November 2025 Fellows' update: Chris Elliott
Professor Chris Elliott OBE (CF 1993) delivered the keynote speech at the 2025 Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) City Meat Lecture.
By Christopher Elliott, 27 November 2025
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The Churchill Fellowship is a national network of 4,000 inspiring individuals leading change in every area of society. Here is the latest news on how they are sharing their ideas and putting their insights into practice across the UK.
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November 2025 Fellows' update: Chris Elliott
Professor Chris Elliott OBE (CF 1993) delivered the keynote speech at the 2025 Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) City Meat Lecture.
By Christopher Elliott, 27 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Sonia Shaljean
Sonia Shaljean (CF 2025) has been named National Agent of Change at the She Inspires Global Awards 2025, recognising her work addressing fatherlessness and supporting boys through positive male role models. Her organisation, Lads Need Dads, also recently contributed to the Centre for Social Justice’s national report.
By Sonia Shaljean, 27 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Darren Way
Darren Way (CF 2000) has recently launched a new Centre for Applied Research & Evaluation within his charity Streets of Growth.
By Darren Way, 27 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Dennis Gray
Dennis Gray (CF 1968) has published Essays from the Edge, a collection of twenty-one essays spanning fifty years of his writing on British climbing and mountaineering.
By Dennis Gray, 27 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Sophia Alexandra Hall
Sophia Alexandra Hall (CF 2023) featured in an episode of the Trauma-Informed Conversations podcast, exploring trauma-informed storytelling.
By Sophia Alexandra Hall, 21 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Sarah Yardley
Sarah Yardley (CF 2024) shared insights from her Churchill Fellowship at the Royal Society of Medicine’s Mental Health and Palliative Care: Tending the Mind, Body and Soul conference.
By Sarah Yardley, 20 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Marina Logacheva
Marina Logcheva (CF 2025) spoke at the Diversity and Inclusion in Leisure Forum NSW/ACT at the University of Technology Sydney.
By Marina Logacheva, 20 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Amara Nwosu
Amara Nwosu (CF 2020) has co-authored a new book, Technologies in Palliative Care for Older People, due for publication on 22 December 2025 by Springer Nature.
By Amara Nwosu, 18 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Sonia Shaljean
Sonia Shaljean (CF 2025) contributed to Father Figuring, a new BBC Radio 4 series exploring fatherhood and father absence through the experiences of comedian Darren Harriott.
By Sonia Shaljean, 15 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Marsha McAdam
Marsha McAdam (CF 2023) spoke at The Hope Conference 2025 in Liverpool, a grassroots event celebrating advocacy, connection, and lived experience.
By Marsha McAdam, 14 November 2025
November 2025 Fellows' update: Marsha McAdam
Marsha McAdam (CF 2023) spoke at The Hope Conference 2025 in Liverpool, a grassroots event celebrating advocacy, connection, and lived experience.
By Marsha McAdam, 14 November 2025