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Mental Health Awareness Week: Excelerate school empowers young people through PBL

To mark this Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to highlight and celebrate one of our Excelerate partner schools, Banff Academy, which not only advocates for, but has made big changes towards, [...]

Mental Health Awareness Week: Excelerate school empowers young people through PBL2025-05-15T13:17:39+00:00

YPI National Event – Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – will return in June

In just four weeks’ time, we will welcome hundreds of young changemakers to Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – the YPI National Event 2025. This year’s event theme – [...]

YPI National Event – Scotland’s largest celebration of youth philanthropy – will return in June2025-05-14T08:26:25+00:00

Speaker update for RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy

We have a stellar change to our event line-up. While we are sorry to share that Dallas Campbell, originally scheduled to deliver our space workshop, will have to jet off [...]

Speaker update for RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy2025-05-08T15:13:03+00:00

Banff to Bethlehem: Young people connect communities through art and solidarity

Young people from Banff Academy presented a powerful project connecting their community with students in Palestine.  Banff Academy – one of 19 Excelerate partner schools supported by The Wood Foundation [...]

Banff to Bethlehem: Young people connect communities through art and solidarity2025-04-21T08:09:14+00:00

Dallas Campbell to deliver inspiring space workshop at RAiSE Expo

On a mission to take science and technology out of the lab, actor and presenter Dallas Campbell – known for hosting Science of Stupid and Bang Goes the Theory – will deliver an [...]

Dallas Campbell to deliver inspiring space workshop at RAiSE Expo2025-04-17T13:42:13+00:00

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus educators embark on Excelerate study visit to Detroit

At the heart of The Wood Foundation’s Excelerate investment is a commitment to inspiring and empowering educators. By working with national and international partners, we provide meaningful professional learning opportunities [...]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus educators embark on Excelerate study visit to Detroit2025-03-17T16:23:37+00:00

Join us at RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy

As we near the conclusion of our decade-long investment RAiSE (Raising Aspirations in Science Education), we invite you to join us at the RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The [...]

Join us at RAiSE Expo – Celebrating the Learning, Inspiring the Future: The RAiSE Legacy2025-04-09T14:02:35+00:00

ProActive Minds – funded by The Wood Foundation – is nominated for an award

We are delighted to share that ProActive Minds, a two-year (2022-24) Knowledge Transfer Partnership funded by The Wood Foundation and Innovate UK, has been shortlisted in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025 which [...]

ProActive Minds – funded by The Wood Foundation – is nominated for an award2025-02-17T10:28:46+00:00

The Wood Foundation and University of Aberdeen launch Interns with Impact during anniversary celebrations

The Wood Foundation’s UK Director, Ali MacLachlan, joined fellow University of Aberdeen alumni, supporters and staff earlier today for a panel discussion as part of the University’s Founders’ Week, celebrating its 530th anniversary. [...]

The Wood Foundation and University of Aberdeen launch Interns with Impact during anniversary celebrations2025-02-14T16:59:07+00:00
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