We talk with Roger about the role the Museum plays in influencing young scientists and HFF’s support of the ‘Our Future Planet’ exhibition.
In Conversation With…Roger Highfield, Science Director at the Science Museum
July 2021
News
The Huo Family Foundation donates over £2m to three recipients
The Huo Family Foundation has confirmed funding for three new grants to further the Foundation’s mission to support education, communities, and the pursuit of knowledge. The latest recipients are The Courtauld Institute, Fudan University, and the Oxford Internet Institute.
In Conversation With…Janelle Greco and Virginia Vitzthum, Youth Communication
June 2021
Janelle and Virginia discuss how their work enables young people in foster care in New York to speak more freely about their mental health; in doing so, they can produce curricula that encourages others to do the same.
In Conversation With…Lauren Hyams, Head of Urban Nature Project Activities, Natural History Museum
May 2021
We talk with Lauren about the need to tackle the inequity in access to green space and how to improve engagement with our local ecosystems.
In Conversation With…Colin Harrison, Senior Curator Of European Art in the Department of Western Art in the Ashmolean Museum
May 2021
Colin discusses the role of philanthropy in the Arts and the rich history of the Ashmolean’s gallery.
The Huo Family Foundation donates $1 million to support equitable education in rural China
May 2021
The Huo Family Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to Teach for China (TFC), a non-profit dedicated to recruiting, training and placing teachers within under resourced schools in China.
The Huo Family Foundation awards six new grants to support the Arts
April 2021
The Huo Family Foundation has given six new grants to support performing arts organisations in London, totalling £1 million. The pandemic has heavily impacted the performing arts sector and the funding will support both the artists and the institutions in which they work.
In conversation with…Professor Michael Malim, Professor of Infectious Diseases at King’s College London
March 2021
We discuss Professor Malim’s history in infectious diseases, alongside the critical role philanthropy has played in the fight against COVID-19.
In conversation with…Tomiko Hackett, Clinical Research Coordinator at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
February 2021
Tomiko Hackett talks about her work within the Public Health system in New York and her time studying at Columbia as a Huo Scholar.
THE HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED FUNDING FOR THREE NEW GRANTS
January 2021
The Huo Family Foundation has confirmed funding for three new grants to ARK, Policy Exchange and Tate. The chosen recipients all complement the Foundation’s mission to support education, communities and the pursuit of knowledge.
In conversation with… Liz Tyler, the Managing Director of Ark Curriculum+
January 2021
We talk to Liz Tyler, the Managing Director of Ark Curriculum+ which runs the Mastery curriculum programmes for Ark schools.
In conversation with… Professor Malcolm Longair, physicist and Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
December 2020
Professor Longair discusses the Huo families historic link with Cambridge and the extraordinary work carried out by Cambridge’s physicists.
In conversation with…Professor Andrew Przybylski, experimental psychologist and Director of Research at the Oxford Internet Institute
November 2020
Professor Przybylski discusses the importance of transparency in the digital world, along with the importance of unbiased research when helping shape policy.
In conversation with… Péjú Oshin, Curator of the Young People’s Programme at the Tate, funded by HFF
October 2020
Péjú is Curator of the Young People’s Programme, a role which focuses on engaging with those not in formal education to enjoy the arts. This role is funded by the Huo Family Foundation.
Understanding the immunity of recovered Covid-19 patients
October 2020
Two vital research programmes taking place at the University of Oxford may hold the key to understanding the immunity of recovered Covid-19 patients.
Thousands of lives could be saved by measuring the strength of the antibody response in those who have had the virus and how long their immunity may last for.
Understanding how to live with COVID-19 is essential until we have a vaccine
September 2020
In the global fight against the virus, gaining a better understanding of transmission and immune response and the effectiveness of testing is crucial. It’s the key that will enable our children to get back to school, people to return to work, and communities to rebuild safely. No single individual, country or organisation will be able to meet these challenges alone.
The Huo Family Foundation has donated £3m to COVID-19 scientific research
September 2020
We have shifted our priorities to respond to the COVID-19 crisis with speed and have now funded three multi-year grants totalling £3m. Recipients include research projects at the University of Oxford, King’s College and Imperial College…
The UK’s first exhibition on Carbon Capture supported by Huo Family Foundation
August 2020
Tackling climate change is a world priority. The first significant UK exhibition on the subject of carbon capture and storage will explore the latest techniques being developed for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change…