Monday, 07 December 2020
Celebrities from around the UK have been getting creative and have decorated 20 unique Christmas ‘Boobles’ to help raise money for breast cancer research at the University of Nottingham.
From Great British Bake Off host Matt Lucas, to the BBC’s Anne Davies, celebrities, artists, and companies across the UK have created the unique Christmas baubles. The Boobles will be available for members of the public to bid on in a silent auction from today (7 December) to the 14 December.
All the money raised in the auction will go to the Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre (NBCRC) at the University of Nottingham.
One hundred and fifty people are diagnosed with breast cancer each day in the UK alone. There are 150 silhouetted people on this Booble and I’ve tried to represent everyone, every family, and every relationship, to acknowledge everyone that breast cancer directly or indirectly affects. Plus my favourite piece of art is ‘The Great Wave’ by Hokusai, so the wave background is due to that.”
Bella Ramsey 'Booble'
Launched in 2018, the NBCRC brings together an incredible team of surgeons, nurses, oncologists, radiologists, scientists and clinicians, who are working together to develop innovative ways to detect, prevent or treat breast cancer.
The ground-breaking research taking place there has already helped to save lives globally, and the team are looking for the public’s support to help them do more.
Stewart Martin, Professor of Cancer and Radiation Biology, and Director of the NBCRC, said: “The aim of NBCRC is to raise awareness of breast cancer and the research being conducted to improve its detection, develop ways to stop it spreading and to develop new and improved treatments.
“The Boobles, and auction, will not only help raise awareness of NBCRC but of breast cancer generally, as well as raising funds to help fund innovative research - 100% of all monies raised goes straight into research - helping to fund projects that may lead to the next breakthrough. We cannot thank people enough for their generosity.”
Visit our Booble gallery to bid on a unique Booble and to help make a difference to breast cancer research this year. If you have the highest bid, you will receive a gift-wrapped Booble before Christmas.
The team at the NBCRC has also created a Christmas Fundraising Pack, which contains ideas and activities for supporters to use during the festive season to help raise further funds.
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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