Tag: Hamish Ogston Foundation

UK Charity Makes Largest Private Pledge to Heritage Skills Training in History

Stuart Mitchell

UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation has announced nearly £29million in crucial funding to heritage skills training in the UK and around the Commonwealth, marking the largest private commitment to the cause in history. The funding is designed to help bring the sector back from the brink of a decades-long global heritage skills shortage which is threatening historic buildings and places around the world. This new funding is granted to four organisations, English Heritage, Historic Environment Scotland, Commonwealth Heritage Forum and Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship, and will support a complete range…

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UK Charity Pledges New Funding For Next Generation Of African Early Career Global Health Professionals

Stuart Mitchell

The Hamish Ogston Foundation, a charitable organisation dedicated to eliminating disparities in both access to medical treatment and health awareness around the world, has committed £1.5 million to support the training of early career health researchers in Africa and to establish a health researcher network between the UK and five African countries. The Platinum Jubilee Health Training Programme will fund 25 new PhD scholars based in The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe through a three-year PhD programme which will help to address the most pressing public health problems confronting…

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New apprenticeship scheme tackles heritage skills shortage as Hamish Ogston Foundation grants £6.2 million to National Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust and the Hamish Ogston Foundation have announced a new partnership programme that will train apprentices in key heritage skills.  An ageing workforce and lack of training opportunities has led to a sharp decline in the traditional building and heritage skills sector, putting the future of historic buildings at risk.   To help train the craftspeople of the future, the Hamish Ogston Foundation has awarded £6.2 million to the National Trust for a new Heritage Crafts Apprenticeship programme.   The Hamish Ogston Foundation is a charitable organisation, dedicated to three…

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