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Legacy givingGive a gift to UCL in your will

Welcome UCL is London’s Global University.

Support us today to make thebreakthroughs of tomorrow.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in theworld. We maintain this reputation by investing in our teaching, our students, our research and our estate.

From our earliest days to our most recent breakthroughs, UCL has benefited from a powerful partnership with philanthropists.These partnerships are changing the institution, changing the livesof our students, changing research and changing the world.

A legacy to UCL is a transformational gift, one which will benefitgenerations of UCL students and staff. Your support will mean that we can continue to provide a world-class education to themost talented students regardless of their gender, race or religion,continue to ensure that our researchers have the tools they needto tackle some of the world’s most complex problems and continueto uphold the founding radical spirit of this exceptional institution.

As President and Provost at UCL, I am grateful to everyone who is able to consider leaving a legacy to our institution. I hope thatyou will consider a gift to UCL in your will as a way to enable ourtalented community of global individuals to continue to thrive,today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.

With best wishes,Professor Michael Arthur, UCL President and Provost

UCL President and Provost, Professor Michael Arthur

If you would like yourgift to support a specificarea, please considerdirecting your support tothe following:

Student support

Scholarships and bursaries enable the beststudents to study at UCL, regardless oftheir background, and give students thetime to make the most of every opportunity.

Research

Enable the brightest researchers to make

discoveries and inventions that will change

the world.

The UCL Endowment Fund

Contribute to the Greatest NeedsEndowment Fund to enable UCL torespond quickly to emerging priorities andnew opportunities, or establish a specialendowment fund at UCL for a specificpurpose.

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ill your legacy be?

An unrestricted gift is especiallyvaluable as it enables UCL to directfunds where they are needed most.

We do not know what the futureholds, but with an unrestricted gift toUCL you can be assured that yourlegacy will be well spent.

Alistair ThorburnAlistair is a third year Medical Student at UCL. He ismarried and has three children. As a child, Alistairhad wanted to be a doctor. At 34 he decided to goback to education, retake his A-levels, and make ithappen. Alistair is incredibly grateful for the supporthe receives from the ‘Dr and Mrs Bennett WaltersScholarship’, the legacy of the late Robert A.Rogers (LLB, 1936).

“I remember the exact moment when I was stood in the NorthCloisters and knew UCL would be a great place to come to study.

This year has been incredibly hard, but I amreminded daily what a privilege it is to be here: tomeet the patients; watch the surgeons; and walkdown the corridor and speak to UK experts.Receiving this scholarship makes a huge differenceto my life. It means I don’t have to work part time, soI can be home by 6pm to spend an hour with mydaughter before she goes to bed. Because thescholarship is for the duration of my course we’reable to include it in our budget and know that it’sdefinitely coming. If you are thinking about leaving alegacy gift to UCL, don’t think that the amount youcould give is too small, as every gift makes such adifference, especially to a student living in London.”2

Student support

Alistair Thorburn, UCL Medical student

Sarah MacdonaldSarah graduated from the Slade in 2009 whenshe was 31. She supported herself through herMFA and her excellence and hard work wererewarded when she was awarded the ClareWinsten Memorial Prize. This prize wasestablished with the legacy gift of TheodoraWinsten, in memory of her mother whograduated from the Slade in 1910.

“Being awarded the ClareWinsten Memorial Prize was a great honour, and made amassive difference to mypainting and my life.

In painting, having money is having time topaint. I didn’t have to take on extra work to payfor my flat, so I was able to spend seven days aweek in the studio and develop a considerablebody of work. I maintained my freelancing workso that the money would go further and I keptsome aside for special projects such as my tripto Berlin. The prize has given me the freedomand confidence to invest time in my painting atsuch a crucial stage of my development and Iam immensely grateful for it.”

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Student support

Sarah Macdonald, Slade 2009

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Research Inspire the greatest minds

and a brighter future

The World Health Organisation estimates birthasphyxia to be one of the top six causes ofdeath in children under five. UCL has been atthe forefront of perinatal brain research forover 30 years. Dr Nicola Robertson leads aworld-class research group at the UCL Institutefor Women’s Health who are triallingtherapeutic hypothermia (‘baby cooling’) incountries with low resources, to reduce theeffects of birth asphyxia.

“One or two of every 1000 babiesborn in the UK are starved ofoxygen during birth, which cancause death or brain damage,and the rate is much higher incountries with limited resources.

It is distressing to see an otherwise perfect andhealthy baby suffer in the last few moments ofbirth. Baby cooling is a simple idea; it re-setsthe brain and conserves energy, which thebaby instead uses for self-survival.”

