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Will our grandchildren still be able to enjoy our beautiful planet’s current biodiversity at the end of this century? Philip Seaton asks how we can safeguard biodiversity for future generations.
By Philip Seaton, 2024
Will our grandchildren still be able to enjoy our beautiful planet’s current biodiversity at the end of this century? Philip Seaton asks how we can safeguard biodiversity for future generations.
By Philip Seaton, 2024
In February 2020, I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore how we can make physical activity ‘business as usual’ within cancer care. The Fellowship was an experience of a lifetime, allowing me to travel to the USA and Canada to learn from world leading experts.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the time when I was drafting my application for funding from the Churchill Fellowship. I had toyed with the idea of applying for some time. I had signed up to the mailing list a few years ago and every year, when the applications opened, I would be reminded of what an amazing opportunity it sounded.
By Jessica Smith, 2024
As a social worker working with children moving onto adoption and before that with children in foster care, I've long wondered how children can be supported to process the feelings of grief and loss of separation.
England and Wales imprisons more of its citizens than any other country in Western Europe according to a Prison Reform Trust Report. And in 2015, I became one of those imprisoned citizens.
By Jacob Hill, 2024
Way back in 2011, I was fortunate enough to be awarded a Churchill Fellowship and travelled to the USA to compare and contrast services available to military veterans that had struggled to adjust to civilian life.
By Tony Wright, 2024
In 2023, the London-based yoga teacher and social impact founder finally managed to undertake her Fellowship first awarded in 2019, visiting Colombia and Alaska where she studied organisations supporting displaced people (Colombia) and Alaskan native community through circle-based restorative practice, a method Abi herself has been exploring.
In 2020, I had a series of conversations with several health, education and social care professionals who voiced concerns that families who had not previously been considered vulnerable families, may have become so as a result of the challenges they had faced during the COVID19 lockdowns.
By Joy O'Neill, 2024
In advance of our inaugural 'In conversation with' event with John Elkington and Lucy Parker, here, the 'Godfather of Sustainability', looks back over 50 years - and forward 15.
By John Elkington, 2024
'Between birth and death, many of life’s most critical moments occur in hospital and they deserve to take place in surroundings that match their significance.' Richard Cork, The Healing Presence of Art (2012)
By Vivienne Reiss, 2024
'Between birth and death, many of life’s most critical moments occur in hospital and they deserve to take place in surroundings that match their significance.' Richard Cork, The Healing Presence of Art (2012)
By Vivienne Reiss, 2024
A campaigner whose first success was having a crossing installed outside a school, is now running her own organisation committed to a new, community-based approach to bringing about change at a national level. And her journey to this point – says Amanda Walters – is thanks to the Churchill Fellowship she undertook in 2019.
A campaigner whose first success was having a crossing installed outside a school, is now running her own organisation committed to a new, community-based approach to bringing about change at a national level. And her journey to this point – says Amanda Walters – is thanks to the Churchill Fellowship she undertook in 2019.
It is hard to imagine how two old table tennis tables and a couple of bats could be the start of a highly successful and truly inclusive, multicultural sports club for an entire community. But from these humble origins, what began as a small venture for a Sussex University student, who wanted to bring ‘ping pong’ to the youth of Brighton, has turned into a thriving organisation.
It may seem strange for a Churchill Fellow to suggest that the answer to making the UK’s rural landscape more accessible to people from diverse communities isn’t to carry out more research.
When Saeida Rouass applied for a Churchill Fellowship in 2019 to investigate the impact of violent extremism on women, in particular survivors of white supremacist groups and violence, she was surprised to find the connections between racially motivated violence and gender-based violence. The learnings from Saeida’s Fellowship, and 28 other Fellows, have gone on to help inform the Churchill Fellowship’s Migration report due to be published shortly.
Since 2015, I have been Chief Executive Officer of Recovery Connections, a Lived Experience Recovery Organisation in the North East of England. Through this work I see the impact of addiction, and the related stigma on the lives of individuals who look for support, plus their families and wider communities.
