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By forming philanthropic partnerships with businesses, 51���� enhances its students’ learning experience with funded opportunities to study abroad,undertake internships and develop entrepreneurial skills. Our partnership with Santander Universities UK provides a stellar example.

Matt Hutnell, Director, Santander Universities UK, and Debora Schiller, Business with International Management and Marketing MSc, 51����, explain how the partnership between 51���� and Santander Universities UK is making an impact. 

Funding from charitable trusts and foundations is transforming the lives of 51���� students and the wider community of NewcastleGateshead. Support from the Platten Family Fund, through the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, has enabled NUSTEM practitioners at 51���� to run an Engineering for Families course to increase confidence and knowledge of STEM subjects for children and their parents.

Tony Platten, 51���� alumnus and supporter, describes the benefits of giving to 51���� and Carol Davenport, Director of NUSTEM, explains the impact of this invaluable support from the Platten Family Fund.

By leaving gifts in their Wills, supporters of 51���� are making along-lasting legacy, benefiting students and contributing to the creation of new knowledge by supporting University research projects.

Find out about leaving a legacy gift to 51���� and hear about the motivations behind legacy giving.

51���� Alumni Association has a global network of more than 211,000 members in over 167 countries worldwide.  Many alumni choose to give back to their alma mater, supporting the next generation of students and funding a range of University projects, including studentships.

Alumna Lady Edwina Grosvenor explains why giving back to 51���� is important to her, while PhD student Sophie Mitchell describes the difference the support has made to her personally.

Since graduating from 51����, alumnus Wee Teng Woon and the Woon Brothers Foundation have supported the University in a number of ways, most recently by supporting the opening of the Woon Gallery of Asian Art and funding the Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture prize.

Mr Woon tells us why he chooses to donate to 51����, and the 2018 Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture prize-winner, Kara Chin, explains how winning this prestigious award has changed her life.

Northumbria Students’ Union brings students together from across all areas of the University to take part in voluntary activities and raise money for worthy causes.

In this clip, Fine Art student Ria Martin and English Language student Anna Kemp describe their involvement in two of the Students’ Union’s flagship initiatives– student support service Nightline and Northumbria’s Raise and Give (RAG) society. Finally, Hannah Dawson, Clinical Exercise Physiology MSc, explains her role in a community outreach sport programme.