Pears Foundation Executive Chair receives UCL Fellowship

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Pears Foundation Executive Chair receives UCL Fellowship

Trevor Pears CMG is today receiving an Honorary Fellowship from UCL.

30th August 2016

Congratulations to our Executive Chair Trevor Pears CMG, who is today receiving an Honorary Fellowship from UCL. Pears Foundation has committed over £10million to higher education institutions to date. Key partnerships at UCL include the Centre for Holocaust Education and the Centre for Research and Autism Education as well as the Foundation’s capital donation to the Royal Free Hospital for a new building which will house the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation.

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