Making an unrestricted donation through the Areas of Greatest Need fund allows the College the maximum flexibility to adapt and respond to changing pressures, support new initiatives and new research, and maintain our historic fabric as and when opportunities or need arises. In short, unrestricted gifts allow funding to be directed to the area of greatest need in any given year. How this fund is spent varies each year. The money raised is made available to the College community, who can put projects forward for funding. 

In the past three years, selected projects include Bursaries for European women in STEM, Choir tour support, Support for disabled students via new smart technology to give visually impaired students easier access around College, Summer Internships, Conservation of library collections, Additional COVID Hardship Funds, Post-doc Research Grants, Bird / bat boxes, Improvements to the Photographic Studio, Tripos prizes for subjects with no endowed prizes, and much more.