Equality campaigner Patrick Vernon (CF 2018) co-wrote an article for The Big Issue, which was published on 4 October to mark Black History Month. The piece recognises the economic, cultural and political contributions of people of African heritage.
The charity set up by Garry Botterill (CF 2015), Service Dogs UK, has become the first PTSD Assistance Dog Charity in the UK to achieve accreditation by Assistance Dogs International. Garry co-founded the charity following his Fellowship, which explored how specially trained assistance dogs can support PTSD sufferers.
By Garry Botterill,
Cultural engagement strategist Anita Shervington (CF 2015) has become co-investigator on Engaging Environments, a platform that is working to solve climate injustice, this month. Anita has drawn upon her Fellowship, which explored ways of engaging under-represented groups in STEM through the arts.
By Anita Shervington,
Social enterprise founder Yvonne Field (CF 2012) was named a Pandemic Pioneer by Charity Times on 18 October. The award was in recognition of Yvonne’s work to ensure the voices of minoritised racial groups are heard during the pandemic through her social enterprise Ubele.
By Yvonne Field,
Support manager Mohammed Dhalech (CF 2019) was shortlisted for Outdoor Personality of the Year in The Great Outdoor Reader Awards this month. The nomination was in recognition for his work championing diversity and inclusion in the outdoors.
By Mohammed Dhalech,
