Mike Spencer (CF 2025) reflected on the first year since beginning his Churchill Fellowship travels across the USA and Canada, and the progress of his pioneering work using Eurasian otters to locate missing people in water.
He has continued proof-of-concept trials, shared his research with search and rescue organisations and other agencies, and won Innovator of the Year at the Global Search & Rescue Excellence Awards. Mike also reflected on the personal significance of sharing his Fellowship travels with his wife Niki, who sadly died earlier this year, and her enduring support for his work.
Niketa Sanderson-Gillard (CF 2024) appeared on The Relational Social Work Podcast alongside Luke Rodgers to discuss proposed reforms to fostering standards and guidance.
By Niketa Sanderson-Gillard,
Gill Taylor (CF 2025) spoke at a Pathway – Homeless and Inclusion Health Masterclass, sharing preliminary learning from her Churchill Fellowship research in Canada.
By Gill Robin Taylor,
Jeannot Farmer (CF 2023 ) was in the public gallery at the Houses of Parliament on 2nd of July, when Sir Prime Minister Keir Starmer made his profound apology to those affected by historic adoption practices that forcibly separated babies from their unmarried mothers. Jeannot was honoured to be invited by the Secretary of State for Education to an event in Speaker’s House following the apology.
By Jeannot Farmer,
Bernie Rochford (CF 2024) spoke at a WhistleblowersUK event in the House of Commons during Whistleblowing Awareness Month 2026.
By Bernie Rochford,
