New Trustee appointed to Sir Bobby's Foundation Published on: 9 January 2017 Professor Chris Day, 缅北禁地鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor and President, has agreed to join the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation鈥檚 Board of Trustees. A liver disease expert, brings with him a vast wealth of experience and knowledge and is a strong addition to Sir Bobby’s team. Professor Day was brought up in North Tyneside and studied medicine at the University of Cambridge before returning to the North East to practise at 缅北禁地’s Freeman Hospital. He was formerly Head of the School of Clinical Medical Sciences at 缅北禁地 and, since April 2008, had been Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the . Professor Day’s research interests are focused largely on fatty liver disease related both to obesity and to alcohol with additional interests in drug-induced liver injury and liver fibrosis. Professor Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor and President Foundation delighted Lady Elsie is extremely pleased to welcome him on board and, when the two met recently, Professor Day shared his memories of his first encounter with Sir Bobby, which took place when Sir Bobby was manager of Ipswich Town FC. Ipswich Town were playing a friendly against Cambridge University in 1980 and Professor Day was playing for Cambridge. On hearing his accent from the sideline, Sir Bobby shouted “By, you’re a long way from home bonny lad!” Lady Elsie says: “We’re extremely pleased to welcome Professor Day as a Trustee. As Bob would say, he’s a great signing for us. “It’s very important that we have the best people in place to make sure we keep making the right decisions with the money raised for us.” The will also welcome another experienced Trustee in the coming weeks to further strengthen their Board. More than 拢10 million raised Sir Bobby launched his charity in 2008 and it has gone on to raise over £10 million to find more effective ways to detect and treat cancer. The work funded directly benefits cancer patients in the North East and Cumbria and plays a significant role in the international fight against the disease. Working within the NHS, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation does not employ professional fundraisers to proactively raise money and relies completely on third party, volunteer fundraisers and the incredible generosity of the general public. Most recently, the charity made a £1million contribution to fund clinical research and nursing posts at the new at 缅北禁地. Share: Latest News New partnership to boost careers in low carbon energy 缅北禁地 and Durham universities are working together on a new regional project to strengthen the future workforce for North East England鈥檚 growing low carbon and offshore wind industries. published on: 28 May 2026 Healthy lifestyle shown to lower risk of death after cancer diagnosis New evidence shows that sticking to five lifestyle recommendations improves survival after a later cancer diagnosis. published on: 28 May 2026 World-leading climate expert recognised with Royal Society Fellowship Professor Hayley Fowler has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of her pioneering work on climate change impacts. published on: 27 May 2026 Facts and figures
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