Leonard Blavatnik awarded the Sheldon Medal

Oxford’s highest honour for philanthropy, the Sheldon Medal, was awarded to Leonard Blavatnik on 11 October for his extraordinary gift of £75 million to enable the creation of the Blavatnik School of Government. Blavatnik School staff and students attended the ceremony in the recently refurbished Sheldonian Theatre.

Read more about the Sheldon Medal and the event on the University website.

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