April 2026 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (2023) spoke at Westminster Insight’s Delivering RSHE in Schools conference, sharing learning on supporting staff to deliver relationships, sex and health education.
By Nina Smith, 30 April 2026
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April 2026 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (2023) spoke at Westminster Insight’s Delivering RSHE in Schools conference, sharing learning on supporting staff to deliver relationships, sex and health education.
By Nina Smith, 30 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Darrel Ashford Smith
Darryl Ashford-Smith (CF 2023) was interviewed for the publication, Fire, with his business partner Lee Newman about their working partnership, UK Emergency Robotics Responders Org (UKERRO) and their work with drones. The pair hosted their second expo for the Emergency Responders industry in Greater Manchester at the end of April.
By Darryl Ashford-Smith, 29 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Sonia Shaljean
Sonia Shaljean (CF 2025) took part in The Fathering Summit in Australia, contributing to discussions on the future of fathering, raising boys, and supporting young people without consistent male role models as part of her Fellowship travels.
By Sonia Shaljean, 24 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Marsha McAdam
Marsha McAdam (CF 2023) presented her Churchill Fellowship findings at a joint staff and associate meeting hosted by the Centre for Mental Health.
By Marsha McAdam, 23 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Ananya Rao-Middleton
Ananya (CF 2025) spoke at the Singapore University of Technology and Design on accessible systems, sharing insights from her Churchill Fellowship research on how accessibility is experienced and applied in practice, including in AI systems used by vulnerable populations.
By Ananya Rao-Middleton, 23 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Rosie Richards
Rosie Richards (CF 2025) presented at the Leeds Centre for Disability Studies conference, sharing her Churchill Fellowship research on improving sex education for adults with cognitive disabilities.
By Rosie Richards, 23 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Savannah Fishel
Savannah Fishel (CF 2024) spoke at a webinar hosted by Foundations (the national body for home improvement agencies), exploring how housing can support connection and community.
By Savannah Fishel, 21 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Roddy Shaw
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, 16 April 2026
What it Takes to Build Trauma-Responsive Systems
After her Fellowship exploring trauma, attachment, and ACEs, Jane Pepa reflects on what it takes to move from trauma-informed training to real system change. Through her work with the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership, she has supported over 12,000 public service staff, from education to policing, to better understand and respond to trauma. Now working to embed trauma-responsive approaches across systems in Merseyside, she shares how this learning is being applied in practice through collaboration and ongoing support.
By Jane Pepa, 16 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Laura Wyatt-Smith
Laura Wyatt-Smith (CF 2023) spoke at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood in Westminster, discussing the impact of smartphones on childhood, and the role fathers can play in helping their children live happy and healthy digital lives.
By Laura Wyatt-Smith, 15 April 2026
April 2026 Fellows' update: Laura Wyatt-Smith
Laura Wyatt-Smith (CF 2023) spoke at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood in Westminster, discussing the impact of smartphones on childhood, and the role fathers can play in helping their children live happy and healthy digital lives.
By Laura Wyatt-Smith, 15 April 2026