Monica Lakhanpaul (CF 2024) was appointed joint Pro-Vice-Provost for UCL's new Grand Challenge of Intercultural Communication, alongside Professor Florian Mussgnug.
By Monica Lakhanpaul, 2026
Housing
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to new approaches to housing provision, design and opportunities for those excluded from the housing market. Many Fellows have undertaken projects addressing this over the years including as part of our recent programme of Fellowships on housing, developed in partnership with the National Housing Federation in 2016-2018.
Ella Hancock reflects on how her Fellowship explored whether shared housing could offer more choice, dignity, and belonging for people at risk of homelessness. Drawing on visits to cohousing communities in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the US, she shares how shared spaces, community-led models, and resident agency can help reduce isolation and create more supportive places to live. As the housing crisis deepens, Ella argues that the strongest ideas from cohousing could help shape more affordable, inclusive housing in the UK.
By Ella Hancock, 2026
Sarah Walters reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship learning from the USA and Canada continues to shape her work to end women’s homelessness in the UK. Her visits showed the power of gender-informed, trauma-aware services designed around women’s experiences, from specialist housing to support that helps women rebuild their lives. She shares how this learning informed a women-only respite hotel as part of Crisis at Christmas 2025, and how it continues to inspire change in services for women experiencing homelessness.
By Sarah Walters, 2026
Gill Taylor (CF 2025) spoke at a Pathway – Homeless and Inclusion Health Masterclass, sharing preliminary learning from her Churchill Fellowship research in Canada.
By Gill Robin Taylor, 2026
Ele George (CF 2025) attended Futurebuild and UK Construction Week at ExCeL London in her role as Partnerships Lead at Ecosystems Technologies Ltd and chaired a panel discussion on scaling up regenerative materials, drawing on learning from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Ele George, 2026
By Ella Hancock, 2018
Amy Davies (CF 2024) took part in a panel discussion following a performance of At The Rainbow’s End at Hope Mill Theatre.
By Amy Davies, 2026
Ele George (CF 2025) was featured in Gloucestershire Property Forum’s Inspiring Women in Property series.
By Ele George, 2026
