Ever since William of Durham’s bequest to the College in 1249, Univ has benefitted from the generosity and loyalty of its donors. More than 750 years later, philanthropy remains central to College life, including funding our students, tutors and Fellows, repairing and maintaining our buildings, and supporting clubs and societies. Our deep gratitude goes out to all of those who have supported us.
Univ Futures
Our annual Donor Relations Magazine, Univ Futures, celebrates the substantial impact our donor community continues to have on College life. It features some of our donor-supported Scholars, Fellows and their research, College clubs and societies and our major access initiatives, to name a few.
All of our supporters who have given in the last two years will receive a hard copy before it is published on our website. If you have not received a copy, but would like to, please email development@univ.ox.ac.uk.
You can read Issue 1 of Univ Futures below or download the PDF.
The second issue will feature all of our current initiatives. It is due to be published in Autumn 2022.
Previous Campaigns
The Opportunity Programme
A ground-breaking access programme to ensure that deserving students of high potential who come from disadvantaged backgrounds have the financial support to study here. Find out more on our Opportunity Programme page. This programme has now been adopted by the central University as Opportunity Oxford.
Bill Sykes Memorial Fund
Established in memory of the Reverend Bill Sykes, College Chaplain from 1978-2005 and Emeritus Fellow until his sudden death in 2015. The fund provides support for two of Bill’s passions, the Chapel Choir and College sport.
Roger Short Memorial Fund
Established in memory of Roger Short (1963, Classics). The fund supports a travel scholarship programme to Turkey and neighbouring countries (particularly Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus, but with the emphasis on Turkey). Find out more about the Roger Short Scholarships on our Travel Grants page or read The Roger Short Memorial Fund Newsletters on our Publications page.
The Oxford-Radcliffe Scholarships
Due to the kind donation of £10m by a group of anonymous Old Members as matching funds, Univ has been able to fund 81 new postgraduate students, whose research covers a wide range of subjects in the sciences, economics, and international relations.
The Goodhart Building
First opened in 1962, the Goodhart Building has already housed two generations of students, and allowed them to live on the main site, in the heart of the College. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, in 2014, a major refurbishment was undertaken to fulfil the more stringent environmental requirements of the 21st Century, and to meet the needs of the next generation of students. For further details please see our Goodhart Brochure.
1249 Society
The 1249 Society was established to recognise and thank Old Members who make significant contributions to Univ’s Annual Fund year after year.
There are various annual membership levels according to age with amounts based on the College’s founding year, 1249. If your annual giving reaches or exceeds £1,249 (including Gift Aid) within the fiscal year (1st August – 31st July), you will be welcomed as a 1249 Society member for the year in which your gift is made. For those aged under 30, the annual membership level is £124.90, and recent leavers need to give only £12.49 to become members.
For incoming changes to membership levels, please see our Donor Charter. For more information on the 1249 Society, please contact the Development Office – E: development@univ.ox.ac.uk
Donor Charter
We are committed to recognising the generosity of our donors and to treating all our donors with discretion, consideration and respect.
Our Donor Charter underpins our commitment to engage with our donors and sets down the standards they can expect from us. We are also registered with the Fundraising Regulator, whose badge demonstrates our commitment to good fundraising practice. For more information on data protection, see the About Development page.
