November 2025 Fellows' update: Arfah Farooq
Arfah Farooq (CF 2017) was named number six on Computer Weekly’s list of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2025.
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November 2025 Fellows' update: Melanie Vaxevanakis
Melanie Vaxevanakis (CF 2023) spoke at TEDxBristol 2025 at We The Curious.
Her talk, part of the Human Futures theme, explored love and care in youth provision, reflecting her wider work with The MAZI Project to empower marginalised young people through food and community.
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October 2025 Fellows' update: Ali Zafar
Ali Zafar (CF 2025) was a guest on Singapore’s leading financial podcast, The Financial Coconut, where he discussed financial systems in the UK and Singapore, building on insights from his Churchill Fellowship research.
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