Scotland
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Sustainability is the key to the textile industry’s future, argues Churchill Fellow in TEDx talk
News | 18 Oct 2019 |Textiles economy consultant Lynn Wilson argued the case for a circular textiles economy at TEDxBath on 21 September 2019.
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Blog: Who will decide the future of our seas?
Community participation is a key to sustainable marine management.
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Scottish Association event
Event | 15 Jun 2019 | Scotland | FellowsThis year's Scottish Association event will be held in the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen, and will commence at 12pm on 15th June 2019.
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News: Churchill Fellow’s book tells the history of protest through sewing
A new book by Churchill Fellow Clare Hunter explores stories of women and marginalised communities who have used sewing to communicate political messages and make their...
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Blog: Reimagining accessible theatre
“Most of our pupils get taken home by the school bus on a Friday and then don’t leave the house until the school bus picks them up again on Monday.” This is something I...
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News: Churchill Fellow’s work recognised by International Road Federation award
The work of an international collaboration involving Churchill Fellow Ron Munro has been recognised by an International Road Federation award. Roadscanners, the main...
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Blog: How many disabled leaders can you name?
How many disabled leaders can you name? Probably not many, if you are being honest. In reality, you probably do know some, but maybe you haven’t realised they are...
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News: Churchill Fellow plans international gathering of Care Experienced people
Churchill Fellow Callum Lynch has instigated the first ever international gathering of Care Experienced people. The Global Care Family Gathering will take place in North...
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Blog: Using social media to connect scientists and the public
The use of social media around the world has skyrocketed over the past five years. As the Public Engagement Manager for the University of Dundee’s Leverhulme Research...
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Blog: Tech solutions for rural isolation
Isolation and loneliness have long been known to have deep-rooted psychological impacts. There is now a growing body of evidence that loneliness is as great a public...
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Blog: Rural communities that support people with dementia
Dementia is an issue everywhere, but in rural areas, the issue is exaggerated because many people are isolated. Where I live, in a village in the Scottish Highlands,...
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Blog: Dementia and sensory challenges
12 years ago, at the age of 57, I was diagnosed with early age dementia. I ran a chiropractor’s office at the time, and I started to get lost going to work. I had to...
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News: 11 Scots win Churchill Fellowships this year
News | 28 Mar 2018 |11 Scottish residents have been awarded prestigious Churchill Fellowships offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel the world and research cutting-edge...
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Scottish Association of Churchill Fellows' annual event
Event | 28 Apr 2018 | Scotland | FellowsThe Scottish Association of Churchill Fellows' annual event will take place on 28 April 2018 at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.
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Report: Support for mothers affected by substance use
Mothers and pregnant women affected by substance use should be given access to residential recovery programs, according to a new report by Lyndsay Fraser Robertson, a...
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News: Nicola Sturgeon announces award for young champion of children in care
Today Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, announced the award of a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to Glasgow-based Callum Lynch, 22, who was brought up in care.
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Empowering Young Scotland
Event | 18 Apr 2018 | Scotland | Other events of interestAn evening reception in Edinburgh introducing the Churchill Fellowships and their potential for young people, on 18 April.
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Profile: Disentangling a whale of a problem - lessons from North America for protecting marine mammals
More can be done in the UK to prevent marine mammals from dying as a result of entanglement in fishing gear, according to Ellie MacLennan, a Marine Conservation...
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Profile: Churchill Fellow creates educational resource on circular economies
How to recycle thousands of tonnes of waste textiles each year is the subject of a new educational resource created by Churchill Fellow Lynn Wilson.
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Launch event for Churchill Fellow's educational resource on circular economy
How to recycle thousands of tonnes of waste textiles each year is the subject of a new educational resource created by Churchill Fellow Lynn Wilson which is being...
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Lessons from overseas in care for traumatised young people
Dan Johnson, a forensic psychologist from near Paisley, has returned to the UK after travelling for five weeks earlier this year in Norway and Sweden, and in late 2016...
