RAiSE and DYW STEM event in Angus attracts 300 people
An event to raise aspirations towards, and interest in, STEM was enjoyed by more than 300 people at Arbroath Academy. The Angus STEM Festival featured shows from Aberdeen and Dundee [...]
The Wood Foundation supports MCR Pathway’s growth in the North-east
MCR Pathways is set to support 250 young people in six North-east schools, with an ambition to support every Aberdeen City and Shire secondary school through its mentorship programme. MCR [...]
Emeli Sandé to headline YPI Scotland’s 10th anniversary event
Global superstar Emeli Sandé will headline one of Scotland’s largest youth gatherings later this month. The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) Scotland National Event will welcome more than 1000 participants [...]
Lady Helen Wood opens the Lady Helen Parking Centre
NHS Grampian announced today the formal opening of the new multi-storey car parking facility at their Foresterhill Health Campus. Funded by The Wood Foundation (TWF), the £10.7m Lady Helen Parking Centre, built to [...]
The Wood Foundation’s innovative philanthropy is delivering systemic change in East Africa.
5,000 smallholder farmers from the Mulindi tea factory and field unit in Rwanda recently gathered to celebrate the significant progress in their tea farming activities and communities and to thank The Wood Foundation [...]
Charity mission launched to create cracking Christmas for kids
The Wood Foundation is once again supporting the Northsound Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal by contributing £15,000 to cover operational costs, ensuring all donations go to those who most need them in [...]
YPI Scotland Leaders’ Conference 2017
Tuesday 28th November will see senior leaders from over 100 Scottish secondary schools converge on The Quincentenary Conference Centre at The Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh for the Youth & Philanthropy (YPI) Scotland Leaders’ Conference. [...]
STV Children’s Appeal provides financial boost to local community charities
Local charities across Scotland have benefitted from £27,000 of grants awarded through STV Children’s Appeal partnership with the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Scotland (YPI). Managed in Scotland by The Wood [...]
Primary school science programme expanded
Raising Aspirations in Science Education (RAiSE), a programme focused on igniting a passion for science in primary school pupils, has been expanded to 10 local authority areas across Scotland. The RAiSE [...]
UK Award for The Wood Foundation Centre for Science & Technology
The Wood Foundation Centre for Science and Technology at Robert Gordon’s College has been awarded the 2017 Education Business School Building Award recognising excellence and investment in education. Competing with five other [...]