Dr Ananta Dave (CF 2019) has published her poetry book called ‘An Agony of Hope’, an anthology of 24 poems that she has written over the years.
The poems cover a wide range of themes of experiences through her medical and personal lens on inequalities, mental illness, identity, the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic, belonging, grief and loss but with an underlying theme of never giving up hope.
The collection is available to purchase from Amazon.
Keynote speaker and Founder of Luna Foundation Anna Wardley (CF 2019) has been recognised in this year’s WISE100 Top 100, celebrating the leading 100 women in social enterprise and impact investing across the UK.
By Anna Wardley,
Garry Botterill (CF 2015), Founder and Operations Director of Service Dogs UK, represented his charity at the All-Party Parliamentary Dog Advisory Welfare Group to discuss the state of dog in rescue in the UK.
By Garry Botterill,
Patrick Vernon OBE (CF 2018) has been appointed as the substantive Chair of Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board. The chair appointment is made by NHS England with the approval of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and is effective until 3 January 2026.
By Patrick Vernon,
With Glasgow's first safer consumption space opening this summer, Karin Goodwin's (CF 2020) latest podcast episode for The Ferret discusses the life-saving potential and limitations of this service, taking listeners inside the Mosspark Consumption and Treatment Service in Toronto to explore hope, healing, and community impact.
By Karin Goodwin,
