Our Impact

In collaboration with Imperial College London, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), and other partners, the research project set out to develop increased understanding of Antarctic krill distribution and its role in the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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