By Dorothy Smith, 2024
My Churchill Fellowship gave me not only a new perspective on how mindfulness-based approaches could help treat PTSD, but also how lucid dreaming could be used in this way too.
By Charlie Morley, 2024
Ministry of Justice data shows that 57 per cent of adult prisoners have literacy levels below those expected of an 11-year-old.
By Richard Wakelin, 2024
Our Chairman, Jeremy Soames, looks back over the last 12 months and reflects on the achievements and challenges of the past year.
In 2022, I was fortunate to be awarded an Action Fund grant from the Churchill Fellowship, this helped to initiate an environmental project at the school where I teach, Northfleet Technology College in Kent.
By Michael Jones, 2023
December 10th marks International Human Rights Day, the date on which the Universal Declaration was adopted by the United Nations. This year’s Human Rights Day is especially momentous, as it marks the 75th anniversary of the Declaration.
By Henry McGhie, 2023
December 10th marks International Human Rights Day, the date on which the Universal Declaration was adopted by the United Nations. This year’s Human Rights Day is especially momentous, as it marks the 75th anniversary of the Declaration.
By Henry McGhie, 2023
"We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium… The new foods will be practically indistinguishable from the natural product from the outset, and any changes will be so gradual as to escape observation.”
By Jenny Chapman, 2023
"We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium… The new foods will be practically indistinguishable from the natural product from the outset, and any changes will be so gradual as to escape observation.”
By Jenny Chapman, 2023
Trees have a unique place in the hearts of all human communities in the world - past and present.
By Ian Brown, 2023
"I am passionate about addressing this imbalance and was thrilled to be awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2020 to find out more about refugee integration in disadvantaged communities."
By Kerry Cressey, 2023
It was with surprise (and pleasure) that I received an invitation from the Churchill Fellowship to write a reflective blog on completing my Fellowship of fifty-five years ago, highlighting the practical considerations of a pre-digital age.
By Daphen Dunster, 2023
We all wish to live a life in good health, free from illness and suffering. As a nurse and a yoga teacher, this has been made abundantly clear to me over the years whether working in a prison in Glasgow, or in a clinic in Bhopal, India.
By Lorraine Close, 2023
As a kinship carer myself, for years I’ve been interested in my family’s dynamics, and have always been a little curious about what life would have been like had I been born in Jamaica.
By Sharon McPherson, 2023
I became a prison officer at 22. As a young woman starting my first proper job, I found those first few months tough. Intense, intimidating, even misogynistic at times. But I also found courage and hope. My nerves turned into confidence, and those months turned into years.
By Alex South, 2023
A passionate believer in how those with lived experience can bring social issues to the fore, Churchill Fellow Anna Wardley (CF 2019) spoke to us about her own personal Fellowship journey and the advice she would give to people thinking of applying. In 2022 supported by her Fellowship work and connections she had made, Anna set up the Luna Foundation to transform the way young people are supported after suicide bereavement, particularly after the death of a parent or primary caregiver.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this year’s campaign is focusing on raising awareness around secondary breast cancer. In this powerful blog, Churchill Fellow, Lottie Barnes (CF 2020) talks through her second primary cancer diagnosis and how it interrupted her Fellowship journey but inspired her to challenge perceptions around the imagery of illness. Photographed in chronological order (2021-22), with a high-fashion, photo shoot aesthetic, ‘Finding the Beauty in Illness’ documents and interprets an eight to nine-month journey of chemotherapy and mastectomy to convalescence and beyond.
By Lottie Barnes, 2023
I believe local currencies, like the system in Marica, can be a powerful business development model for towns and villages in the UK, especially those losing out to online sales or nearby large cities. They can support community wealth building and circular economy initiatives and give power back to communities when making spending decisions.
