Hamish Ogston Foundation Signs Agreement with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
[Picture: Left to right] Dr Michael Vaughan, Hamish Ogston, Dr Thomas Weir and Professor David Mabey
The Hamish Ogston Foundation has signed a historic agreement with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which will provide crucial grant funding for early-career health professionals to undertake research.
The new partnership will support at least 20 grants of up to £5,000 each for Early Career Researchers [ECRs] in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year, 2022-2023. The Hamish Ogston Foundation Platinum Jubilee Early Career Awards will support projects that have relevance to and impact upon one or more current or prospective Commonwealth nations.
The Foundation is also supporting grants of equal size for the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Across the three institutions, the grants total 70, in honour of Her Majesty’s 70 years of service dedicated to the Commonwealth of Nations.
The signing of the agreement took place in the garden at Monmouth House, Hamish Ogston’s London residence, which itself is bequeathed to the Foundation. Those in attendance included Hamish Ogston, Founder of the Hamish Ogston Foundation, Dr Michael Vaughan, Health Project Director at the Hamish Ogston Foundation, Professor David Mabey, Professor of Communicable Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr Thomas Weir, Philanthropy Officer at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The funds committed by the agreement will help young researchers at a crucial, challenging time in their careers, as it has become increasingly difficult since the outbreak of the pandemic to obtain alternative financial support for research.
Dr Michael Vaughan, Health Project Director at the Hamish Ogston Foundation, said: “The Hamish Ogston Foundation is proud to work to eliminate disparities in both access to medical treatment and health awareness around the world. These Platinum Jubilee early career grants provide opportunity for the next generation of health professionals to gain invaluable experience in the research methods that they need to progress their careers.”
Professor David Mabey, Professor of Communicable Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “I have greatly enjoyed discussing with Hamish Ogston and Dr Michael Vaughan how the Foundation can constructively engage with the most significant and pressing health challenges in the world today. We hope these grants are the starting point for continued support for LSHTM’s work training the next generation of health leaders and working to control or eliminate neglected tropical diseases.”
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