October 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) presented her newly published Churchill Fellowship report exploring school-based suicide prevention strategies at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference.
By Nina Smith, 2024
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Fellows' updates
The Churchill Fellowship is a national network of 3,800 inspiring individuals leading change in every area of society. Here is the latest news on how they are sharing their ideas and putting their insights into practice across the UK.
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October 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) presented her newly published Churchill Fellowship report exploring school-based suicide prevention strategies at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference.
By Nina Smith, 2024
October 2024 Fellows' update: Anna Wardley
Anna Wardley (CF 2019) delivered a keynote speech at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference, the first-ever suicide prevention conference for Blackpool and Lancashire.
By Anna Wardley, 2024
October 2024 Fellows' update: Jeannot Farmer
Jeannot Farmer (CF 2023) was nominated as a 'local hero' by her Member of the Scottish Parliament, Marie McNair MSP, and invited to attend the 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Parliament.
By Jeannot Farmer, 2024
October 2024 Fellows' update: Aubrey Jones
Aubrey Jones (CF 1988) was featured in The Mafia and Britain, a Sky History documentary with Ross Kemp.
By Aubrey Jones, 2024
October 2024 Fellows' update: Alistair Cooper
Alistair Cooper participated in a panel discussion alongside Shadow Defra Minister Robbie Moore and Outward Bound UK, discussing how to improve access to the outdoors for young people, and sharing insights into his upcoming Churchill Fellowship research plans.
By Alistair Cooper, 2024
October 2024 Fellows' update: Pete Donnelly
Pete Donnelly (CF 2023) spoke at the Impact73 Interdisciplinary Impact Showcase, discussing the role of lived experience in product design, founding The Wheelchair Skills College, and his Churchill Fellowship research.
By Pete Donnelly, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: Christian Wiggin
Following his Fellowship, Christian Wiggin (CF 2019) helped establish the International Critical Care Paramedic Group (ICCPG), which hosted its first online conference in 2022 and is now launching a new website and planning a second conference in January 2025.
By Christian Wiggin, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill
Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) has been awarded a place on the Eden Project Communities Community Action Programme, a five-week course focused on making a difference in local communities.
By Joy O'Neill, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: Monica Lakhanpaul
Monica Lakhanpaul received the Groundbreaking Researcher of the Year Award at the National BAME Health and Care Awards 2024.
By Monica Lakhanpaul, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: David Stanley
David Stanley (CF 2019) recently returned from Milan, where his Music Man Project Global Ambassadors performed a joint concert with Italian charity Allegro Moderato, marking the first collaboration between two disability music charities and the beginning of an International Alliance of Accessible Music. He is also featured in the book "The Silent Rebellion: Becoming a Modern Leader," and his term as UK Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture has been extended by six months.
By David Stanley, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: David Stanley
David Stanley (CF 2019) recently returned from Milan, where his Music Man Project Global Ambassadors performed a joint concert with Italian charity Allegro Moderato, marking the first collaboration between two disability music charities and the beginning of an International Alliance of Accessible Music. He is also featured in the book "The Silent Rebellion: Becoming a Modern Leader," and his term as UK Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture has been extended by six months.
By David Stanley, 2024