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2014 Stirling Fund 1. 2. ALUMNI, STAFF AND FRIENDS Donation Form TOP 2.5% Ranked YOUR INFORMATION of global higher Name 1st Address education institutions IN SCOTLAND Postcode SCOTLAND’S 3. Email Telephone GIFT AID - MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR GIFT UNIVERSITY Gift Aid is a UK government tax scheme. As an exempt charity, the University of Stirling for sporting can reclaim basic rate tax on qualifying donations from UK tax payers. This applies to donations you have made in the last four years and from the date of this declaration, TOP12 until you notify us otherwise. To enable the University to reclaim Gift Aid, please sign excellence in the UK for graduate employability and date the Gift Aid declaration below. 6. I would like the University to treat all qualifying donations as Gift Aid donations. I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year (6 April 3rd in UK for good sports facilities to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for that tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT 4. 6. and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the University will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I have of Stirling given in the last four years and from the date of this declaration until I notify you otherwise. 6th in the UK for Signature _____________________________________________ Date ______________________________ 94% graduates Please notify the University if you: Want to cancel this declaration/change your name or home address/no longer pay sufficient tax on your are in employment or further study income and/or capital gains. HIGH QUALITY within six months of graduating I would like my gift amount to be anonymous I would like my name to be anonymous I would like information on how I leave a gift to the University in my will 5. student STAFF/ YOUR GIFT - REGULAR GIFT satisfaction I would like to make a regular gift of £_____ per ___________(month/quarter/year) for a period of _____ years with campus PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM OVERLEAF 97% environment YOUR GIFT - SINGLE GIFT I would like to make a single gift of _____________ I enclose a cheque made payable to the University of Stirling Please debit my credit/debit card MALAYSIAN ALUMNI FOCUS Card number: 1. QS World Rankings 2013 2. The Times Higher Education 100 Universities Under 50 2013 QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE Type of card: Mastercard Visa Visa Debit Maestro 3. The Telegraph 2013 Security number (shown on reverse): Expiry date: / 4. Higher Education Statistics Authority 2013 GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURS The University of 5. National Student Survey 2013 Issue number (if shown): Valid from date (if shown): / Stirling is a charity 6. The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2014 www.stir.ac.uk registered in Scotland, Name as it appears on card: ____________________________________________ number SC 011159 Instruction to your Stirling graduates have donated almost Bank or Building Society The Stirling Fund is £325,000 to the Stirling Fund which has made an enormous impact on student life. The to pay by Direct Debit the collective effort funds have helped alleviate student hardship, facilitated international exchanges and supported student clubs and societies. Here are some of of Stirling alumni Service User Number “ Thanks to a Santander the projects funded in the last 12 months. and friends FREEPOST RRSE-TJAK-BETH 9 0 0 6 7 1 The University of Stirling Universities mobility Development & External Affairs THE IMPACT OF THE STIRLING FUND University of Stirling I would like to support The University of Stirling FK9 4LA with a regular gift of: grant, I was able to £ ___per _________ (month/quarter/year) for __ years Lift Off Please debit my Bank/Building Society account Name(s) Account Holder(s) starting on: Lift Off, a project run by the Career Development travel to Patagonia to Centre (CDC) received Stirling Fund support for a 4th/15th __________(month) __________ (year) series of interactive confidence building workshops. Students were provided with a toolkit of lifelong De-stress Week Please allow 15 working days to set up your Direct skills that will enable them to meet challenges Debit Instruction before your first payment. begin my research.” head on and develop transferable employability This formed part of a University-wide Bank/Building Society account number skills. Lesley Grayburn, joint Head of the CDC, said: initiative to promote good mental health James Blaikie Instruction to your Bank or Building Society “Participating students have demonstrated a higher and wellbeing on campus. The Stirling Mobility grant recipient level of self-value, are more self-aware, have more Please pay The University of Stirling Direct Debits from the Fund supported the costs of delivering account detailed in this Instruction subject to the safeguards effective communication skills and are more positive these events and activities for students. Branch Sort Code assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee. I understand that about their future as Stirling graduates.” this Instruction may remain with The University of Stirling and, if so, details will be passed electronically to my Bank/ Richard Raymond, Vice-President for Building Society. Education & Engagement, said of the Politics Society project’s grant: “Without funding we Name and full postal address of your Bank or Building Society Signature(s) would not be able to provide such a To: The Manager Bank/Building Society A group of students and members of the variety of activities and materials for Politics Society recently embarked on a students. We are very grateful that the Address cultural, political and historical visit to Stirling Fund accepted our application Date Berlin thanks to support from the Stirling and continues to support student-led Fund. Highlights included the Jewish initiatives, especially around the mental museum, the site of the Berlin wall and the health and wellbeing of the student body.” Postcode DDR museum. Heather Marr, President of the Politics Society commented: “I would like to thank the Stirling Fund donors on The University of Stirling and Santander Universities behalf of all of those who visited Berlin; it Banks and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account Global Division began working together in March 2012. In was a truly memorable experience.” We are very grateful to all of our donors. Other the last two years our partnership has benefitted over 100 projects funded include the purchase of a golf This guarantee should be detached and retained by the Payer students and staff providing 12 scholarships, 45 mobility scoreboard and underwater hockey goals; The Direct Debit Guarantee start-up costs for the gaming society; and grants, 45 internships and £30,000 in enterprise funding. IDEALS Zambia, an initiative enabling nursing • This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits. and sports students to provide educational and • If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit the University of Stirling will notify you healthcare support to young people in Zambia. 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request the University of For more information go to: Stirling to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request. www.santander.co.uk/universities Thank you! • If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by the University of Stirling or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society – If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when the University of Stirling asks you to. • You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify us. 4 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Latest campus developments 8 ANDY MURRAY Honorary degree awarded 11 QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE WELCOME For the Institute for Social Marketing Royal recognition, an emotional graduation 'ace' from local hero Andy Murray, and an international student 14 STIRLING ATHLETES SET recruitment initiative which cements Stirling's reputation FOR GLASGOW as a global player in higher education – three highlights of Commonwealth Games another vintage year for the University. 16 ENTREPRENEURIAL FOCUS Showcasing Stirling’s graduates This year's edition of Stirling Minds is packed with information about your alma mater, news about your friends and fellow 20 NEW QUARTET ON CAMPUS graduates, and details of how you can keep in touch with us and Quartet in residence support the next generation of students. 21 STIRLING’S ARCHIVES The award of the Queen's Anniversary Prize, at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace, is further recognition of the importance of Stirling’s research to society. The award was for the Institute for Social Marketing's work on the impact of tobacco, alcohol and food marketing on young people's health. Read about it on page 11. contents Catch up too on news from alumni who are making a difference in the world – and keep us up to date with what you 22 JAPANESE WEEK are doing. See pages 27 to 31. As well as Stirling Minds, we Celebrating food, culture produce e-newsletters in spring, autumn and winter. Make sure and music we have your up-to-date email address so you can receive them. 24 RESEARCH WITH IMPACT Email [email protected] Impact Fellowship Programme Let me know what you think of Stirling Minds, your comments are really valuable.