Your summer reading starts here! Travel the world without leaving your armchair and explore insights from the brightest minds. In 2024, Churchill Fellows ventured across the globe to bring back innovative ideas and knowledge for Australia.
Kick off the new year with fresh perspectives and cutting-edge discoveries. Scroll through the report categories below and find your perfect summer read!
- Arts and trades
- Agriculture, horticulture and food production
- Community and accessibility
- Education
- First Peoples
- Health and Medicine
- Public service, courts and emergency response
- Professions
- Science, technology and the environment
Arts and trades
Leonard Weiss (ACT, 2020)
Project Aim: The Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowship to assist and observe renowned conductors with leading orchestras
Dawn Beasley (NT, 2020)
Project Aim: The Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowship to research the use of traditional porcelain processes to inform contemporary art practice
Aaron Brown (QLD, 2019)
Project aim: The Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowship to research the performance practice of medieval and baroque music
Aly de Groot (NT, 2022)
Project aim: The Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowship for investigation into endangered basketry practices and the actions being taken to preserve them
Christopher Howlett (VIC, 2022)
Project aim: To investigate creative and sustainable approaches for a digital arts platform
Petra Kalive (VIC, 2023)
Project aim: The Stuart and Norma Leslie Churchill Fellowship to learn how to create extraordinary professional ‘public theatre’ with, for, and by community
Philippa Stevens (NSW, 2019)
Project aim: To benchmark the balance of access, security and preservation for significant library collections
Selena Pertzel (VIC, 2020)
Project aim: The Stuart and Norma Leslie Churchill Fellowship to learn the latest techniques in wig and facial hair making, fitting and dressing
Peter Trott (VIC, 2023)
Project aim: To research the manufacture of woodworking hand tools for traditional craft and furniture making
Sorrel Wilby (ET, 2023)
Project aim: To develop my skills, expand my research base, and publish a book on the biodiversity of Norfolk Island
Alex Raineri (QLD, 2023)
Project aim: The Dame Roma Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to research performance practices embodied within contemporary art music
Dan Graham (NSW,2022)
Project aim: the Gilbert Spottiswood Churchill Fellowship to investigate greater opportunities for professional performing artists with neurodiversity
Hugh Lydon (WA, 2022)
Project aim: the Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowship to create a pathway of further study for choral musicians within Western Australia
Agriculture, horticulture & food production
Anita Long (TAS, 2020)
Project Aim: The Hort Innovation Churchill Fellowship to investigate development programs for young beekeepers that are scalable to an Australian context
Mickey Pascoe (VIC, 2022)
Project Aim: To study the latest cultivation and production techniques of gourmet mushrooms
Zoe Richards (WA, 2018)
Project Aim: The Australian Biological Resources Study Churchill Fellowship to learn the necessary skills to advance coral biosystematics using a total evidence approach
Clytie Binder (QLD, 2019)
Project Aim: To explore education methods and partnership models to support community composting
Michael Reid (VIC, 2019)
Project Aim: To investigate community-led programs that support the management of weeds and pest animals
Tracey Kreplins (WA, 2019)
Project Aim: To investigate predator management in a farming and agricultural context
Kristy Lark Booth (TAS, 2019)
Project Aim: To establish Physic and Apothecary Gardens specifically for distillation, education and tourism
Rebekah Gupte (ET, 2022)
Project Aim: To establish a community owned, not-for-profit, food processing facility for Norfolk Island
Shea Cameron (TAS, 2022)
Project Aim: To research introducing integrated multi-trophic aquaculture into Tasmanian salmon farms
Francesca Goodman-Smith (QLD, 2022)
Project Aim: The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to motivate Australian businesses to innovate and become world-leaders in the upcycled food sector
Ashley Field (QLD, 2019)
Project aim: To conduct the first census of type materials for all 526 Australian fern and lycophyte species
Paul Triglau (SA, 2019)
Project aim: The Dr Susan Nelle Churchill Fellowship to learn artisan baking/patisserie to establish an Italian focused course at TAFE SA
Ian Marmion (TAS,2019)
Project aim: The Lamington National Park Churchill Fellowship to investigate methods to manage visitation to protected areas while conserving their intrinsic values
Iain Robbie (WA,2023)
Project aim: To transform percussion education in Australia by studying the world’s best pedagogy in Taipei and the USA
Hilary Hall (VIC,2023)
Project aim: To investigate technology and policy approaches that enhance the beneficial use of biosolids
Patricia Malowney (VIC,2022)
Project aim: The Rodney Warmington Estate Churchill Fellowship to assess international best practice for end to end transport opportunities for disabled people
