The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation was launched by Sir Bobby in 2008 to help find more effective ways to detect and treat cancer.
The funds donated to Sir Bobby’s Foundation come courtesy of the generosity of thousands of committed community fundraisers, from legacies, individual donors, businesses, and Trusts and Foundations. They directly benefit cancer patients from across the North East and North Cumbria and contribute significantly to international research into the disease resulting in commercial drug treatments that have been rolled out globally, with more in the pipeline.
Support the Sir Bobby Robson Institute
Together, we can change the future of cancer care in our region.
We’re raising the final vital funds to build The Sir Bobby Robson Institute – a world-leading cancer trials centre at the Freeman Hospital that will transform how people across the North East, North Cumbria and North Yorkshire are diagnosed, treated and supported.
Inspired by Sir Bobby’s extraordinary vision, construction has begun, funded by the generosity and determination of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and supporters like you.
A place where hope becomes progress
The Sir Bobby Robson Institute will significantly expand clinical trials capacity, giving more patients access to the very latest cancer treatments, drugs and therapies – treatments that can change, extend and save lives.
Every breakthrough made here will not only benefit the people referred to the Institute each year but will also contribute to cancer research that reaches far beyond our region, improving outcomes around the world.
See the future for yourself
Watch the vision come to life, get a first look at what the Sir Bobby Robson Institute will look like.
Our short artist‑impression film takes you inside the planned centre, showing the bright, modern spaces where expert teams will work side‑by‑side with patients, researchers and clinical specialists to accelerate life‑changing discoveries.
Patients still say to me "If it’s good enough for Sir Bobby, it’s good enough for me”, that’s the legacy he left.
Professor Ruth Plummer MBE Director of The Sir Bobby Robson Trials Research Centre, National Clinical Lead for Cancer Drugs, NHS
Help us finish what Sir Bobby started
To open the Institute by 2027, we need your help to raise the remaining funds to complete and fully equip this world‑leading centre.
Every donation brings us one step closer to giving families the hope, care and cutting‑edge treatment they deserve.
Join Sir Bobby’s last and greatest team
There are so many ways you can get involved, from taking on a challenge event, hosting a community fundraiser to making a personal or corporate donation.
Every gift, no matter the size, will help create a beacon of hope for people facing cancer across our region.
If you’d like more ideas or want to talk about how you can support the Sir Bobby Robson Institute, get in touch with our fundraising team or visit our website for inspiration, resources and ways to get started.
Your kind donation will contribute towards funding the Sir Bobby Robson Institute, a new world‑leading cancer trials research centre at Newcastle Hospitals. Our target for this appeal is to raise £30 million. If, for any reason, we are unable to use your donation as originally intended, for example, if project costs change, additional funds are raised beyond the amount required, the needs of patients or the hospital change, or the project becomes no longer deliverable, Newcastle Hospitals Charity reserves the right to redirect your gift to support the hospital’s most urgent needs.
