About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to encouraging everyone to take up and enjoy physical activity in order to benefit their physical and mental health and wellbeing. It is one of our current Fellowship programmes and has been developed in partnership with ukactive. Fellows’ stories
Marina Logacheva (CF 2025) spoke at Elevate, the B2B event for the physical activity sector, sharing insights from her Churchill Fellowship research on disability inclusion in fitness spaces and lessons from Australia on creating more welcoming and inclusive fitness environments.
By Marina Logacheva, 2026
By Mirjana Rasovic-Noruzi, 2024
Matt Waugh (CF 2020) has supported the development of a physical activity service in CNWL NHS Mental Health Services.
By Matt Waugh, 2026
By Kathy Adcock, 2024
By Kierson Wise, 2023
By Scarlett Roberts, 2024
Marina Logacheva (CF 2025) was featured by Australasian Leisure Management magazine, highlighting her Churchill Fellowship research into inclusive fitness and accessibility in gyms and leisure centres in Australia, Canada, and the USA.
By Marina Logacheva, 2025
Marina Logcheva (CF 2025) spoke at the Diversity and Inclusion in Leisure Forum NSW/ACT at the University of Technology Sydney.
By Marina Logacheva, 2025
Matt Waugh’s (CF 2020) physical activity programme was featured in The Lancet Psychiatry.
By Matt Waugh, 2025
We spoke to Churchill Fellow Emily Jenkins about how dance can support women living with and beyond cancer. Emily shared how her Fellowship travels across Europe and the USA gave her space to connect with others working at the intersection of dance and health – and how those insights have helped shape her next steps. She reflects on the growth of her organisation, Move Dance Feel, and her mission to train other artists to deliver dance in cancer care, creating a wider community of practice that can reach more people in need of support.
By Emily Jenkins, 2025
