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‘Sea change’ raises tide of Australian university fundraising

Institutions’ philanthropy heads lift their sights as campaigns exceed expectations

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Cambridge receives £100 million donation for PhDs and access

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‘Sea change’ raises tide of Australian university fundraising

Institutions’ philanthropy heads lift their sights as campaigns exceed expectations

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Cambridge receives £100 million donation for PhDs and access

University donations: No strings attached?

Bloomberg gives $1.8 billion to Hopkins to remove graduate debt

Major donation bankrolls MIT’s $1 billion AI research drive

Related universities

Australian National University

Monash University

Queensland University of Technology

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