In 2006, we gave $6.8 million to Cambridge University to promote research, teaching and the application of conservation biology. The bulk of the grant endowed the Miriam Rothschild chair in conservation biology. To foster holistic perspectives on conservation, the post will link scientific research and conservation practice, conservation and other academic disciplines, and Cambridge University and the political, corporate and charity sectors.

Our grant will also fund scholarships for Ph.D. students in the Department of Zoology and a bursary programme to support student travel to the annual Cambridge Student Conference on Conservation Science.