
In 2019, we received a generous gift of £250,000 from the estate of the late Arthur Clements CBE (1926 – 2016), who wished to encourage the art of mechanical engineering, and to support young engineers.
Arthur was an entrepreneur who left school aged 14 and went on to become chairman of SSS Gears Limited. His children, Nicholas Clements and Caroline Egleston, chose the Faculty of Engineering & Design as the area where their father’s wishes would be most fittingly fulfilled. His legacy is invested in the University’s Endowment Fund and the annual income derived from this investment will be used to support and inspire students for generations to come.