On Thursday 10th July, Newcastle University honoured Cowrie’s Founder with an Honorary Doctor of Science for his commitment to equality in education.
Awarded to people who have made a positive impact on society, the University was pleased to recognise Professor Richard Oreffo for his work setting up and running The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation. He told them, “I am so honoured and privileged and delighted to receive this honorary doctorate. The thing to remember is that talent’s everywhere but opportunity is not and what Newcastle has done is help us on that journey, to set the scene to allow talented students to enter university. So this recognition is wonderful and I’m so delighted to be in the footsteps of some tremendous alumni that have come through Newcastle.”
Congratulations, too, to Cowrie Ambassador, Professor David Olusoga, who receives the award of Doctor of Civil Law this month.
Read more in Newcastle’s press release.
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