Leisa Nichols-Drew (CF 2018) featured on BBC Morning Live alongside Leanne Lucas, who survived the Southport attack and has since become an advocate for safer kitchen knife design.
The segment discussed the harm caused by pointed kitchen knives and the work of the trauma-informed Lets Be Blunt campaign. It also highlighted safer knife research undertaken at De Montfort University, informed by Leisa's Churchill Fellowship learning from Australia and Canada, and explored growing support for safer knife replacement schemes as part of efforts to reduce knife harm.
The segment is available to watch on bbcmorninglive on Instagram.
Leisa Nichols-Drew (CF 2018) presented 'Pointing Out the Need for Change' at the 9th European Division International Association of Identification conference, sharing how learning from her Churchill Fellowship has informed research and campaigning to reduce knife harm.
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Henry McGhie (CF 2020) helped facilitate the 2026 Action for Climate Empowerment Dialogue as part of the UN Climate Change summit SB64.
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Leisa Nichols-Drew (CF 2018) presented at the International Association of Forensic Sciences symposium in Sofia, Bulgaria, sharing how research from her Churchill Fellowship has informed policy and practice aimed at reducing knife harm.
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Lynsey Dearlove (CF 2025) contributed to the Global Summit on Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in her role as Global Director of Operations at the NO MORE Foundation.
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