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Fellow's recommendations on gender reaffirmation surgery receive press coverage
The Herald Scotland have written an article about 2017 Fellow Dr Michael Ng's recent Fellowship, and his recommendation that Scotland create a centralised gender...
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Lessons from Finland’s gender reaffirmation surgery services
Scotland must create a centralised gender reaffirmation surgery (GRS) service as soon as possible, according to Michael Ng, a plastic surgeon from Glasgow, who has...
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New report identifies lessons from Australia in supported decision-making
A new report, ‘Supported Decision-making: Learning from Australia’, by Jan Killeen, a former Director of Public Policy for Alzheimer Scotland, calls for radical reforms...
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Churchill Fellow writes article in The Times Educational Supplement for Scotland
2014 Fellow Neil Mcintyre has written an article about the learning from his Fellowship for The Times Educational Supplement for Scotland.
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Visual Arts and Older People: Exploring Models of Best Practice
Sharon Goodlet, an artist from Glasgow, has made a number of recommendations for visual arts programmes for older people in a new report based on findings from research...
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Article on global learning in increasing achievement in science education
Neil McIntyre is a chemistry teacher at Webster's High School in Angus, Scotland. For his Travelling Fellowship in 2014, he looked at ways of increasing achievement...
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Leading Scottish designer explores innovative international youth engagement projects
Marc Cairns is a Director at Pidgin Perfect, an award winning multi-disciplinary creative studio based in Glasgow. He has recently returned to the UK after four weeks...
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Speech and Language Therapist travels overseas to explore Early Intervention
Christine Hickey is a Speech and Language Therapist who works in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. In October 2015, she travelled to Ontario, Canada, to spend five...
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Reducing preventable deaths among people who use drugs
Supervised Injecting Facilities should be introduced in Scotland, according to a report by Kirsten Horsburgh, who recently spent six weeks in Australia researching...
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New practices in treating patients with Breathing Pattern Disorders
Carolyn Bell is a Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist working within Respiratory Medicine in NHS Lanarkshire. She has recently returned from a four week trip to New...
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Palliative caregiver workshops: the way ahead?
Ann-Marie Todd is a doctor working in Palliative Medicine within NHS Tayside. She has recently returned from Singapore on a Churchill Fellowship, where she observed...
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Inverness teacher travels to explore traditional music
Alison Mackenzie from Cradlehall, Inverness, was awarded a joint Fellowship by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and the Finzi Trust to travel to Canada and study the...
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19 Fellowships awarded in Scotland
News | 3 Mar 2015 |To mark its 50th anniversary year as Sir Winston’s living legacy, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has just awarded a record number of 150 Travelling Fellowships....
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Glasgow dancer travels to explore social benefits of breakdancing
Chaz Bonnar is a 22- year old international videographer and dancer from Glasgow. He has recently returned from an eight-week journey through the USA, where he was...
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Investigating voter turnout in three Nordic countries
Celia Davies, an associate editor from Edinburgh, was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research voter turnout in Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. Her objective was to...
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Involving communities in Citizen Science
Citizen Science - the involvement of volunteers in scientific research - is increasingly recognised as a valuable tool for connecting people with nature and influencing...
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Chasing Eagles
Eagle conservationist Stewart Miller, from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, has recently returned from a seven week expedition to Mongolia and China where he was searching for...
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Boosting rural retail: Lessons from New England
Angus Robertson, General Manager with Sleat Community Trust (Isle of Skye), has recently returned from a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship to New England in...
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Cultivating critical learners
Dr Arlene Holmes-Henderson from Glasgow was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to discover ways to improve the teaching of critical literacy in UK schools. She travelled to...
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Could wolves, bears and lynx be reintroduced to the Scottish countryside?
Jo Foo, a Science Educator from Glasgow, has recently returned from a seven week Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship across North America. The aim of her trip was to...