April 2026 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (2023) spoke at Westminster Insight’s Delivering RSHE in Schools conference, sharing learning on supporting staff to deliver relationships, sex and health education.
By Nina Smith, 30 April 2026
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Fellows' updates
The Churchill Fellowship is a national network of 4,000 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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April 2026 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (2023) spoke at Westminster Insight’s Delivering RSHE in Schools conference, sharing learning on supporting staff to deliver relationships, sex and health education.
By Nina Smith, 30 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Rosie Richards
Rosie Richards (CF 2025) presented at the Leeds Centre for Disability Studies conference, sharing her Churchill Fellowship research on improving sex education for adults with cognitive disabilities.
By Rosie Richards, 17 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Sabrina Mahtani
Sabrina Matani (CF 2023) has been nominated for a Webby Award for the Women Beyond Walls podcast she hosts, which shares the experiences of women who have been in prison and advocates working to reform the justice system.
By Sabrina Mahtani, 14 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor (CF 2024) spoke at the East of England genomics community of practice, sharing learning from her Churchill Fellowship and updates on genomics in cancers of unknown primary and emergency cancer presentations.
By Alison Taylor, 9 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer (CF 2025) has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Innovator of the Year Award at the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards, recognising his work on the use of Eurasian otters in UK search and rescue.
By Mike Spencer, 8 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Rachel Bolton-King
Rachel Bolton-King (CF 2019) has co-authored a chapter in the upcoming book, “Handbook to Gun Violence in Society”, set to be published in April.
By Rachel Bolton-King, 1 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Martin Gaywood
Martin Gaywood (CF 2023) spoke at the Mammal Society Conference in Inverness, sharing insights from his Churchill Fellowship research on how moving species for conservation purposes benefits nature in a changing climate.
By Martin Gaywood, 1 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Chris Hanvey
Chris Hanvey (CF 2024) published a blog with the Centre for Mental Health on suicide prevention and mental health services in Sweden, drawing on his Churchill Fellowship research.
By Chris Hanvey, 1 April 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Timothy Gill
Tim Gill (CF 2017) has co-authored a report Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom, published by the NGO Playing Out, calling for a ‘child lens’ in transport policy to address the impacts of car-centric planning on children’s health and wellbeing.
By Timothy Gill, 31 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Patrick Vernon
Patrick Vernon (CF 2018) has been appointed UK South representative to the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council.
By Patrick Vernon, 31 March 2026
March 2026 Fellows' update: Patrick Vernon
Patrick Vernon (CF 2018) has been appointed UK South representative to the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council.
By Patrick Vernon, 31 March 2026