The Queen's College Donor Impact Report

Photo: David Fisher
FROM THE PROVOST
Dr Claire Craig
It is a pleasure to share our 2021-22 Donor Impact
Report with you.
As we start communicating with Old Members
and Friends about the second phase of Access All
Areas, we have renamed the annual Development
Report. We did this to reflect and highlight more
clearly what each of our donors’ gifts to Queen’s do:
they make a visible and positive impact on the entire
College community.
Last academic year was an interesting time in the
College’s long history but also a time in which
Queen’s was at its best. The values and culture
shaped by previous generations were there to draw
on when things were at their most challenging.
Determination, resilience, and kindness – all
recognisable hallmarks of our historic northern roots –
were on full display. As was tenacity: the College’s
Governing Body decided early on to keep education
front and centre, even if it meant straining every sinew
to keep the magic of the in-person tutorial alive.
It was also a year in which generosity was front and
centre. Queen’s relied on the financial support of
its Old Members and Friends perhaps more than
ever and in this year’s Impact Report you will see
just that. Because of our values, culture, and our
donors’ willingness to help, the College did not just
survive but thrived during this challenging period.
Because of our values,
culture, and our donors’
willingness to help, the
College did not just survive
but thrived during this
challenging period.
You will see clear evidence of our donors’ impact
in the Bursar’s report (page 6). Last year the
College’s combined income from student tuition and
accommodation, research, and conferencing totalled
around £6M. Over that same period, our donors
contributed an additional £2.3M in philanthropic
income through their support of Access All Areas.
This represents 27% of the College’s total income;
a significant sum directed towards supporting our
students, tutorial Fellowships, the Chapel and Choir,
the College’s beautiful buildings and our growing
access and outreach programme in the northwest.
Each year the gifts we receive are placed in the
College’s endowment and carefully stewarded so
that they will always support Queen’s. The gifts
received in 2021-22 have thus joined the original gifts
made to the College by Queen Philippa and Robert
Eglesfield and countless others. They will grow
collectively and each one will play a part in securing
the College community both now and in the future.
All of us recognise what a privilege it is to be at
Queen’s: we remain a dynamic and enriching
community for our students and researchers. We are
one of the top colleges in the world’s top-ranked
university, and the Queen’s experience is what gives
our students the confidence and ability to go and
make a positive impact on the world after graduation.
Our community is committed and curious
and continues to shine the light of inquiry across
the academic spectrum – from the ancient to the
futuristic, and the sub-atomic to the universal.
Thanks to our donors, the impact of your gifts on the
Queen’s community will continue to be felt for many
years to come.
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