SOCIETAS - University of Liverpool

THE BENEFACTORS’ FUND HAS ALSO RECENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO SOME MAJOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS:
The Small Animal Teaching Hospital was opened by
His Grace the Duke of Westminster in April 2007,
placing the University at the forefront of small animal
veterinary care.
SMALL ANIMAL
TEACHING HOSPITAL (SATH)
The referral-only hospital services the whole of the UK, as well
as providing a facility to train 600 students on the University’s
Veterinary Science degree programme.
In addition to supplying an excellent teaching environment, the
hospital aims to provide the very best in patient care. With this
priority in mind, this year gifts to the Benefactors’ Fund, which
have totalled more than £15,000 for the SATH, have helped the
University to invest in state-of-the-art equipment for monitoring
heart, blood pressure and carbon dioxide in anaesthetised dogs
and cats.
The University’s iconic ‘redbrick’ Victoria Building was designed
by the distinguished Liverpool-born architect, Alfred Waterhouse,
in 1887 and officially opened in December 1892.
THE VICTORIA GALLERY & MUSEUM
The Grade II listed building, with its distinctive redbrick
exterior, inspired the term ‘redbrick university’ which
became synonymous with civic universities established
in the late 19th century.
Originally built to provide administrative headquarters,
a library, a large lecture theatre, staff accommodation for
the Arts departments and common rooms for staff and
students, it has now been transformed into the Victoria
Gallery & Museum, and your gifts to this project have
been used to help facilitate this transformation.
Speaking of the Victoria Gallery & Museum, Culture
Secretary Andy Burnham MP said: “The University,
its alumni and others deserve huge credit in having
the foresight to invest in this fantastic project.”
A particularly generous gift of £200,000 from the
estate of the late Marian Thomason, who graduated in
1931, was donated by her nephew, John Thomason.
“Marian was very proud of her University,” said John.
“She had particular memories of using the Victoria
Building, which was very much the heart of the
University when she graduated”.
Among many other donors, the appeal also received
a welcome boost of £100,000 from The Linbury Trust,
which was established by Lord and Lady Sainsbury of
Preston Candover KG.
The Victoria Gallery & Museum is open from Tuesday
to Saturday, 10am – 5pm and admission is free.
For more information about the VG&M visit
www.liv.ac.uk/vgm/.
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