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The Turner Kirk Trust funds innovative pilot to light up rural Africa

SolarAid is launching ‘Light a Village’ – a new game-changing initiative to implement a new commercial model that aims to reach 100% penetration of solar energy in a single, rural off-grid community in Malawi.
Ewan Kirk with Cambridge University students

University of Cambridge launches the Kirk Global Challenge to jumpstart economic growth in the developing world

Ewan Kirk has joined forces with the University of Cambridge’s engineering department to launch the Kirk Global Challenge, a new student competition to find original and innovative ideas for growth in the developing world.
Ewan Kirk at the University of Southampton

Students to transform drone design in fight against climate change and poaching

The University of Southampton has launched a new student-led research programme to develop new unmanned aviation vehicles (UAVs) to fight back against climate change and poaching, after a £15,000 donation by the Trust.

Turner Kirk Trust launches new fellowship at Isaac Newton Institute to support female mathematicians

The Kirk Distinguished Visiting Fellowship programme, hosted at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, has been launched to support under-represented groups within higher mathematical research.