Fellows' updates September 2025 Fellows' update: Matt Waugh
Matt Waugh’s (CF 2020) physical activity programme was featured in The Lancet Psychiatry.
By Matt Waugh, 2025
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to encouraging everyone to take up and enjoy physical activity in order to benefit their physical and mental health and wellbeing. It is one of our current Fellowship programmes and has been developed in partnership with ukactive. Fellows’ stories
Fellows' updates September 2025 Fellows' update: Matt Waugh
Matt Waugh’s (CF 2020) physical activity programme was featured in The Lancet Psychiatry.
By Matt Waugh, 2025
Blogs & conversations In Conversation with Emily Jenkins: Integrating Dance into Cancer Care
We spoke to Churchill Fellow Emily Jenkins about how dance can support women living with and beyond cancer. Emily shared how her Fellowship travels across Europe and the USA gave her space to connect with others working at the intersection of dance and health – and how those insights have helped shape her next steps. She reflects on the growth of her organisation, Move Dance Feel, and her mission to train other artists to deliver dance in cancer care, creating a wider community of practice that can reach more people in need of support.
By Emily Jenkins, 2025
Report Sustainability within homeless sport
By Eloise Moller, 2023
Fellows' updates May 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) attended a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla celebrating community based cancer support. Emily, Founder/Director of Move Dance Feel was there along with nine colleagues from the charity.
By Emily Jenkins, 2025
By Emily Jenkins, 2020
Fellows' updates March 2025 Fellows' update: Kierson Wise
Kierson Wise hosted a discussion session on inclusive cycling and frame running at the National Cycling Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
By Kierson Wise, 2025
Blogs & conversations Why community matters for disability inclusion
In a UK study, 61% of disabled people were found to be chronically lonely, with loneliness amongst young disabled people reaching almost 70%. As Emily Hyland explains, behind these figures are real people experiencing consequences which extend far beyond just a feeling of loneliness.
By Emily Hyland, 2025
Blogs & conversations Pioneering Wellness in the UK
My Churchill Fellowship in 1987 took me to the USA, where I explored the growing field of exercise and health science, learning from pioneers like Kenneth Cooper. Inspired by what I saw, I introduced the UK’s first Wellness programme at Bristol University and helped launch a master’s in Exercise and Health Science. I’m proud to have played a part in the development of Wellness in the UK, and my work continues with the Foundation for Leadership through Sport, bringing leadership development to sport, business, and beyond.
By Robert Reeves, 2025
Fellows' updates February 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) has written a piece for UK Active's Churchill Fellow blog series, highlighting global approaches to using dance in cancer care.
By Emily Jenkins, 2025
Fellows' updates February 2025 Fellows' update: Mary-Jane Boswell
Mary-Jane Boswell (CF 2023) published an article in AGILITY, the national journal for physiotherapists working with older people, reflecting on her Churchill Fellowship on active ageing and dementia care.
By Mary-Jane Boswell, 2025