Weizmann UK

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Weizmann UK is the trading name of the Weizmann Institute Foundation (Charity number 232666; company number, 00483123, Incorporation Date: 08 Jun 1950) which exists to raise funds for the Weizmann Institute of Science, a higher education institution in Israel.

UCU boycott and defence of Israel

In its 2008 Annual Report the Foundation noted:

Against the backdrop of the UCU boycott of Israeli academics, Weizmann UK took a bold and positive approach. We took a unanimous decision to focus our fundraising and public relations efforts to stimulate closer collaboration between UK scientists and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.[1]

In its 2009 report the foundation stated that:

In association with the UK’s Zionist Federation and other UK Academic Friends of Israeli Universities, Weizmann UK participated in a day of Science event that took place in March. This two day event was held at the Museum of Science in Manchester and London’s Science Museum in Kensington.[2]

People

President

The Hon. Sir David Sieff[3]

Vice Presidents

The Lord Rothschild GBE | Barry Townsley CBE | Lord Alliance CBE | Sir John Ritblat | Lord Mitchell[3]

Chairman

Martin Paisner CBE[3]

Vice Chairman

Dame Vivien Duffield DBE | Jonathan Kropman (Honorary Secretary) | Maxwell Nisner (Honorary Treasurer)[3]

Trustees circa 2012

The following Trustees are formally registered with the Charity Commission: Martin Paisner | Professor Benny Chain | Michael Sandler | Daniel Shapiro | Vivien Duffield | Jeremy Smouha | Howard Stanton FCCA | Barry Townsley CBE | Lord Turnberg | Myra Waiman | Jonathan Kropman | Maxwell Nisner[4]

The following Trustees are listed on the Weizmann UK website in Sepember 2012 in addition to those above:

Lord David Alliance CBE,[5] | Dr Arabella Duffield | Mr Daniel Gestetner | Lady Lowy-Mitchell | Mr Jonathan Metliss | Mr Robert Ohrenstein, Mr Robert Perlman | Ms Myra Waiman[3]

Ambassadors

Ann Berger Janet Bloch Judy & David Dangoor The Hon. Deborah Wolfson Davis The Hon. Janet de Botton Fiona Fattal Daniel & Amanda Gestetner Jonathan Gestetner David Grunberg Professor Herbert Huppert FRS Joan Jacobs Philip Joseph Allyson Kaye Peter Kleeman Oliver Levy Dr Hilda Lewis Lady Lowy-Mitchell Selina & David Marks Martin Mendoza Jonathan Metliss Lady Michels Paul Morris OBE The Hon. Elizabeth Peltz Robert Perlman Arlene & Roger Seaton Lady Sieff The Hon. Amanda Sieff The Hon. Daniela Sieff Cathy Wills The Hon. Laura Wolfson Townsley[3]

Officers

Ms Sheridan Gould (Executive Director) Nicole Barnett Events & Fundraising Manager | Natasha Stoller Events & Marketing Executive | Zila Golbert Executive Assistant | Ysabella Hawkings Scientific | Saul Konviser Communications Consultant[6]


Notes

  1. Weizmann UK Trustees' Report and Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2008, p. 3
  2. Weizmann UK Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts 30 September 2009, p. 5
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Weizmann UK Board of Trustees and our Ambassadors, accessed 4 September 2012
  4. Charity commission Weizmann Institute Foundation: Contact and Trustees, accessed 4 September 2012.
  5. Also listed here: Parliament UK Lord Alliance, accessed 31 August 2012
  6. Weizmann UK The Team, accessed 4 September 2012