Aims of the Foundation
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The Howard Foundation is a charitable
trust established in 1982. The aims of the Foundation are to provide
funding for
- biomedical research in the fields of
- obesity
- nutrition
- key areas of health
- research into the means of relieving
malnutrition, especially in undeveloped countries
- for the construction and maintenance of
buildings at Downing College, Cambridge
- for the construction and establishment of a
cultural centre in the City of Cambridge
Achievements
Downing College
Donations to Downing College, Cambridge to fund construction of The
Howard Building, a conference hall, completed in 1987. Later support
led to Howard Court, student accommodation, completed in 1994. Several
international scientific meetings have been held at Downing College
with the support and sponsorship of the Foundation. In Autumn 2007 the
Foundation donated £7 million to Downing College to fund the
construction of a multi-purpose Theatre to include dining, break-out,
practice and storage rooms, also designed by the neo-classical
architect Quinlan Terry. Construction
started immediately with completion and handover to the college in
December 2009.
Howard Foundation Research
Established in 1986 to carry out scientific research into low calorie
diets, the HFR has published numerous scientific papers,
most notably "The Swansea Trial" edited by Dr S N Kreitzman and Dr A
Howard. HFR now works with the National Health Service on obesity
programmes.
COAG Laboratory
Based at Papworth Hospital, near Cambridge, the COAG Trace Elements
Laboratory ran from 1991 to 2000 carrying out research into aspects of
nutrition and health, especially the prevention of coronary heart
disease. The equipment has since been transferred to the University of
Ulster and the University Hospital in Poznan, Poland, for the
continuation of research programmes.
Human Nutrition
The Howard Foundation Chair in Human Nutrition was established at the
University of Ulster in 1993. Post is currently held by Professor D I
Thurnham.
Research
Additional research has been supported at
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Guys Hospital
- Hope Hospital, Salford
- Imperial College of
Science and Technology
- Institute of Science and
Technology
- St George's Hospital,
London
- Universities of Swansea,
Leeds and Liverpool
- University of Cambridge
- University of Wales
- Waterford Institute of
Technology, Southern Ireland
International meetings on low calorie diets have been
supported in
- Israel 1986
- Cambridge 1989
- Japan 1990
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