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The Atlantic Philanthropies' Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney is well known in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for his tireless efforts to support education and international quality university research in Irish society. This video provides highlights of this work. NUI Galway The Atlantic…

Commencing Monday, June 7, The New York Times and The Atlantic Philanthropies will launch a series of three institutes for journalists relating to issues at the leading edge of the news. The first, The Age Boom Academy, takes place next week at The International Longevity…

The $63 million Queensland Brain Institute’s new headquarters at The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus, officially opened by Premier Anna Bligh in November, place the state at the forefront of neuroscience, the study of the brain. Professor Perry Bartlett is the institute’s director, recognised…

Philanthropist Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney has been appointed an Honorary Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia for his services to Australian health, research and higher education. Mr Feeney founded The Atlantic Philanthropies more than 40 years ago, which has since donated or…

The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity program, led by the University of Melbourne, alongside national and international partners, aims to tackle the broader issues of social inequality and how parity can be achieved for all people, regardless of cultural background, race, gender, health or financial…

One of Australia’s biggest philanthropic benefactors, Charles “Chuck” Feeney, is the inaugural recipient of a prestigious new award recognizing global generosity. Feeney, an international business leader and philanthropist who made his fortune worth billions and quietly gave it all away, is the first person to…

By 2016 philanthropist Chuck Feeney will have given €1.5 billion to education projects in Ireland. A weighty new photographic book illustrates his generosity here and abroad. [caption id="attachment_53981" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Schoolchildren in Cape Town visit Robben Island; the island’s visitor centre is funded by Atlantic…

Sharing Knowledge, Finding Solutions As Atlantic Philanthropies makes its final philanthropic investments, it is asking some important questions, including: "How can we all build on the advances and lessons learned from our thirty-plus years of grantmaking?" and "How can we make sure that valuable knowledge on issues…

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="250"] Postgraduate research student Eric Farrell and Minister of Education and Science Mary Hanafin at Trinity College Dublin's Centre for Bioengineering. Photo: Trinity College Dublin[/caption] "Look, frankly you've got to invest in research," were Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney's words in 1998 to…

Giving While Living To devote one's wealth to making a difference sooner rather than later. "Thanks to our outstanding grantees, there have been thousands of success stories." 30 years Building opportunity and making lasting changes. "At the heart of our work are the values of…