Fellows' updates October 2025 Fellows' update: Mike Spencer
Mike Spencer (CF 2025) spoke at the Institute of Search & Technical Rescue (InSTR) Annual Conference, sharing insights from his Churchill Fellowship.
By Mike Spencer, 2025
Emergency response
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to encouraging innovation in the management of public emergencies of all kinds, from prevention to response and post-crisis recovery. Many Fellows have undertaken projects addressing this over the years including via our recent programme of Fellowships on emergency response which ran during 2019-2020.
Fellows' updates October 2025 Fellows' update: Adele Owen
Adele Owen (CF 2016) received a Spirit of Manchester Award (under the Creative Community Spirit category).
By Adele Owen, 2025
Blogs & conversations Global Lessons from Domestic Abuse Fatality Reviews
My Churchill Fellowship took me to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Canada and the USA to explore how fatality review systems can help prevent domestic abuse-related deaths. That learning now underpins my ongoing research and my new book ‘The Potential and Peril of Reviewing Domestic Abuse-Related Deaths’, which brings international insights into dialogue with current practice in England and Wales – highlighting both the opportunities and challenges of meaningful review.
By James Rowlands, 2025
Blogs & conversations Investigative Genetic Genealogy: A New Era for UK Policing
Through my Churchill Fellowship, I explored how Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) could provide long-overdue answers to families and transform UK policing. By learning from experts in the USA, Canada, and Sweden, I examined how IGG can be implemented ethically and effectively within the UK’s legal framework. With growing momentum for its use, I’m committed to advocating for responsible adoption – ensuring this powerful tool can be used responsibly to deliver justice.
By Emma Tilley, 2025
Fellows' updates February 2025 Fellows' update: Emma Tilley
Emma Tilley (CF 2020) was invited to the House of Lords for a discussion on Investigative Genetic Genealogy, hosted by Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws.
By Emma Tilley, 2025
Report Police Legitimacy in the Countryside: Introducing the Rural Policing Pathway
By Gareth Twigg, 2023
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Christian Wiggin
Following his Fellowship, Christian Wiggin (CF 2019) helped establish the International Critical Care Paramedic Group (ICCPG), which hosted its first online conference in 2022 and is now launching a new website and planning a second conference in January 2025.
By Christian Wiggin, 2024