May 2026 Fellows' update: Leisa Nichols-Drew
Leisa Nichols-Drew (CF 2023) attended a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in recognition of work to reduce knife harm and improve community safety.
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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.
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May 2026 Fellows' update: Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer won the Innovator of the Year award at the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards, recognising his work pioneering the use of Eurasian otters in UK search and rescue.
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April 2026 Fellows' update: Rachel Bolton-King
Rachel Bolton-King (CF 2019) has co-authored a chapter in the upcoming book, “Handbook to Gun Violence in Society”, set to be published in April.
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March 2026 Fellows' update: Emma Beddall
Emma Beddall (CF 2020) had her PhD research cited in the Law Commission’s final report on burial and cremation, which supports her recommendations (see pages 302-308) on the importance of burying unidentified remains to preserve opportunities for future identification through DNA testing and genetic genealogy.
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