Physical activity
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to encouraging everyone to take up and enjoy physical activity in order to benefit their physical and mental health and wellbeing. It is one of our current Fellowship programmes and has been developed in partnership with ukactive. Fellows’ stories
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Alistair Cooper
Alistair Cooper participated in a panel discussion alongside Shadow Defra Minister Robbie Moore and Outward Bound UK, discussing how to improve access to the outdoors for young people, and sharing insights into his upcoming Churchill Fellowship research plans.
By Alistair Cooper, 2024
Report Active Aging: Lessons from Europe and Japan on Physical Activity for Dementia Care
By Mary-Jane Boswell, 2023
Fellows' updates August 2024 Fellows' update: Beth Brown
Beth Brown (CF 2023) recently presented at the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Conference in Dublin, sharing the findings from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Fellows' updates August 2024 Fellows' update: Dawn Peart
Dawn Peart recently returned from Paris, where she served as Team Lead Support for Swimming & Marathon Swimming for Team GB at her fifth Olympic Games.
By Dawn Peart, 2024
Fellows' updates July 2024 Fellows' update: Beth Brown
Beth Brown (CF 2020) presented at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust oncology study day, sharing insights on normalising physical activity in cancer care.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Fellows' updates June 2024 Fellows' update: Sarah Haden
Sarah Haden (CF 2020) recently appeared on The Conveners Podcast to share her experiences of her Fellowship and some of her work at Active Gloucestershire.
By Sarah Haden, 2024
Fellows' updates May 2024 Fellows' update: Beth Brown
Beth Brown (CF 2020) recently featured on the Conveners Podcast with Andy King and John Oxley, discussing her Churchill Fellowship and work at the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in Sheffield.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Blogs & conversations Cancer Care: Making Physical Activity 'Business As Usual'
In February 2020, I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to explore how we can make physical activity ‘business as usual’ within cancer care. The Fellowship was an experience of a lifetime, allowing me to travel to the USA and Canada to learn from world leading experts.
By Beth Brown, 2024
Report Making physical activity in cancer care ‘business as usual’
By Beth Brown, 2020