Emergency student support fund

Ritika was a final-year Master of Cancer Sciences student who was almost forced to give up her studies in 2020.

“When the COVID-19 pandemic happened, I lost two of my jobs and went from earning enough money to cover my fees, rent and living costs, to having insufficient income,” Ritika says.

“I was faced with the difficult decision of giving up on my studies, and on my dream to pursue cancer research in the hope of finding a cure to childhood blood cancers such as leukaemia.”

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and donors, Ritika was able to continue her studies during an extremely challenging time and is now working as a research assistant in a lab on campus.