September 2024 Fellows' update: Alexandra Lyons
Alexandra Lyons spoke at the NERUPI conference on "Building Organisational Change for Equity and Widening Participation," sharing highlights from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Alexandra Lyons, 2024
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September 2024 Fellows' update: Alexandra Lyons
Alexandra Lyons spoke at the NERUPI conference on "Building Organisational Change for Equity and Widening Participation," sharing highlights from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Alexandra Lyons, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: Heather McFarlane
Heather McFarlane (CF 2023) presented her Churchill Fellowship research at the Allied Health Professional Research and Innovation Conference in Northern Ireland.
By Heather McFarlane, 2024
Starting the conversation to help prevent suicide
For this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day, the International Association for Suicide Prevention and World Health Organization are encouraging people all over the world to ‘start the conversation’ to help break down the stigma associated with suicide. The value of open conversations is what first got me involved in suicide prevention.
By Rhea Newman, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: Sophia Alexandra Hall
Sophia Alexandra Hall (CF 2023) recently shared her journey into journalism, how her personal care experience drives her passion for changing the narrative around it, and her Churchill Fellowship, as part of Sounddelivery Media's Future Voices network.
By Sophia Alexandra Hall, 2024
September 2024 Fellows' update: Rachael Mole
Rachael Mole recently spoke at the Disabled Entrepreneurs Network, where she discussed her Churchill Fellowship experience and shared insights from her research report on how fostering inclusive and accessible work cultures can drive innovation.
By Rachael Mole, 2024
Paying it Forward: The Role of the Thinking Partner
Julie Stokes OBE (CF 1992), who recently gave the keynote speech at our Award Ceremony, carried out her Churchill Fellowship while working as a clinical psychologist in palliative care. She credits her Fellowship with not only helping her NHS work supporting bereaved children but also her career journey and trajectory, from founding the leading children's charity Winston's Wish to her current role as an executive coach and consultant clinical psychologist.
By Julie Stokes, 2024
August 2024 Fellows' update: Jane Wilson-Howarth
By Jane Wilson-Howarth, 2024
August 2024 Fellows' update: Melanie Vaxevanakis
Melanie Vaxevanakis has been accepted into a master's programme at the University of Bristol, where she will study Education (Policy and International Development) starting this September.
By Melanie Vaxevanakis, 2024
Supporting a Future Without Violence
Reflecting on the past year, I’m amazed at how quickly I’ve gone from theory to implementation. My Churchill Fellowship journey took me across the USA, where I explored the Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) programme and saw first-hand its potential to address issues like misogyny and violence against women. Now, with a successful pilot in Northern Ireland and plans to train more community advocates, I’m thrilled to see it becoming a catalyst for change.
By Nicole Devlin, 2024
August 2024 Fellows' update: Pete Donnelly
Pete Donnelly (CF 2023) was featured by Channel 4 news in a segment about accessible tube stations and public transport in London.
By Pete Donnelly, 2024
August 2024 Fellows' update: Pete Donnelly
Pete Donnelly (CF 2023) was featured by Channel 4 news in a segment about accessible tube stations and public transport in London.
By Pete Donnelly, 2024