Â鶹´«Ã½ expert named Churchill Fellow Published on: 21 July 2023 Emerita Professor Sue Robson has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to support autistic pupils. Learning and wellbeing Professor Robson, the former Head of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, is one of 141 new Fellows for the charity, who have all demonstrated high levels of energy, knowledge and commitment to ideas and vision that have the potential to make a profound impact on society. “It’s a real privilege to be chosen as a for the theme ‘Education in Schools’, said Professor Robson. “I’m looking forward to exploring advances in participatory research in Australia and the US, to see what might be applicable to support the learning and wellbeing of autistic children in the UK.” was created as the living legacy of Sir Winston Churchill. It is a charity which covers every area of society and reflects the life of the nation. Every aspect of modern life is covered by its universal themes for Fellowships, from the arts to health, education to enterprise, science to citizenship and more. Since 1965, 5,800 Churchill Fellows have been appointed. Emerita Professor Sue Robson Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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