Our Impact

Programmes and initiatives launched by the Trust

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

OneZoom Tree of Life project

OneZoom is dedicated to advancing public education in evolution, biodiversity, and conservation by creating an interactive, digital “tree of life” that anyone can explore.

  • STEM
  • Conservation
  • 2025
Darwinian entrepreneurs and Dr. Ewan Kirk, co-founder of the Turner Kirk Trust

The Darwin Business Plan Project

In partnership with Darwin College of the University of Cambridge, the Turner Kirk Trust Darwin Business Plan project was established to support new entrepreneurial ideas that pilot collaborative solutions to global challenges.

  • STEM
  • Conservation
  • 2025

Turner Kirk Trust Antarctic Krill Project

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.

  • Conservation
  • 2023

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