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Taking Research and a Country to New Levels of Excellence
Postgraduate research student Eric Farrell and Minister of Education and Science Mary Hanafin at Trinity College Dublin’s Centre for Bioengineering. Photo: Trinity College Dublin “Look, frankly you’ve got to invest in research,” were Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney’s words in 1998 to Ireland’s then Prime Minister…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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How Private Wealth Can Change the World
Source: By Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, delivered this speech at an international conference held by the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin: The Era of Citizens – How Civil Society and Foundations are Shaping the Future. The conference was opened by German…
Resource type: Speech
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Providing for the University of the Western Cape to Reach New Levels of Excellence
School of Public Health. Photo: UWC In 2005, Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney decided that Atlantic would invest in a state-of-the-art Life Sciences building for the University of the Western Cape (UWC) after learning that researchers at this historically disadvantaged school were producing internationally recognised work…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Make Big Plans: Cornell Olin Lecture
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Atlantic President and CEO Christopher G. Oechsli joined Cornell University President Emeritus Frank H. T. Rhodes for a conversation about Atlantic’s founder, Chuck Feeney, and the vision and values behind the foundation’s grantmaking at Cornell and around the world. At the event, Hunter R. Rawlings…
Resource type: Speech
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Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI)
The University College Dublin Foundation Limited received PRTLI grants, described below, from The Atlantic Philanthropies and Higher Education Authority for support for the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology and the Molecular Medicine Centre. Taking a big risk in grantmaking has paid off hugely for Ireland and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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The Crucial Role of Philanthropy in the Republic of Ireland
Source: Colin McCrea
The Republic of Ireland needs more philanthropists, who in turn can make a lasting difference in their country, said Colin McCrea, Senior Vice President at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Dublin City University Leadership Circle Dinner. Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, President Ferdinand…
Resource type: Speech
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The Atlantic Philanthropies-University of Queensland Vietnamese Scholarship Program 2000-2006: Assessing the Impact
Source: Carisgold Pty Limited
An evaluation of a program that enabled young Vietnamese professionals and university academics to attend the University of Queensland in Australia found that participants returned home better able to contribute to the social and economic development of their country. The evaluation investigated how the Vietnam…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Enriching a University to Strengthen Learning and Research
Students attend 2012 commencement ceremony. Photo: Cornell University The nearly $1 billion investment in Cornell University made by Atlantic and its Founding Chairman has enriched the experience of students and faculty on campus; strengthened its academics, research and athletics; and enabled the university to expand…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Chuck Feeney’s Contributions to Universities in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney is well known in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for his tireless efforts to support education and international quality university research in Irish society. This video provides highlights of this work. NUI Galway The Atlantic…
Resource type: Video
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The Cornell Tradition
Source: Flatbush Pictures
In 1982, Atlantic’s first-ever grant started the The Cornell Tradition fellowship, which has since supported 5,500 of Cornell University’s most service-oriented undergraduates. We recently gave the program our very last grant, too. Our Work in the United States: A Film Series The Cornell Tradition is one in a series…
Resource type: Video