Bridget Nicholls (CF 2020) premiered Zombie Ant Fungus: The Chemistry of Control at the Royal Institution, a live interdisciplinary production inspired by her Churchill Fellowship travels.
By Bridget Nicholls, 2026
Natural environment
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to protecting, restoring, enhancing and caring for our natural environment. It is one of our current programmes for Fellowships, launched in 2023, and has been developed in consultation with our environment working group. Fellows’ stories.
By Stephen Haywood, 2023
Jemima Lovatt (CF 2025) was published by the UK Environmental Law Association with an article exploring environmental law, coastal protection, and community rights in Goa and Karnataka.
By Jemima Lovatt, 2026
Yvette Cave (CF 2025) shared learning from her Churchill Fellowship research with Surfing England’s Inclusive Line Ups committee, contributing to discussions on equity, diversity, inclusion, and access within surfing and ocean communities.
By Yvette Cave, 2026
Roddy Shaw (CF 2025) presented at the Arboricultural Association’s Green Equity Symposium, sharing how Trees for Cities is delivering tree equity in Hartlepool.
By Roddy Shaw, 2026
Zoe Gilbertson looks back on her Fellowship exploring flax and bioregional resilience across Europe. She shares how learning from community-focused projects shaped her understanding of how local production can be rebuilt through culture, creativity, and collaboration. Now, through her organisation Liflad, she is working to revitalise flax and linen production in the UK, with her work being supported by growing networks and shared learning across Europe and beyond.
By Zoe Gilbertson, 2026
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, 2026
Martin Gaywood (CF 2023) delivered an online talk, Conservation Translocations: Moving Species to Restore Nature, hosted by the UHI Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation.
By Martin Gaywood, 2026
By Hazel Stone, 2025
Yvette Cave (CF 2025) featured on the WeSurf BIPOC Surf Talk podcast, discussing her journey into surfing and the development of Wave Wahinis, a community supporting female surfers.
By Yvette Cave, 2026