Quaker Peace Studies Trust
The Quaker Peace Studies Trust (Registered Charity No 529095) was set up by Trust Deeds in 1972, following a public appeal, to advance the learning and knowledge of the nature of peace and how peace can be developed and extended. It funded the first Chair of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and financed research and teaching in peace studies, and continues to support the work of the Division of Peace Studies by the provision of grants and bursaries.
The Division of Peace Studies - the largest of its kind in any university - is dedicated to a combination of rigorous academic research, teaching and training, mediation, peacemaking and peacebuilding. Follow the link for more information on Peace Studies.
The success of the Division has led to many demands and opportunities that cannot be met solely through the usual channels of academic funding. The Quaker Peace Studies Trust appeals for donations or endowments, whether earmarked or unrestricted, to enable it to support the expanding and vital work of the Division. The Trust receives income from a number of sources: from other charitable trusts, from Quaker meetings around the country, from bequests and from individuals as one-off or as regular donations.
What we are currently supporting
We are currently funding;
- two student bursaries, each worth £3,000
- the Student Liaison Officer post, which supports students with extra-curricular activities and training
- the alumni relations post
- the online journal and departmental publications
- the annual day-school organised by the MA students
- study visits to Africa and Northern Ireland
- staff development
- PeaceJam - bringing teenagers together with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates every year to inspire and empower them to take positive action for a more peaceful and just world. Donations received through QPST provide bursaries for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend the weekend conference and follow up event for free or at a subsidised rate. £40 will sponsor a Peacemaker of Tomorrow! Click link for more information about PeaceJam
The Trust has supported a wide range of activities in Peace Studies, such as:
- the Commonweal Collection of over 11,000 books and pamphlets, 150 current journals and educational materials on issues relating to non-violent social change, housed in the University of Bradford library
- initiatives for peace in Northern Ireland
- practical conflict prevention
- research assistance, for example into nuclear arms control in South Asia, resulting in the establishment of the Pakistan Security Research Centre
HOW YOU CAN GIVE
BY MAIL
If you wish to make a donation by way of a cheque (with a completed QPST Gift Aid Declaration Form if appropriate), please make your cheque out to 'Quaker Peace Studies Trust' and send to:
The Treasurer,
Quaker Peace Studies Trust,
c/o Peace Studies,
University of Bradford,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire,
BD7 1DP
Current Trustees:
- Hilary Browne
- Owen Claxton-Ingham
- Candia Crosfield
- Kate Gulliver (Treasurer)
- Kim Knott
- Eva Pinthus
- Susan Robson
- Judy Shorney
- Donald Southall
- Peter Speirs (Clerk)
Contact details:
The Quaker Peace Studies Trust
c/o Peace Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD7 1DP