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Double victory for the Turner Kirk Trust at Midnight Madness 2026

The Turner Kirk Trust have emerged victorious from the Midnight Madness 2026 challenge, raising over £50k for young people's charities in the UK.

Ewan Kirk appears on A Different Perspective podcast

Dr Ewan Kirk spoke to Nick Searle from Zeus for the A Different Perspective podcast about his career journey, his passion for STEM and his rationale behind founding the Turner Kirk Trust.
The Light a Village project is a great example of the Trust's approach in practice

Philanthropists can have a greater impact if they avoid building dependency on their funding

This blog discusses the Trust's focus on catalytic philanthropy – funding early-stage, innovative projects to prove their impact, rather than creating long-term dependency on donor funding.

Ewan Kirk writes for the Financial Times: AI doesn’t add up if you neglect the mathematicians

In an article for the FT, Ewan Kirk argues that mathematics is the essential foundation for artificial intelligence and that greater recognition and investment in the mathematical community are critical.