Simon Quilty (VIC,2022)
Project aim: to investigate agricultural greenhouse gas emission reduction schemes
Shelly James (WA,2023)
Project aim: To mobilize Australian historical and type collections at the Cambridge University Herbarium
Deborah Bower (NSW, 2023)
Project aim: The Lamington National Park Churchill Fellowship to learn cutting-edge techniques for conservation of threatened freshwater turtles
Sascha Randle (VIC, 2022)
Project aim: The Saskia Beer Churchill Fellowship to obtain specialised training in the skill and techniques of traditional French charcuterie production
Craig Hoey (TAS, 2020)
Project aim: To investigate how Sweden and leading European countries are eliminating road trauma
Meriel Chamberlin (QLD, 2023)
Project aim: To investigate the latest global best practice in commercialised and scaleable zero waste textiles
Bronwyn Orr (ACT,2023)
Project aim: to evaluate programs designed to attract, recruit and retain veterinary professionals
Community
Patrick McGee (VIC, 2019)
Project Aim: To research how to replace and dismantle indefinite detention for people with cognitive impairments
Ali Trewhella (ACT, 2022)
Project Aim: To explore recruitment strategies that can increase workforce stability in child protection
Ali Khan (ACT, 2019)
Project Aim: To enhance support for gay male survivors of domestic violence
Adongwot Manyoul (VIC, 2019)
Project Aim: The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to investigate ways in which Africans have been integrated in other Western multicultural societies
Amber Fabry (WA, 2020)
Project Aim: The WA Department of Communities Churchill Fellowship to explore child welfare system design to meet the needs of complex families and prevent child removal
Camilo Demarco (VIC, 2020)
Project aim: To investigate how Indigenous/First Nations communities are using Culture to address family violence
Claire Fraser (VIC, 2022)
Project aim: To investigate the use of creative arts modalities with people born deafblind to improve wellbeing
Traci Keys (NT, 2019)
Project aim: To increase effective and supportive options for women experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace
Christina Spargo (NT, 2019)
Project aim: To learn how to teach Taiko (Japanese drumming) to people living with dementia
Rohan Symonds (VIC,2022)
Project aim: To measure the effects of Project Team in America – learnings for Australia’s implementation
Joseph Coyte (NSW, 2022)
Project aim: To explore international approaches to assessing longer-term benefits of drug and alcohol treatment programs
Shane Carroll (NSW, 2023)
Project aim: The Gilbert Spottiswood Churchill Fellowship to gain critical skills for the creation, delivery and innovation of audio description for performing arts
Joanna Quilty (NSW,2022)
Project aim: To explore best practice to embed the NGO sector in disaster management through a collaborative network model
Luca Patchett (QLD,2023)
Project aim: to learn about innovative NFPs and social enterprises supporting and reducing homelessness
Nerita Lewis (NSW,2022)
Project aim: To eliminate social isolation and decrease stigma experienced by veterans living with persistent pain
Robyn Smith-Walley and Jody Nunn (WA, 2022)
Joint Project aim: To explore international truth telling and healing models to build a blueprint for Western Australia
Project aim: The Churchill Fellows Association of South Australia Churchill Fellowship to investigate family preservation programs in child protection space for Aboriginal families
Ros Thomas (WA, 2023)
Project aim: The Paul Tys Churchill Fellowship to study effective community models for the treatment of chronic loneliness
Chelsea Tobin (VIC, 2023)
Project aim: To investigate family violence crisis response for children as victim survivors in their own right
Jamal Elsheikh (VIC,2022)
Project aim: to investigate methods to leverage the power of sport & elite athletes to address racism by engaging bystanders and role models
Jody Barney (VIC,2022)
Project aim: to engage with other First Nations Deaf people working within the Justice Systems
Lama Shono (SA,2023)
Project aim: to explore innovative models that respond to complex trauma on systemic and therapeutic levels
Education
Camille Schloeffel (ACT, 2020)
Project Aim:The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to explore ways activists and universities can work together to prevent sexual violence on campus
Liana McCurry (SA, 2022)
Project Aim: To investigate best practices in teaching mathematics that provide best outcomes for all students
Sam Birrell (VIC, 2020)
Project Aim: To observe world’s best practice in co-operation between industry and secondary education
Olivia Samec (WA, 2017)
Project Aim: The Department for Child Protection and Family Support Churchill Fellowship to investigate innovative initiatives to improve literacy and well-being of children in state care
Jennifer Buckingham (NSW, 2022)
Project Aim: To investigate literacy instruction and policy in the UK and Ireland
Jenni Hutchins (NSW, 2022)
Project aim: The Northern Districts Education Centre (Sydney) Churchill Fellowship to explore best practice models of out of school hours care for Australia
Faina Iligoga (TAS, 2019)
