Great Lives Series Returns with David Ross Lecture

Date: Tuesday 29 November
Time: 2pm
Location: Ross Lucas Medical Sciences Building Lecture Theatre

The University of Lincoln’s Great Lives public lecture series resumes later this month with special guest speaker, Lincolnshire-born entrepreneur and philanthropist David Ross.

University staff and students are invited this flagship event which will take place in the lecture theatre of the Ross Lucas Medical Sciences Building – home to the Lincoln Medical School.

David will be discussing his life and career, from the founding of his first hugely successful business to his subsequent charitable work supporting educational opportunities and economic regeneration for young people in the region and elsewhere across the country.

Born in Grimsby, the town where his grandfather founded one of the UK’s largest commercial fishing farms, David is best known as the co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse Group.

David is a passionate philanthropist, dedicated to developing opportunities for young people, and his philanthropic work is carried out through The Ross Foundation, which he founded. The Foundation makes charitable donations to a range of educational, community and cultural initiatives, including the David Ross Education Trust.

To date the Ross Foundation has given approximately £25m to charitable causes, including a significant donation which enabled the creation of the Ross Lucas Medical Sciences Building, home to Lincoln Medical School at the University of Lincoln.

Book your free place for the event, here.