importance of inclusivity and diversity thanks to a Robson Visual Arts Award.
Fab Lab project Leonardo da Vinci
Art and design students have been imagining what Leonardo da Vinci would have been working on, had he been alive today.
Based at the University's FabLab, the project is part of a wider programme organised to complement the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition.