Aims of the Foundation ...
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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