Vice-Chancellor, Professor Koen Lamberts, shares a message of thanks
"Thank you to everyone who took part in The Big Week last week. Our original target was to raise £50,000 for Parkinson’s disease research. I’m delighted to say that thanks to your efforts, and the generosity of people from all over the world, we have now surpassed this target, raising over £56,000.
"During the week, we received more than 1,300 donations and over 100 people took part in a fundraising challenge. The money you have helped raise will support the pioneering work by our researchers to transform the way we treat people with Parkinson’s – a disease that affects over 10 million people.
"I know it means the world to our Parkinson’s researchers to have the support of the University community behind them."
Challenge highlights
- The University Library raised £725 thanks to colleagues' efforts running, walking, cycling, swimming, and hammer throwing, as well as their virtual bingo fundraiser
- Colleagues in HR raised £67 through a departmental quiz
- Colleagues in Finance raised £305 and held a dress up day
- The Faculty of Social Sciences raised £820, with colleagues walking, cycling, and running
- IT Services colleagues raised £785 through hiking and walking, and a 15 trigs challenge - running 89km with 2590m elevation!
- The Department of Journalism Studies raised £440 through walking and cycling challenges
- The Nursing division raised £430. Their challenges included walking and running, including a team 5K run
Watch again: Fundraise-athon
In case you missed it, catch up with our fundraise-athon. You can watch inspiring interviews with our Parkinson's researchers and patients, hear from Olympic silver medallist and 91Ö±²¥ alumna Bryony Page, bake along with Great British Bake Off Winner Rahul Mandal, and more.
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