Benedetta Ciaccia Memorial Fund established by
Birkbeck and Pearson

4 October 2005

A Birkbeck student, Benedetta Ciaccia, was killed in the Aldgate Tube explosion in July. She had been studying for a Foundation Degree in IT at the College, which she passed with a mark of Merit, but sadly she died without knowing of her academic success. The College and her former employer, Pearson, the international media company, have established a fund in her memory.

The income from the fund will establish an annual prize for the Best Final Year Student on the Foundation Degree in IT, at £250 a year. The fund will also be used to assist students who encounter hardship while studying on the same or related courses, with support up to the full fee payable to the College.

All members of the College are invited to contribute and Birkbeck will match any donations from its staff and students. Pearson, for whom Benedetta worked for six years, has already made a generous donation, joining Birkbeck in supporting the Memorial Fund.

The recipient of the first Best Student award will be selected at the Foundation Degree Examination Board each year and presented at the annual graduation ceremony. The awards for hardship will be managed by the College Hardship Committee.

Professor David Latchman
Master

Donations can be made to the Memorial Fund using a gift form - click here for PDF

Please send completed forms and donations to:

Adrian Punaks
Development Office
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX

Or fax 020 7631 6351

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