Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Sarah Yardley
Sarah Yardley presented a poster at the July 2025 Health Services Research UK Conference, sharing early findings from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Sarah Yardley, 2025
Health and wellbeing
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This theme covers all aspects of physical and mental health and their research and protection. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories
Report Supporting families impacted by parental cancer
By Caroline Leek, 2024
Report International perspectives on postvention in prison custody
By Piers Barber, 2023
Report Researching international, early, multidisciplinary interventions post Parkinson's diagnosis
By Rebecca Verling, 2023
Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) was mentioned on BBC Breakfast in relation to the 3 Dads Walking campaign, which has led to suicide prevention being added to the curriculum in England.
By Nina Smith, 2025
Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Monica Lakhanpaul
Monica Lakanpaul is returning to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust after 13 years at Whittington Health and was featured on the BBC World Service Trust's HealthCheck podcast, discussing health inequalities.
By Monica Lakhanpaul, 2025
Report Beyond the White Picket Fence: A Companion for Intergenerational Communal Housing
By Savannah Fishel, 2024
We spoke to Churchill Fellow Elizabeth Carrington about her 1973 Fellowship, which took her to Hungary, Switzerland, and Italy to explore new physiotherapy techniques for children with cerebral palsy and neurological disorders. She reflected on how the experience shaped her lifelong international career – from India to Yemen to the World Health Organization – and why she still feels so connected to the Fellowship more than 50 years on.
By Elizabeth Carrington, 2025
Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Caroline Leek
Caroline Leek (CF 2024) was invited by Macmillan Cancer Support to attend a workshop discussing cancer care and contributing to the development of the National Cancer Plan for England.
By Caroline Leek, 2025
Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Angela Samata
Angela Samata (CF 2017) presented at the International European Federation of Art Therapy Conference in London, alongside Dr. Rose Ehemann and Dr. Nicole Ottiger.
By Angela Samata, 2025