October 2026 Fellows' update: Samantha Moir
Samantha Moir (CF 2024) presented findings from her Fellowship research at RREUSE's annual conference, sharing insights into the socioeconomic impact of reuse.
By Samantha Moir, 23 October 2026
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October 2026 Fellows' update: Samantha Moir
Samantha Moir (CF 2024) presented findings from her Fellowship research at RREUSE's annual conference, sharing insights into the socioeconomic impact of reuse.
By Samantha Moir, 23 October 2026
Power shapes everything. So why don’t we understand it better?
Suzanne Alleyne reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship helped deepen her understanding of power and its effects on how we think, feel, and behave. Drawing on learning from South Africa and Canada, she explores the connections between neuroscience, lived experience, art, and organisational practice. Suzanne shares how this learning continues to shape her work, and why understanding power can help people build agency, make better decisions, and create conditions in which more people can thrive.
By Suzanne Alleyne, 22 October 2026
October 2026 Fellows' update: Kathy Hall
Kathy Hall (CF 2004) was invited to join ISTA Global Learning Through the Arts' specialist teaching team for its Theatre Arts Perspectives programme at the Lyric Hammersmith in London.
By Kathy Hall, 16 October 2026
October 2026 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill
Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) has been selected as a SHE Awards 2027 finalist in the Lifetime Achievement category in recognition of her 34 years of voluntary service across both grassroots organisations and strategic board roles.
By Joy O'Neill, 15 October 2026
World Homeless Day: Preventing homeless deaths through harm reduction
Gill Taylor reflects on how her Churchill Fellowship is exploring harm reduction approaches to help prevent deaths among people experiencing homelessness. Drawing on field research in Canada, she shares how peer-led services, overdose prevention support, and low-barrier access to care can help keep people safe while protecting dignity. Following World Homeless Day, Gill argues that preventing deaths requires a whole-system approach, with people with lived experience of homelessness and drug dependency at its heart.
By Gill Robin Taylor, 15 October 2026
October 2026 Fellows' update: Michael Umney
Michael Umney (CF 2025) produced Another Country with James Rebanks, a three-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the lives of rural workers and communities in England.
By Michael Umney, 14 October 2026
Fellows’ Award Ceremony 2026
At our most recent Award Ceremony, held at Plaisterers' Hall in London on 1 October, we congratulated 114 Fellows as they were presented with their Churchill Medallions.
October 2026 Fellows' update: Amara Nwosu
Amara Nwosu (CF 2020) delivered the closing plenary at the 50th Montréal International Palliative Care Congress, hosted by Palliative Care McGill.
By Amara Nwosu, 12 October 2026
October 2026 Fellows' update: Rachel Bolton-King
Rachel Bolton-King (CF 2019) appeared on BBC One's Crimewatch Live in an episode titled Turf War, sharing her expertise in forensic science and firearms.
By Rachel Bolton-King, 12 October 2026
Looking abroad for solutions
Andrew Morris reflects on how his experience as an IPP prisoner shaped his commitment to criminal justice reform and led to his Churchill Fellowship. Travelling to Norway and New Zealand, he will explore rehabilitation-focused and restorative justice systems, looking at what becomes possible when justice is built around the belief that people can change. Through his work with New Wave Trust and wider policy engagement, he hopes to bring back practical learning that can support reform in the UK.
By Andrew Morris, 8 October 2026
Looking abroad for solutions
Andrew Morris reflects on how his experience as an IPP prisoner shaped his commitment to criminal justice reform and led to his Churchill Fellowship. Travelling to Norway and New Zealand, he will explore rehabilitation-focused and restorative justice systems, looking at what becomes possible when justice is built around the belief that people can change. Through his work with New Wave Trust and wider policy engagement, he hopes to bring back practical learning that can support reform in the UK.
By Andrew Morris, 8 October 2026