By Patrick Brown, 2023
I believe local currencies, like the system in Marica, can be a powerful business development model for towns and villages in the UK, especially those losing out to online sales or nearby large cities. They can support community wealth building and circular economy initiatives and give power back to communities when making spending decisions.
By Patrick Brown, 2023
It’s a story that has the same headline year after year. British ethnic minorities spend the longest time on the organ transplant waiting lists; they make up the largest demographic group in need of life-saving organs and yet donate significantly fewer organs than their white counterparts.
By Nishtha Chugh, 2023
It’s a story that has the same headline year after year. British ethnic minorities spend the longest time on the organ transplant waiting lists; they make up the largest demographic group in need of life-saving organs and yet donate significantly fewer organs than their white counterparts.
By Nishtha Chugh, 2023
As Sarah Brown says, “I grew up with the sea, lived around the sea, couldn’t imagine my life without the sea, and here I am helping to restore the sea.” But just how did Sarah’s Churchill Fellowship help her develop her career in marine conservation and restoration?
If you have ever wondered whether there is a long-term benefit to being a Churchill Fellow, beyond the immediate opportunity it brings to undertake international learning and bring that knowledge back to the UK, then Fred Horley has the answer.
By Isabell MacInnes, 2023
When Frank Grant heard that his friends' daughter, Victoria had a project in mind, he knew a Churchill Fellowship would be ideal for her. Frank told Victoria about The Churchill Fellowship and helped her with her Fellowship application.
By Daniel Alder, 2023
By Henry McGhie, 2023
By Kerry Wykes, 2023
By Angela Samata, 2023
By Nina Champion, 2023
By Nina Champion, 2023
By Daryl Chambers, 2023
By Daryl Chambers, 2023
By Neil Arora, 2023
By Jadwiga Leigh, 2023
By Christopher Mastricci, 2023
By Rebecca Rumbul, 2023
By Helen Woodcock, 2023
By Emily Jane Carr, 2023
By Steve Marshall, 2023
By Tony Thompson, 2023
By Tony Thompson, 2023
We spoke with three Churchill Fellows about how they want to help healthcare workers cope in unprecedented times.
We spoke with three Churchill Fellows about how they want to help healthcare workers cope in unprecedented times.
This month we begin a four-week process of interviewing applicants for our next cohort of Churchill Fellows.
By Heba Al-Jayoosi, 2023
By Tamsin Longley, 2023
By Victoria Butler, 2023
By James Edmonds, 2023
By Henry McGhie, 2023
By David Morgan, 2023
By Saeida Rouass, 2022
An inspiring Christmas single has just been launched by David Stanley’s Music Man Project for learning disabled musicians, together with the Royal Marines Band.
By David Stanley, 2022
An inspiring Christmas single has just been launched by David Stanley’s Music Man Project for learning disabled musicians, together with the Royal Marines Band.
By David Stanley, 2022
Our Chairman Jeremy Soames reflects on the achievements and challenges of the past year.
Our Chairman Jeremy Soames reflects on the achievements and challenges of the past year.
Fifty years ago, Olympic Gold-medallist Mary Peters was awarded the Churchill Fellowship that made it all possible. Here she reflects on what it led to.
