Author Stephen Ward (CF 1991) has written a book, Artistes of Colour: Ethnic Diversity and Representation in the Victorian Circus, which was published on 22 February. The book explores the contribution that Black and ethnic performers made to the success of the nineteenth-century circus.
Head of education Richard Wakelin (CF 2017) has contributed to a Parliamentary inquiry into prison education this month, on behalf of the prison education provider for which he works, Novus. Richard shared learnings from his Fellowship, which explored the role of education in reducing reoffending.
By Richard Wakelin,
Charity CEO David Stanley (CF 2019) has been awarded a BEM in the Queen’s New Year Honours List this month. The honour is in recognition of David’s work as CEO of The Music Man Project and services to people with special needs.
By David Stanley,
The work of charity CEO Dorothy Smith (CF 2017) has been mentioned in the UK Government’s Drug Recovery Champion annual report, published this month. Dorothy’s Fellowship explored how college and university recovery programmes can help students overcome addiction.
By Dorothy Smith,
Social entrepreneur Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang (CF 2018) discussed how trauma affects children in care at an online event organised by NSPCC on 4 March. Emmanuel’s Fellowship researched residential care provision and he is now championing a new model of children’s homes in the UK.
By Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang,