Project aim: The Tasmanian Churchill Fellows’ Association Churchill Fellowship to establish a documentation and healing centre that will teach the history of the genocide in Rwanda
Arnagretta Hunter (ACT,2019)
Project aim: The Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowship to learn skills in Narrative Medicine for education of medical students, doctors, patients and families
Anne Gigney (TAS,2023)
Project aim: To investigate best-practice distilling training to apply to Australia via in-house or other models
Polly Briten (VIC,2023)
Project aim: To investigate programs encouraging girls and women and underrepresented others into skilled trade careers
Amanda Wilson (TAS,2023)
Project aim: The Gallaugher Bequest Churchill Fellowship to study literacy education methods that help adults overcome psychological barriers to learning
Cassandra Embling (VIC,2023)
Project aim: to determine best practice for teaching blind and vision impaired people independent living skills
First peoples
Samantha Nowland (NT, 2020)
Project Aim: The Yulgilbar Foundation Churchill Fellowship to address the challenges facing remote Aboriginal communities in the culture of native rock oysters
Allan Teale (NSW, 2022)
Project aim: To develop a sustainable homeownership and management program for Australian First Nation peoples
Mark Champley (NSW, 2022)
Project aim: To continue learning, sharing knowledge & best practice in reverse mentoring to support reconciliation
Nat Raisbeck-Brown (WA,2020)
Project aim: To build and share new knowledge of Indigenous mapping techniques from First Nations people globally
Kelly Green (NT, 2020)
Project aim: To transcend the influence of Cultural Resistance on academic achievement in Indigenous schools
Health and medicine
Louise Mary Fuller (VIC, 2019)
Project Aim: The Sir William Kilpatrick Churchill Fellowship to investigate a variety of post lung transplant rehabilitation models to develop guidelines for Australia
Hayley Russell (VIC, 2022)
Project Aim: To investigate the impact of voluntary assisted dying in bereavement and the effectiveness of support
Ryan Quarrington (SA, 2022)
Project Aim: The Dr Dorothea Sandars Churchill Fellowship to study the impact models used at the world?s leading spine/brain injury biomechanics laboratories
Rachel Kennedy (VIC, 2019)
Project Aim: To implement exercise programs for Australian children and young people living with neuromuscular disease
Lindsay Bent (VIC, 2022)
Project Aim: The Sir William Kilpatrick Churchill Fellowship to review the establishment and effectiveness of dementia friendly ambulances and dementia plan
Suzzanne Fuzzard (SA, 2022)
Project Aim: The Elvie Munday Churchill Fellowship to increase access to timely mental health services for young Australians to improve outcomes
Simon Hendel (VIC, 2022)
Project Aim: To assess Police Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) in comparable overseas jurisdictions
Nicole Rankin (NSW, 2020)
Project aim: The Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship to explore strategies that enable people from deprived communities to screen for lung cancer
Nadishani Fernando (NSW, 2019)
Project aim: To investigate models of care and treatment for young people with functional somatic conditions
Siona Hardy (QLD, 2022)
Project aim: The Leslie (Les) J Fleming Churchill Fellowship to investigate survivorship models of care for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer
Megan Plaster (WA,2022)
Project aim: To understand the experience and support needs of health professionals involved in assisted dying
Jessica Luyue Teoh (NSW, 2023)
Project aim: The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to investigate the role of early pregnancy assessment service clinics in domestic violence screening
Melanie Turner (SA,2023)
Project aim: The Churchill Fellows Association of SA Churchill Fellowship to investigate the use of emergency mental health centres for suicidal patients
Rae Robinson (WA,2022)
Project aim: The WA Department of Health Churchill Fellowship to explore innovations using robotics and tele-rehabilitation in children’s rehabilitation
Jimena Garcia-Vega (WA,2019)
Project aim: The Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship to investigate rehabilitation methods to improve function and quality of life in patients with malignant brain tumours
Judy Ryan (VIC,2023)
Project aim: the Sir William Kilpatrick Churchill Fellowship to learn how drug-impacted communities engage governments to save lives using health-based solutions
Nadia de Silva (QLD, 2019)
Project aim: Exploring cognitive, linguistic, motor, and sensory testing protocols during awake craniotomy procedures globally
Matthew Gutman (VIC, 2023)
Project aim: The Dr Lena Elizabeth McEwan and Dame Joyce Daws Churchill Fellowship to develop advanced neuro-modulation and lesioning techniques for epilepsy and brain tumour surgery
Karen Schlage (ACT, 2022)
Project aim: To explore volunteer programs providing in-hospital support for families experiencing pregnancy loss
Yvette Roe (QLD, 2019)
Project aim: To investigate innovative strategies for Indigenous community engagement in maternity services
Tim Senior (NSW, 2023)
Project aim: to investigate how to provide high quality primary care to disadvantaged communities in Australia