By Mary Peters, 2022
By Jacqui Jobson, 2022
By Lisa Baum, 2022
By Sue Sharples, 2022
By Katherine Taylor, 2022
By Tracy Paine, 2022
By Alpa Depani, 2022
By Martin Malcolm, 2022
By Edward Goldfinch, 2022
By Sangeeta Mahajan, 2022
By Daniel Kelly, 2022
By Seigo Robinson, 2022
By Hayley Gorton, 2022
By Luke Loveridge, 2022
Keeping safe: suicide prevention
By Catriona Prebble, 2022
By Catriona Prebble, 2022
By Robert Brooks, 2022
By Angela Kirwin, 2022
By Tanni Grey-Thompson, 2022
By Simon Edwards, 2022
By Garry Botterill, 2022
By James Stirling, 2022
By James Stirling, 2022
By Simon Shaw, 2022
By Missing Wolf, 2022
By Kate Organ, 2022
By E. A. Draffan, 2022
By Arti Prashar, 2022
By Neil Morris, 2022
By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, 2022
By Jacqueline Cassidy, 2022
By Mohammed Dhalech, 2022
By Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska, 2022
By Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska, 2022
By Anna Wardley, 2022
By Sarah Beresford, 2022
By Jenny Tillotson, 2022
By Ellie MacLennan, 2021
By Janet Dowling, 2021
By Mike Aiken, 2021
By Carole Phillips, 2021
By Carole Phillips, 2021
By Elizabeth Leighton, 2021
By Elizabeth Leighton, 2021
By Henry McGhie, 2021
By Jill Matthews, 2021
By Jonathon Jones, 2021
By James Frame, 2021
By Duncan Vaughan, 2021
By Leon Clowes, 2021
By Amanda Roberts, 2021
By Paul Middleton, 2021
By Paul Middleton, 2021
By Richard Jeffries, 2021
By Richard Jeffries, 2021
By Joy O'Neill, 2021
Improving communication with Deaf people
By Herbert Klein, 2021
By Emily Niner, 2021
By Maggie Bolger, 2021
By Michael Alder, 2021
By Yvonne Witter, 2021
By Geraldine Esdaille, 2021
By Lorraine George, 2021
By Sophie Redlin, 2021
By Sophie Redlin, 2021
By Martin Malcolm, 2021
By Martin Malcolm, 2021
By Saeida Rouass, 2021
By Ceinwen Giles, 2021
By Jane Youell, 2021
By David Slater, 2021
By Zara Todd, 2021
By Debbie Frances, 2021
By Allison Sykes, 2021
By Kieron Kirkland, 2021
By Kieron Kirkland, 2021
By Kajal Sanghrajka, 2021
By Rory Weal, 2021
By Patrick Branigan, 2021
By Philip Avery, 2021
By Jonathan Vincent, 2021
By Leah Macaden, 2021
By Pamela Page, 2021
By Mandy Bell, 2021
By Samantha Donnellan, 2021
By Samantha Donnellan, 2021
By Arfah Farooq, 2021
By Arfah Farooq, 2021
By Laurelle Brown, 2021
By Kevin Munday, 2021
By Michael Blakey, 2021
By Darren Way, 2021
By Erica McInnis, 2021
By Calum Handforth, 2020
By Amanda Walters, 2020
By Amanda Walters, 2020
By Jiselle Steele, 2020
By Dushyant Mital, 2020
By Erin Hope Thompson, 2020
By James Edmonds, 2020
By Sharon McDonnell, 2020
By Astrid Fairclough, 2020
By Sylvie Fourcin, 2020
By Allison O'Kelly, 2020
By Graham Russell, 2020
By Suzanne Smith, 2020
By Michael Davies, 2020
By Beth Lambert, 2020
By Katherine Taylor, 2020
By Sarah Helton, 2020
By Matthew Wesson, 2020
By Arlene Holmes-Henderson, 2020
By Yvonne Field, 2020
By Bekele Woyecha, 2020
By Evelyn Wardle-Sharp, 2020
By Myra Clark, 2020
By Olivia Richards, 2020
By Terence Stevens, 2020
By Hannah Norman, 2020
By Hannah Norman, 2020
By James Rowlands, 2020
By Angela Samata, 2020
By Katherine Walsh, 2020
By Paul Campbell, 2020
By Rebecca Jarvis, 2020
By David Morgan, 2020
By Lisa Ackerley, 2020
By Henry McGhie, 2020
By Michael Jones, 2020
By Michael Jones, 2020
By Tim Robbins, 2020
By David Stanley, 2020
By Sepideh Mojabi, 2020
By Jacqui Jobson, 2020
By Jo Driscoll, 2020
By E. A. Draffan, 2020
By Heather-Jane Gray, 2020
By Heather-Jane Gray, 2020
