The Brian Abel-Smith Memorial Fund, hosted by ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Health, was established with the aim of promoting activities related to the work of Brian Abel-Smith.
Brian Abel-Smith was one of the most influential academics and expert advisers of the 20th century in shaping social welfare. He was driven by a strong social mission to improve the lives of the poorest. As well as holding a Professorship in Social Administration at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ from 1965-1991, Brian Abel-Smith spent his life trying to improve that of others in the way he knew best - through academic excellence.
Awarded each year to ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ students on the MSc International Health Policy, MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) and the MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing programmes. Three prizes are awarded for best overall performance in each programme. A further prize is awarded to the student who writes the best dissertation in the MSc International Health Policy programme (achieving a Distinction grade).
The Fund also supports two prizes in memory of former colleague and public health pioneer : the Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation and the Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance are awarded annually to MSc Global Health Policy students.
Awarded every two years, recognises individuals who during their lifetime have made a significant intellectual contribution to the field of health policy and achieved notable policy impact, benefitting population health. In line with Abel-Smith’s own approach and achievements, award criteria place equal weight on research excellence and policy impact.
The achievements of Abel-Smith and his fellow social policy pioneers have been chronicled in an ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ biography series commissioned by the Fund – . Sally Sheard’s critically acclaimed biography of Abel-Smith, launched the series in 2014. John Stewart's biography of Richard Titmuss, , followed in June 2020. Additional volumes on and are in progress.
The position of Brian Abel-Smith Chair, is currently held by , Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Health Policy. The fund also supports Brian Abel-Smith Visiting Research Fellows.
The Walter Holland Fund
The Walter Holland Fund supports two prizes in memory of former colleague and public health pioneer Walter Holland. The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation and the Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance are awarded annually to MSc Global Health Policy students.
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The Brian Abel-Smith Memorial Fund programme is a charitable objective of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, which is itself an educational charity. This status enables UK donors to increase the value of their gifts by making a covenant to the Fund, or by giving a single sum under Gift Aid. In the USA donations may be made through the Second Centennial Fund, Inc (a Section 501 (c)(3) organisation), with a recommendation as to their application. To make a donation to the Brian Abel-Smith Memorial Fund please Or if you would like to request further information contact ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Philantrophy and Global Engagement (PAGE): Email:
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