Announcing Laidlaw Schools Trust’s new CEO: Ian Simpson
We are delighted to share that newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Ian Simpson, will be joining the Laidlaw Schools Trust family in April 2021. Currently Executive Principal at Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey, Ian is [...]
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Laidlaw Foundation Sponsors Royal Opera House’s Initiative To Thank NHS Workers
April 28, 2021 Excerpt from Royal Opera House's article. Read full version. As the country emerges from lockdown restrictions, the Royal [...]
Killer or Power Giver? Turning trapped gases in Lake Kivu from a serious danger into a fossil fuel-free energy resource
Lord Laidlaw’s Lake Kivu project is transforming risk into reward by extracting renewable energy to power more than 50,000 homes in [...]
THE GOOD LEADER PODCAST
#TheGoodLeader: Mitigating the Climate Crisis – Beth Davenport
Durham Laidlaw Scholarship alumna Beth discusses her research into plant genetic engineering techniques, white privilege, and the relationship between COVID19 and [...]
#TheGoodLeader: Rewriting History – Shirley Thompson OBE
Composer, academic, and cultural activist Dr Shirley J. Thompson discusses the importance of constantly questioning the status quo, transforming established narratives, [...]
SCHOLARS’ RESEARCH
What it’s like to take part in the Undergraduate Laidlaw Scholarship Programme
Hear from 2020 Scholar, Eleanor Smith, and her supervisor, Professor Stephen Price, on their experiences of the Laidlaw Research and Leadership [...]
2021 Central Projects for Undergraduate Scholars
The Laidlaw Foundation has partnered with several organisations to offer the following projects to Undergraduate Leadership and Research Scholars starting in [...]
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Laidlaw Foundation Sponsors Royal Opera House’s Initiative To Thank NHS Workers
April 28, 2021 Excerpt from Royal Opera House's article. Read full version. As the country emerges from lockdown restrictions, the Royal Opera House is delighted to announce a suite of performances, partnerships and events, as [...]
Killer or Power Giver? Turning trapped gases in Lake Kivu from a serious danger into a fossil fuel-free energy resource
Lord Laidlaw’s Lake Kivu project is transforming risk into reward by extracting renewable energy to power more than 50,000 homes in Rwanda. April 7th, 2021 | Photo credit: Timbuktu Travel Situated between Rwanda and the [...]
Changing lives: rethinking the outcomes that matter most in the context of disadvantage
Full transcript of Laidlaw Foundation CEO Susanna V. Kempe's speech for Learnit Live. Originally aired on March 9th, 2021. I have 6 nephews, a niece (who yes, I would spoil outrageously but for fear of [...]
Lord Laidlaw Plants 20,000 Spekboom Succulents in Effort to Tackle Climate Change
As of January 2021, Lord Laidlaw has planted 17,000 spekboom succulents, with another 25,000 to be installed over the South African winter, making his plantation among the largest in the Western Cape. January 16, 2021 At [...]
“We must make business education available and accessible to people from non-traditional backgrounds” – LBS Dean François Ortalo-Magné
London Business School's Dean François Ortalo-Magné discusses the Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund in a recent piece on 2021 business education trends by BusinessBecause. "This academic year, London Business School welcomed outstanding students thanks to the [...]