Introducing Our 2026 Churchill Fellows
We’re proud to introduce 109 new Churchill Fellows for 2026.
The Churchill Fellowship
A community of changemakers
About usLearning from the world. Inspiring change in the UK.
We are the Churchill Fellowship: a UK charity which supports individual UK citizens to follow their passion for change, through learning from the world and bringing that knowledge back to the UK. Together our community of Churchill Fellows use their international learning to lead the change they wish to see across every area of UK life. We were founded by public donation in 1965 as the living legacy of Sir Winston Churchill for the nation.
Churchill Fellows Recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours
We are delighted to celebrate the Churchill Fellows recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours.
Launch of 'A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention'
The Churchill Fellowship has launched a new report, A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention, bringing together global learning, lived experience, and insights from Churchill Fellows working across suicide prevention between 2019 and 2023.
New office address from 1 June
From Monday 1 June 2026, the Churchill Fellowship team will be based at The Leather Market, 11–13 Weston Street, London SE1 3ER.
Learning from the world
Ideas & expertsChurchill Fellows are a unique source of ideas from around the world for a range of issues across all areas of UK society. Read some of their latest below or head to our News and Views section to find out more.
Following curiosity towards lasting change
Following her Fellowship across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, Clare Holdsworth reflects on how paid lived-experience roles can support care-experienced young people to shape services, policy, and practice. Drawing on conversations with organisations, professionals, and young people, she explores what it takes to make these roles psychologically safe, meaningful, and supportive of long-term careers. She is now sharing this learning in Sheffield, using curiosity as a way to ask better questions with young people, not just about them.
By Clare Holdsworth, 18 June 2026
Launching a whole society blueprint for suicide prevention
We recently brought together Fellows, partners, policymakers, and practitioners in Parliament to launch A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention.
In conversation with Ali Zafar: Redefining financial literacy and shaping policy
We spoke to Ali Zafar about how his Fellowship is shaping new approaches to financial education in the UK. After already founding LifeSmart, Ali used his Fellowship to explore why financial literacy remains low, learning from systems in Singapore, Vietnam, and Bali. His research has led to a new framework for understanding how financial capability develops, and has already informed updates to his work and contributions to UK policy discussions. Ali is now finalising his report and developing resources to share his findings across government, charities, and the private sector.
By Ali Zafar, 18 May 2026
Latest Reports
Ideas Library
Eating in Extremes: Food Adaptation Stories in Changing Island Climates
By Georgie Styles, 30 June 2026
How can we better mobilise sporting communities in the UK for environmental education and action?
By Rachael Thomas, 18 June 2026
Dialogues about dying
By Arabella Tresilian, 3 June 2026
Our impact
The Fellowship inspires change at many different levels. Fellows combine their personal vision and experience with their global learning to strengthen UK communities and sectors and influence services and policies locally and nationally. Many also tell us about the transformational impact of the Fellowship on their own lives.
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We welcome support for our unique programme of Fellowships, which transform lives, communities and professions across the UK. You can help our work through donations, partnerships and legacies, which are vital for growing the impact and the opportunity we offer. We are always pleased to discuss ways to get involved.
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