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Peter Asquith-Cowen outside the home he is to leave in legacy to the University.

Some of the best years of Peter Asquith-Cowen’s life were spent studying at the University of Hull – and he feels so passionately about giving something back to an institution that served him so well that he has now decided to leave his entire estate in legacy to the University.

‘The University has helped me to find out more about myself and to develop my abilities and character. I liked how people from many different backgrounds came together to study, and I have since missed that interaction’, said Mr Asquith-Cowen, who graduated in History in 1992 after studying part-time.

‘I am a single man with no immediate family so I have decided to leave my estate to the University. My home could be used by visiting professors and I want my other assets to go to the Student Hardship Fund. It is appalling that so many young students are in debt and are having to take a series of jobs when they should be studying, just to keep the wolf from the door.’

Mr Asquith-Cowen said he was pleased to make the legacy to the University of Hull and he hoped other graduates would consider doing the same if they were in a position similar to his.

After a 27-year career teaching history in primary and secondary schools around Hull, 51-year-old Mr Asquith-Cowen took early retirement through ill health three years ago. He has such fond memories of his years at the University of Hull that he is now planning to return there to study for an MA.

Your legacy for the future

As a graduate of the University of Hull, you are part of a long and distinguished line of students and staff who have done so much to enhance its reputation. Since its foundation nearly 75 years ago, the University has benefited enormously from the assistance of those who shared its mission. Indeed, the high quality of the education that you received was in part a legacy of the vision of your predecessors.

Now you, in turn, can help to advance this vision by building a legacy for the students of the future.

When you make a will, your first concern will naturally be to cater for the needs of your family and friends. However, we would be delighted if you might also consider including in your will a bequest benefiting the University. By leaving a legacy for the future, you will be contributing to the education of your successors much as your predecessors aided you.

For advice and an information pack on legacies and wills, please write to:

The Bequests Officer
Development and Alumni Relations Office
University of Hull
Hull, HU6 7RX
United Kingdom