# Supporting Opportunity, Advancing Research
**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/study/international/
[Donate](https://give.york.ac.uk/)
[Donate](https://give.york.ac.uk/)
Fund scholarships and projects at York
[Give time](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-unlimited/get-involved/volunteer/)
Volunteer to support students and alumni
## Our spirit of shared purpose is the defining hallmark at York.
Our commitment to inclusion, fairness and equality for all is what unites and drives us forward.
Today this commitment is captured in the simple phrase: we are a University for the Public Good. Together, we are creating a university where **opportunity** and **innovation** are not just ideals but realities for all.
**Together we will make York *the* university of opportunity in the UK and advance innovative research for public good.**
## How you can help
Discover a cause you care about:
### [Support Opportunity](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/university-of-opportunity/)
Help students from all backgrounds access and thrive at university.
### [Support Mental Health](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/mental-health/)
Help develop ways to better understand and treat mental ill-health.
### [Support Sanctuary](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/york-sanctuary-fund/)
Help students, academics and human rights defenders displaced by conflict or persecution.
### [Support Entrepreneurship](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/entrepreneurship/)
Help shape the next generation of entrepreneurs.
> I am truly humbled by the enduring generosity of the University’s philanthropic community. The University owes its foundation to the encouragement, inspiration and financial support of hundreds of donors, ranging from individuals through to the largest national institutions. Your support has continued to help generations of students from all backgrounds to achieve their goals and has deeply enriched our capability to undertake research for the public good.
*Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice Chancellor and President*
## Every gift counts
Every single donation matters, however large or small. When you give to York, you join a worldwide community of donors who are working with us to tackle inequalities, generate new knowledge and make a positive impact on society.
With your support, we can continue to use our expertise in research and education to help shape a better future for the public good.
[Lend your support](https://give.york.ac.uk/)
## Advancing Research through philanthropy
Research is fundamental to improving society, enabling economic growth in the right areas and changing people’s lives for the better.
**In a world facing a climate transition, a migration crisis, global political turmoil and rapidly increasing inequality, the right kind of research is needed now more than ever.\
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[Learn more about our research](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/research-philanthropy/)
### [Our Impact](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/our-impact/)
### [Get Involved](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/get-involved/)
### [Leave a gift in your will](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/get-involved/wills/)
## Latest news
News
### [Over £72,000 raised for student sport and societies at York in Challenge Week 2026](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/news/2026/challenge-week-2026/)
18 March 2026
Over £72,000 has been raised by students, staff, alumni, and friends in this year’s Challenge Week to support student clubs and societies at York.
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### [Baroness Lady Hale, former president of the UK’s Supreme Court, connects with York Law School students in visit to campus](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/news/2026/baroness-hale-campus-visit/)
3 March 2026
Earlier this month Baroness Lady Hale, former president of the UK’s Supreme Court, visited the University’s Law School for a special talk.
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### [University of York launches major fund to tackle the region's biggest challenges](https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/community/fund-regional-challenges/)
2 March 2026
From tackling poverty to improving children’s mental health, new grants will support researchers to work with partners across the region to find practical solutions to challenges facing communities in York and North Yorkshire.
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### [Uber enables York students volunteering in local schools to reach their full potential](https://www.york.ac.uk/york-giving/news/2025/uber-credit-ysis/)
10 February 2026
A donation from transport service Uber has enabled students to volunteer with school pupils in disadvantaged areas across the city.