Society and Communities
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News: Churchill Fellow receives award from Prime Minister
Last month Churchill Fellow Tony Wright (2011) was given a Points of Light award by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The award is in recognition of Tony’s work through the...
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Blog: Leading the way on climate change
It has been one year since I explored climate movements led by young people in Australia on my Churchill Fellowship. Through great fortune I was in Sydney for the city’s...
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Blog: Announcement of 2020 Churchill Fellows
I’m delighted to announce our 2020 Fellows who, as ever, are an extraordinary group of individuals whose passions will take them right around the world over the next 12...
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News: New Churchill Fellows announced for 2020
News | 4 Mar 2020 |On 5 March we announce 141 new Churchill Fellows who will travel the world in search of innovative solutions for the UK's most pressing problems. They will visit a...
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Blog: New Year brings new opportunities
News | 2 Jan 2020 |New Year in the WCMT office is one of the most exciting moments in our year. Our Fellowship Director Tristan Lawrence looks ahead.
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Blog: Raising Chinatown’s cultural heritage
When local communities change, their stories risk being lost.
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Blog: Knife crime and young women
Conversations about gangs aren’t just about boys anymore, people are now talking about girls - and I'm glad to contribute towards that.
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Blog: How would you like to live in later life?
“I feel a lot more optimistic about my future!” This was how a friend of mine responded when I talked to them about the innovative housing models for older people that I...
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Commissioning in silos; homelessness needs joined up systems and funding.
Graham Ord, a charity worker and veteran from Sunderland, travelled to the USA to investigate how joint commissioning can help to combat homelessness. He will use his...
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Engaging spontaneous volunteers in emergencies
Melvin Hartley, a council worker from Portsmouth, travelled to the Netherlands, Germany and the USA to investigate the management of spontaneous volunteers at emergency...
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Inclusive Towns: Integration in towns and post-industrial communities
Rosie Carter, a policy worker from London, travelled to Germany and the USA to study approaches to migrant integration in towns and areas struggling with economic...
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Video: "An amazing opportunity to develop the way I think"
Watch senior researcher Jacqueline Broadhead talk about her Churchill Fellowship researching how cities can better integrate migrants, and the impact her Fellowship has...
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Blog: Promoting active citizenship in schools
As an Assistant Headteacher, I’m aware that nurturing democracy must start at an early age, especially at a time when the bastions of a free society are under attack. In...
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Blog: Can the arts be a tool for change in communities?
I’m a theatre practitioner who travelled to Croatia, New York and Brazil in 2013 and 2014 on a Churchill Fellowship, spending time with organisations that use theatre...
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Blog: Chinatown is for life, not just for Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐！Last night, the world welcomed the Year of the Dog. For many people, the Spring Festival is the reason for an annual visit to their local...
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New models of supported independent living
Gita Prasad, a health and social care commissioner from Norwich, travelled to Denmark and the Netherlands to investigate new models of supported independent living for...
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Neil Jameson’s Story
Story | By Neil Jameson | Self help initiatives within disadvantaged urban communities to prevent vandalism | 1977Neil Jameson is the Founding Executive Director of Citizens UK, the home of community organising in the UK. In 2016, Neil was awarded a CBE for ‘services to community...
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Alvin Carpio’s Story
Alvin Carpio travelled to the USA in 2014 to explore how community leaders are addressing social exclusion.
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The District Nursing Service: Learning from Australia and New Zealand 2019
Dr Crystal Oldman, from London, and Chief Executive of The Queen's Nursing Institute, travelled to Australia and New Zealand to research safe staffing within...
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Delivering Innovative Approaches to Housing for Young People: Qualitative Learning from Around the World
Adam Melia, a foyer manager from Chester, travelled to North America and Australia to explore new approaches to housing-related support for young people.
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SOMOS MÁS (WE ARE MORE): Some South American Lessons in Contemporary LGBT+ Advocacy
Joseph O'Connell, from Cambridge, is Director of Expansion for Global Brigades UK. Joseph travelled to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay to explore coordinated LGBT...