Following a successful project with the Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology headed by Professor Geoff Higgins, in July 2022 the Foundation continued its support of clinical oncology with a donation of £3M and secured an additional £1.5M from the Oxford Endowment Fund.

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The £4.5M endowment has been invested in the Oxford Endowment Fund with the returns being used to establish an endowed professorial post in Clinical Oncology called “The Malcolm & Margaret Howat Professorship of Clinical Oncology”. This will initially create a single-tenure Professorship which will continue in perpetuity with Professor Geoff Higgins being the first holder of this post.

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This endowed chair strengthens the academic leadership required to drive both groundbreaking scientific inquiry and frontline clinical practice. The Professor appointed under this title plays a pivotal role in shaping research strategy, mentoring future clinicians, and leading programmes that translate laboratory discoveries into real-world patient benefit.