Our Impact

Programmes and initiatives launched by the Trust

Disbursing over £7 million to charitable causes in the UK and developing world

The STEM Spatial Cognition Enhancement Project

In collaboration with The University of Glasgow, the project aims to develop the evidence needed to produce a transformative method for improving children’s ability across STEM subjects, independent of background or birth.

  • STEM
  • ECD
  • 2023
The Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge

The Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge

In partnership with Imperial College London, the Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge was established to bring together conservation scientists and mathematicians from Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, Department of Life Sciences, and Department of Mathematics.

  • STEM
  • Conservation
  • 2023
The Transform Collective

The Transform Collective

A child protection programme that aims to develop a replicable model for preventing harmful institutionalised care, in favour of family-based care.

  • ECD
  • 2022

SolarAid – Light a Village

An innovative pilot project by SolarAid to provide solar lights to every household in an off-grid village in central Malawi, aiding their mission to light up all of rural Africa by 2030.

  • STEM
  • 2021

The Kirk Global Challenge

The University of Cambridge and the Turner Kirk Trust have launched the Kirk Global Challenge, a competition designed to jump-start economic growth in the developing world.

  • STEM
  • 2021

The Turner Fellows Programme

A new global fellowship programme at the Cambridge Conservation Initiative to protect biodiversity and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.

  • Conservation
  • 2020

The Turner-Kirk UAV Research Programme

A new student-led research programme to develop new unmanned aerial vehicles to fight back against climate change and poaching, funded by the Trust.

  • STEM
  • Conservation
  • 2019

The Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellowship

A visiting fellowship programme hosted at the Isaac Newton Institute to support underrepresented groups within higher mathematical research.

  • STEM
  • 2019

The Utkrisht Development Impact Bond

An early intervention programme designed to improve the quality of healthcare for pregnant women and newborns in Rajasthan, India.

  • ECD
  • 2018