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    <title>Philanthropists can have a greater impact if they avoid building dependency on their funding</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2026-03-12-philanthropists-can-have-a-greater-impact-if-they-avoid-building-dependency-on-their-funding</link>
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        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.
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    <title>Ewan Kirk writes for the Financial Times: AI doesn’t add up if you neglect the mathematicians</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-12-19-ewan-kirk-writes-for-the-financial-times-ai-doesnt-add-up-if-you-neglect-the-mathematicians</link>
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        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.
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    <title>12 chaotic hours for good: The Imitation Gamers take Midnight Madness 2025</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-11-07-12-chaotic-hours-for-good-the-imitation-gamers-take-midnight-madness-2025</link>
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        The Turner Kirk Trust team, 'The Imitation Gamers', navigated London through the night of the 13th-14th September, competing against 17 teams as part of the immersive Midnight Madness 2025 challenge.
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    <title>Patricia Turner and Ewan Kirk profiled by The Herald: How philanthropic 'permission to fail' can change lives for the better</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-10-05-patricia-turner-and-ewan-kirk-profiled-by-the-herald-how-philanthropic-permission-to-fail-can-change-lives-for-the-better</link>
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        The Herald has profiled Dr Patricia Turner and Dr Ewan Kirk, highlighting the organisation’s distinctive approach to philanthropy and its guiding principle of giving projects “permission to fail.”
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    <title>Ewan Kirk writes for Research Professional News: Aid cuts should spur philanthropy to take more risks</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-10-01-ewan-kirk-writes-for-research-professional-news-aid-cuts-should-spur-philanthropy-to-take-more-risks</link>
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        In this article for Research Professional News, Ewan Kirk argues that philanthropy has a vital role to play in funding bold, experimental projects that governments are often too risk-averse to support.
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    <title>Light a Village update: 100% of Kasakula successfully connected to solar energy</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-09-29-light-a-village-update-100-of-kasakula-successfully-connected-to-solar-energy</link>
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        SolarAid’s Light a Village project set an ambitious goal of connecting every household in Kasakula vwith electricity access. On the 26th of August, that goal was reached, as the Kasakula chief installed the final solar home system.
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    <title>Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning launch featured in the news</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-09-22-turner-kirk-centre-for-spatial-reasoning-launch-featured-in-the-news</link>
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        The Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning was launched by the University of Glasgow and is supported by the Scottish Government. News of the launch has been reported in a series of leading publications across the UK.
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    <title>University of Glasgow launches Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning to boost maths performance in children across Scotland</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-09-17-university-of-glasgow-launches-turner-kirk-centre-for-spatial-reasoning-to-boost-maths-performance-in-children-across-scotland</link>
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        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.
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    <title>Dr Patricia Turner appointed Trustee of the UBS Optimus Foundation</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-07-28-dr-patricia-turner-appointed-trustee-of-the-ubs-optimus-foundation</link>
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        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.
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    <title>The Sprint Challenge update: second round results are in</title>
    <link>https://turner-kirk.org/2025-04-08-the-sprint-challenge-update-second-round-results-are-in</link>
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        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.
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