Dr Nicola Robertson

Newborn babies being cooled on low-tech mattresses

Thanks to UCL research, baby cooling is now a standard treatment in thedeveloped world and saves one in nine babies with birth asphyxia fromdeath or severe disability. Dr Nicola Robertson’s group are nowresearching which drugs can be used alongside cooling to save morebabies from adverse outcomes. Her group also researches different low-tech cooling methods in India and Uganda, such as mattresses made fromwater bottles, to see if they are safe and effective when a reliable source ofelectricity for cooling is not available. If successful, these clinical guidelineswill be disseminated to neonatal centres across the developing world.

Whatever your area of interest, a legacy gift to research at UCL is a highlyefficient way to give to something you care about. UCL undertakes worldclass research through sophisticated research groups, internationalcollaboration and the daily dedication of expert researchers. A gift in yourwill to research at UCL means every penny of your gift will go directly tothe research area of your choice and make a real difference.

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The U

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ndowment Fund

Invest in world-classexcellence

Endowing your gift is a unique opportunity togive your support in perpetuity, and create anongoing association with UCL. An endowedgift is one which is invested by UCL and theincome spent annually to provide a steadysource of funding each year.

A gift to the Greatest NeedsEndowment Fund will helpsafeguard the future of UCL.

The Greatest Needs Endowment Fund is apermanent endowment generating incomeeach year for the university to use whereverthe need is greatest, enabling UCL torespond quickly to emerging priorities andnew opportunities. We can also offer you theopportunity to set up a named endowmentfund and to specify its purpose, giving youthe choice of how your gift is spent in yearsto come.

UCL is a world class institution thanks to the philanthropic support andforesight of staff, alumni and friends. One of the first endowments to UCL was from George Grote, a member of the founding UCL Council. He died in 1871 leaving an endowment to establish a Chair ofPhilosophy of Mind and Logic. Another early bequest was from theestate of Felix Slade, a famous London art collector, whose endowmentof 1868 was used to establish the UCL Slade School of Fine Art.

“Our decision to leave a legacy is a joint one and our motives centre upon awish to help provide such an experience for other students. Our legacy willbe endowed to establish the Lawrence Scholarship in Medicine for studentsin hardship. There can be few better uses for your funds in the future.”

Patrick Lawrence (Anatomy 1955, UCHMS 1959)

The UCL Art Collections contain over 10,000 objects and were founded in 1847

with a gift of the sculpture models and drawings of John Flaxman, above.

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My legacy gift to UCL Margaret Mountford

“I have many happy memoriesfrom my time spent in UCL’sGreek and Latin department.

When I went for my interview, the academicsI met with were so enthusiastic about theirsubject, it was a real breath of fresh aircompared to my experiences of the City.The quality of teaching at UCL is excellent. Ifeel privileged to be taught by the experts inmy field.

I have enjoyed the benefit of a wonderfuleducational experience, at a time when itwas essentially free. I’m conscious that Iwas very lucky, and I have decided to makea legacy gift to UCL so that I can givesomething back. Although universityeducation can no longer be free, it can stillbe valuable if as many of us as possiblecan lend our support and, in so doing, helpto preserve this excellence for futuregenerations.”

Margaret Mountford, UCL Greek & Latin 2004

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Professor Jeremy Hyams

“I spent 25 years at UCL,starting as a Lecturer andending up as a Professor andHead of Department.

UCL provided me with an environment thatallowed me to grow as a researcher and as a person. That supportive environment alsoapplies to the care of its students. UCL isfortunate in attracting some of the brightestyoung minds in the UK and beyond.Inevitably, many students experience financialand personal difficulties during their time atuniversity. UCL provides support at manylevels but often it is the unselfish, and oftenunrecognised, actions of individual membersof staff that allows students to overcome theirdifficulties.

I have made a legacy gift to UCL to providesupport for students across the university in the greatest financial need. UCL is a special place. I know it will use my legacyconscientiously. I am incredibly proud to playa small part in UCL’s continued success intothe future.”

Professor Jeremy Hyams, UCL Biology 1978-2003

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How we can help you

Thank you very much foryour interest in giving a giftto UCL in your will.

We would be delighted to speak to you to find out what you would like your gift toachieve and to help you establish a gift to UCL that will reflect your wishes in years to come.

Please contact us directly on:

tel: 020 3108 3822email: legacies@ucl.ac.uk

or write to us at:

Legacy Giving, Development & Alumni Relations Office, UCL, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT.

Give a gift in your will to preserve the richness of UCL life

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