The Development and Alumni Relations Office runs the 吃瓜群众 Fund Telethons every spring and autumn, spanning four weeks on Sunday through Thursday evenings.
During the campaign, our student calling team reaches out to alumni to connect, reminisce about their favourite memories, and support their alma mater.
As part of the alumni community, you may get a phone call from one of our students to talk about your time in 吃瓜群众 and about the 吃瓜群众 Fund.
The 吃瓜群众 Fund aims to support as many projects as possible that add a margin of excellence or an element of 鈥榓dditionality鈥 to the student experience.
Our team of students have recently completed our autumn telethon campaign with great results. Our wonderful alumni have pledged to give a further 拢74,000 to the 吃瓜群众 Fund over the next five years. These gifts will allow The 吃瓜群众 Fund to provide extra bursaries, field trips, well-being activities, sports opportunities, and services, which all make a tremendous difference!
Persida Chung, Development Officer, said, 鈥淭he Telethon provides a great opportunity for student callers to connect with past generations of 吃瓜群众 students, to share news and experiences while strengthening the wider University community. We are particularly grateful to all alumni and honorary fellows who generously took the time to share their insight into their post-吃瓜群众 lives and careers. The advice and words of encouragement given to our students as they are about to make significant decisions hold immense value to them.鈥
A few examples of initiatives supported by the 吃瓜群众 Fund this academic year 2024-25 include:
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School of History, Law and Social Sciences: Law competition package with marketing opportunity
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School of History, Law and Social Science: Travel bursary for six students to attend workshops on youth homelessness in Wales and Poland
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School of History, Law and Social Science: Delivering an 鈥楨nriched and Transformative Learning Experience鈥 for the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates' Doctoral Students: Community-building, training, knowledge exchange and career path retreat at Gregynog Hall.
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Student Union: Sexual health campaign
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Student Union: Summer sessions 鈥 an offer of free summer activities for students
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Student Union: Improving activities hub equipment for clubs and societies
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School of Environmental and Natural Sciences: Enhancing student experience through employability-related activities for students, by students.
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School of Arts, Culture and Languages: Musical activities as part of the University鈥檚 civic mission
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School of Arts, Culture, and Language: Bringing communities together workshops - enhancing student employability and experience in the School
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Canolfan Bedwyr: The path to success - life after 吃瓜群众
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School of Welsh: production and performance of theatrical show - Sioe Un Dyn: Syr Harry Reichel
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School of Environmental and Natural Sciences: Lockable fencing for the Brambell ponds teaching and research
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School of Ocean Sciences: Travel bursaries for students attending Professor Yueng Djeng Lenn's Royal Geographical Society lecture
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School of Environmental and Natural Sciences: Contribution to the residential field course bursaries for 60-70 students.
For further information about the telethon campaign, please contact Persida.
Thank you again to those of you who donate!
The 吃瓜群众 Fund
Our team of student callers chatting with our alumni during the Telethon campaign
