The University of Essex has officially launched a Foundation to raise funds for postgraduate scholarships for talented local students and improvements to Wivenhoe House and its historic parkland. The guests also heard the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ivor Crewe, describe how the University's initial endowment from the county three decades ago enabled the University to establish itself as a high quality research university. He said that against a continuing decline in Government funding for universities, the Foundation would make an important contribution to the University's plans to ensure that the local community, local businesses and the region continue to benefit from its first-class standards in teaching and research. The stress on local is quite deliberate.
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For more information about the Foundation, please contact Lesley Corner, Foundation Administrator, on 01206 873412. Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom. Copyright 1999 University of Essex. All rights reserved.