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2025

University of Glasgow launches Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning to boost maths performance in children across Scotland

The Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning has been launched by the University of Glasgow with the announcement of a large-scale research pilot backed by the Scottish Government and the Turner Kirk Trust.
The Co-Founder of the Turner Kirk Trust, Dr Patricia Turner, has been appointed as a Trustee of the UBS Optimus Foundation

Dr Patricia Turner appointed Trustee of the UBS Optimus Foundation

Co-founder of TKT, Dr Patricia Turner, becomes Trustee of the UBS Optimus Foundation, one of the world's leading philanthropic organisations dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and the the health of the planet.
Dr. Ewan Kirk listening to presentation

The Sprint Challenge update: second round results are in

The Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge was launched in partnership with Imperial College London in 2023. It aims to address unsolved global conservation challenges by funding experimental, multi-disciplinary research projects that may struggle to attract conventional funding.

Digital Journal reports on Turner Kirk Trust-backed Antarctic Krill research project

Digital Journal has covered the Turner Kirk Trust’s support for groundbreaking research on Antarctic krill, a key species in the fight against climate change.