Michele Giles-Clark (SA,2020)
Project aim: to address the gap in care for Australians living rurally and remotely with Huntington’s Disease
Professions
Renae Tapley (WA,2023)
Project aim: The AV Jennings Churchill Fellowship to research innovation in green building materials manufacturing and supply in global markets
Natalia Antolak-Saper (VIC,2019)
Project aim: To find innovative solutions to assist unrepresented accused in summary criminal matters
Joanne Sumner (VIC,2023)
Project aim: to investigate best practice techniques for cryopreservation of Australia’s unique wildlife
Kylie Johnson (ACT,2023)
Project aim: The Auto Skills Australia Churchill Fellowship to learn how to communicate the benefits of zero emission heavy vehicles in a fossil-fuelled world
Public service - courts and emergency
Phillip McCall (NSW, 2022)
Project Aim: To inform a communication strategy to support delivery of an Australian radioactive waste facility
Nicholas Coxan (VIC, 2022)
Project Aim: To explore how governments can promote social service integration for people with complex needs
Sarah Moulds (SA, 2022)
Project Aim: To empower young people to engage effectively with Australian parliaments
Georgos Papanastasiou (NSW, 2022)
Project Aim: To explore global best practices in digital government service delivery
Kate Crowe (VIC, 2022)
Project Aim: To investigate effective alternatives to secure care for high-risk children and young people
Nick Sellars (NSW, 2020)
Project Aim: To optimise good decision-making and probity in government grant administration
Alex Newman (TAS, 2020)
Project Aim: To research and experience best practice correctional examples in Scandinavia and Europe
Kira Harris (NSW, 2022)
Project Aim: To develop ‘NSW Police Force’s Counter Hybrid Threats and Proxy Influence’ strategy
Sharni Lawler (WA, 2019)
Project Aim: To examine international techniques for the Family Liaison Officer in homicide investigations
Amy Rogers (VIC, 2019)
Project Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of gender pay equity legislation and regulatory frameworks
Christopher Boyd-Skinner (NSW, 2022)
Project Aim: To drive safety and quality improvements in digital mental health service provision in Australia
Patrick O’Connor (TAS, 2022)
Project aim: The Gallaugher Bequest Churchill Fellowship to develop an effective family reunification legal framework for refugees separated by conflict
Katie Robertson (VIC, 2022)
Project aim: The Dorothy and Brian Wilson Churchill Fellowship to investigate best practice models for providing legal education and aid to stateless children
Daniel Strack (VIC, 2022)
Project aim: To explore best practice for creation of a cross-border threat finance cell to enhance border security
Samantha Burchell (VIC, 2019)
Project aim: To promote quality and diversity in an independent judiciary through transparent judicial appointment
David Charles Hickey (QLD, 2019)
Project aim: To analyse appropriate procedures for the investigation of police critical incidents
Hayley Passmore (WA, 2020)
Project aim: To improve the management of youth with disabilities in Australian justice and secure facilities
Estelle Grech (NSW,22)
Project aim: The Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to explore how to design better cities for women and girls through urban planning and design
Melinda McDonald (NSW, 2023)
Project aim: To study co-designed fire and emergency risk reduction programs for culturally diverse communities
Grant Liddy (VIC,2023)
Project aim: To research international digital forensics strategies to inform future operating models
Elicia Savvas (VIC,2023)
Project aim: To investigate child centred legal services in child welfare law
Kylie Moore-Gilbert (VIC,2023)
Project aim: To explore international best practice to improve Australia’s approach to wrongful detention
John Lehane (WA,2023)
Project aim: to investigate community awareness strategies concerning race hate and violent extremism
Hannah McGlade (WA, 2020)
Project aim: To investigate the establishment and foundation of the Sami parliaments particularly the extent of their vested power, responsibility and representative structure
Science, technology and the environment
Penny Roberts (SA, 2019)
Project Aim: To upskill research and development providers in Australia’s emerging pulse protein sector
Tess Cole-Adams (NT, 2022)
Project Aim: To bring best practice environmental regulation to the Northern Territory
Manickam Minakshi (WA, 2019)
Project Aim: To create new biodegradable polymers with incorporated redox active minerals for energy storage
Stacey Hamilton (WA, 2017)
Project Aim: To undertake a technical assessment of alternative treatment technologies for future water recycling schemes
Tom Linnell (SA, 2022)
Project aim: The Churchill Fellows Association of SA Churchill Fellowship to investigate the role circular economy education can play in minimising waste to landfill
Dannae Campbell (VIC, 2023)
Project aim: To investigate regulatory best practice on safe handling of hydrogen and ammonia at large scale
Nils Hay (WA,2023)
Project aim: To research the impact of large-scale renewable & low-carbon energy projects on regional communities