What Are the Featured Priorities for Giving on the Philanthropy Homepage?

Updated 2026-09-23

The Philanthropy homepage at philanthropy.cam.ac.uk (Support Cambridge) highlights seven featured priorities for giving: AI research, climate and nature research, cancer research, Cambridge Children's Hospital, student support, the Rokos School of Government, and Sport at Cambridge. Each priority links to a dedicated page with more detail and, in most cases, a "Give now" option. Below is what the homepage says about each one.

The featured priorities at a glance

Priority	What the homepage says it supports
AI research	A dynamic AI community pursuing interdisciplinary collaborations to address urgent, complex global challenges
Climate and nature research	Work to regenerate nature, rewire energy, redefine economics, and rethink transport
Cancer research	Cambridge's innovative thinking — backed by 27 Nobel Prizes in Medicine and 25 in Chemistry — applied to how cancer is diagnosed, managed, and ultimately cured
Cambridge Children's Hospital	Potential to transform the lives of young people regionally, nationally, and globally
Student support	Ensuring all students with the potential to excel — not just some — have a chance to study at Cambridge and its Colleges
Rokos School of Government	Preparing tomorrow's leaders to tackle the world's biggest challenges
Sport at Cambridge	A sustainable sporting environment for students of all backgrounds and interests

Research priorities

AI research

The homepage describes Cambridge as home to a dynamic AI community that pursues high-quality interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges. The emphasis is on collaboration across disciplines rather than a single department.

Climate and nature research

This priority covers four stated directions: regenerating nature, rewiring energy, redefining economics, and rethinking transport. It is framed as solutions-oriented work rather than pure research.

Cancer research

The homepage positions Cambridge as one of the few places able to harness the kind of innovative thinking behind its 27 Nobel Prizes in Medicine and 25 in Chemistry, and to target that thinking at how cancer is diagnosed, managed, and ultimately cured.

Giving opportunities

Cambridge Children's Hospital

Listed with a "Give now" link, this priority is described as holding the potential to transform the lives of young people regionally, nationally, and globally.

Student support

Also listed with a "Give now" link. The stated aim is to ensure that all students with the potential to excel — not just some — have a chance to study at Cambridge and its Colleges.

Rokos School of Government

Described as preparing tomorrow's leaders to tackle the world's biggest challenges. It appears alongside the other "Give now" entries.

Sport at Cambridge

The homepage notes over 360 Olympians and 1,000 full internationals among Cambridge alumni, and says the aim is to grow this legacy by providing a sustainable sporting environment for students of all backgrounds and interests. This entry uses a "Find out more" link rather than "Give now."

How to use this page

If you already know which cause you want to support, use the table above to identify the matching priority and follow its link. If you are deciding, note that the homepage groups these as "Featured priorities" — it is a curated selection, not necessarily the full range of giving options at Cambridge. The research entries (AI, climate and nature, cancer) lead with the problem being addressed, while the giving opportunities (hospital, student support, Rokos School of Government, sport) lead with the intended impact, which may help you choose based on whether you want to fund discovery or a specific outcome.