Leave a Legacy Gift to Ulster University
Leaving a gift in your will is a powerful way to change lives - supporting groundbreaking research, creating opportunities that last for generations and opening doors for students.
Why Leave a Legacy Gift to Ulster University?
A gift in your will is a powerful way to make a lasting difference.
Gifts from people like you create opportunities for students, support research that changes lives, and strengthen communities across Northern Ireland and beyond.
If helping others is important to you, a legacy gift can ensure your values live on - creating opportunities and impact for generations to come.
We’re here to help you explore what your gift could support and how to take the next step, in a way that feels right for you.
What a Gift in Your Will Can Support
Leaving a gift in your will is a deeply personal decision and at Ulster University, it will always be used exactly as you intend.
Whether you choose to support life-changing research, a specific school or project or direct your gift to where the need is greatest, your legacy can reflect what matters most to you.
If you already have a particular area in mind, or would like to explore the options, our team would be delighted to have a conversation and help you shape a gift that feels right for you.
Leave a Gift to Transformation
Some supporters choose to leave a flexible legacy gift, enabling Ulster University to direct funding where it is needed most. A gift in your will allows the University to respond to emerging priorities and invest in strategic areas such as research excellence, partnerships, infrastructure, and innovation across faculties. By supporting transformational priorities, you ensure your legacy has lasting impact and empowers Ulster University to make a real difference.
Leave a Gift to Research
A legacy gift to research at Ulster University drives pioneering discovery and addresses society’s most urgent challenges. Your gift can support innovative, interdisciplinary projects, fuel bold ideas, and empower researchers to turn world‑leading expertise into real‑world solutions. By leaving a gift in your will, you help ensure Ulster University continues to lead impactful research that strengthens communities and shapes a better future for generations to come.
Leave a Gift to Support Students
A legacy gift to students at Ulster University enables us to offer outstanding educational experiences, expand scholarship opportunities, and attract exceptional talent. A gift in your will can support teaching innovations, student development programmes, and initiatives that prepare graduates to succeed in an ever‑changing world. By leaving a legacy to students, you ensure future generations can fulfil their potential while helping to secure Ulster University’s long‑term impact.
Already Left a Gift in your Will?
Let us know confidentially or request a call back
If you have already chosen to leave a gift in your will to Ulster University, or are considering doing so and would like to find out more, we would be delighted to hear from you. By completing this form, you can let us know about your intentions or request a confidential call back to discuss the options available and how your gift could make a difference.
Sharing your plans helps us to plan for the future and, most importantly, gives us the opportunity to thank you properly for your generosity. We also fully respect those who prefer to remain anonymous.
Types of Legacy Gift
There are several ways you may wish to leave a gift in your will to Ulster University, depending on what feels right for you.
Each type of legacy gift offers a flexible way to make a difference whether through a share of your estate, a set sum, or a specific item of value. Click on the button below "Types of Legacy Gift" to find out more.
Residuary Legacy
A percentage or fraction of your estate after taxes, charges and other legacies have been settled.
Pecuniary Legacy
A cash sum of money. You may wish to discuss with your advisor how to protect the real value of your gift from inflation over time.
Specific Gift
A gift of specific property, such as land, buildings, shares, copyrights, paintings or other property.
How to Leave a Legacy Gift
We’re here to guide you through every step.
Legacy gifts are managed by our Advancement and Alumni Engagement team, who ensure that every gift is handled smoothly and according to your wishes.
To include Ulster University in your will, your solicitor will need the following details:
- Our name - Ulster University
- Address -
Advancement and Alumni Engagement
Ulster University
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA - Charity number - NIC100166 (registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland).
Once these details are provided, you can specify how your gift is to be used - whether for students, research, a particular school, or other strategic priorities.
Help With Your Will
We are delighted to offer our alumni and staff a free Will-writing service through Kennedy Burchill, specialists in will writing and estate planning. This service ensures your wishes are clearly documented and allows you to include Ulster University in your will with confidence.
A will is an evolving document that can be easily updated.
If you have already written your will but would like to amend it to include a gift to Ulster University, you can add a codicil.
A codicil is an official alteration and is the only way to make a change to your will after it has been signed and witnessed. You do not need to use a solicitor or professional will writer to add a codicil, but it is recommended to ensure it is drafted correctly and legally.
To write a codicil, you will need to include:
- Your name (plus any former name) and address
- The date your original will was created and the dates of any pre-existing codicils were added
- Details of the changes you would like to make, such as adding a gift to Ulster University
- Your signature plus the signatures, names and occupations of two independent witnesses
Once completed, the codicil must be stored safely with your will.
The following wording may provide some guidance when you and your solicitor are considering your gift to the University.
In addition to indicating that you wish to support Ulster University you may also wish to identify how you wish your support to be used.
I give to Ulster University (Charity Number - NIC 100166), Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, the sum of (insert amount in words) pounds (£ insert figure), or (insert percentage in words) percent (insert figure %), for (indicate how you would like the gift to be used*, eg the Medical Education Fund).
Tax Benefits
As an exempt charity, a gift in your will to the University can be tax-exempt and so could reduce the amount of inheritance tax payable, if the net value of your estate is above the inheritance tax threshold.
Nominating the University as a beneficiary of your pension fund could also provide tax benefits.
We recommend discussing all potential benefits of leaving a legacy gift to the University with your solicitor or financial planner, given that the law varies by country, and inheritance tax is a complex area.
Get in Touch
Thank you for considering a gift to Ulster University in your will.
We appreciate will writing is a personal and sensitive experience and we respect your right to privacy.
However, if you have any questions or would like to receive more information, please contact Dearbhla McGrath, Development Partner, who will be happy to help: Alternatively, if you have already written Ulster University into your will, and would be happy to tell us, you can notify us of a legacy gift below.
Dearbhla McGrath
Development Partner (Major Gifts)
