Fellows' Events
Fellows' Events
Join our Fellows for events online and around the UK, where they share their global insights on topical issues.
If you are a Fellow and would like us to publicise an event relating to your Fellowship, please email communications@churchillfellowship.org with the full details. Please note the events page will be updated once a month.
Assistive Technology and Dementia Care - Bethany Linder
Bethany Linder will present Assistive Technology and Dementia Care as part of the Dementia Researcher Showcase series. Drawing on her Churchill Fellowship research in Japan, Bethany will explore how technologies such as robotics, virtual reality, smart homes, and artificial intelligence are being used to support people living with dementia. The session will examine lessons from Japan's approach to dementia care and consider how these insights could be applied in the UK.
"It's not radical to keep people alive": Harm Reduction, Inclusion Health & Adult Safeguarding - Gill Robin Taylor
Gill Taylor will speak at Pathway’s online masterclass, It’s Not Radical to Keep People Alive: Harm Reduction, Inclusion Health & Adult Safeguarding. Drawing on preliminary learning from her Churchill Fellowship research in Canada, Gill will explore harm reduction as a safeguarding approach for people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion. The session will consider how homelessness, social care, and inclusion health services can embed harm reduction principles into practice and work differently to keep people safe.
The Elements 4 All: Traditional African Wisdom for Healing and Betterment - Erica McInnis
Erica McInnis will lead The Elements 4 All: Traditional African Wisdom for Healing and Betterment, a six-week online course running from 10th September to 19th November 2026. Rooted in traditional African wisdom and inspired by the work of Dr Malidoma Patrice Somé, the course explores themes of identity, grounding, transformation, and wellbeing through interactive sessions, reflection, and discussion. The programme offers a therapeutic, decolonising approach to psychology and is open to all.
Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th International Hybrid Conference - Sharon McDonnell
Sharon McDonnell, Managing Director of Suicide Bereavement UK, is hosting the organisation’s annual international suicide bereavement conference, now in its 15th year. The event will feature international speakers from Australia and the USA, offering a platform to share global learning and developments in suicide bereavement support.
CORNWALLIS CLOTH - Tony Thompson
Tony Thompson's CORNWALLIS CLOTH, a powerful new film installation reframing narratives of war and uncovering untold stories of British Caribbean lives during the Second World War, premiered on 11 October at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Blending sound, performance, and archive, the immersive work explores themes of loyalty, freedom, and post-colonial identity, and is expected to run until late 2026.