The charity set up by Garry Botterill (CF 2015), Service Dogs UK, received a Royal visit from The Duke of Kent on 23 September. Garry co-founded the charity following his Fellowship, which explored how specially trained assistance dogs can support PTSD sufferers.
GP Sophie Redlin (CF 2019) presented at an online event about expedition medicine hosted by the Royal Geographical Society on 22 September. Sophie discussed learnings from her Fellowship, which explored indigenous healthcare practices.
By Sophie Redlin,
Equality campaigner Patrick Vernon (CF 2018) was appointed Honorary Professor of Cultural Heritage and Community Leadership by the Institute of Community and Development this month. Patrick will lead a programme of research on community engagement and the cultural heritage of migrant communities at Wolverhampton University.
By Patrick Vernon,
Counsellor Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska (CF 2019) presented at the East Midlands NHS Conference on Suicide Prevention in Young People and at the Bee Inspired in Manchester event this month. Naomi discussed learnings from her Fellowship, which explored best practice in suicide prevention.
By Naomi Watkins-Ligudzinska,
Nursing lecturer Leah Macaden (CF 2019) has written a blog about her Covid-19 Action Fund project to mark World Alzheimer’s Day this month. Leah has used her Action Fund grant to develop a model of Covid-19 training for care-home workers.
By Leah Macaden,
