Category: Leading by Example
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Gen Z, Part 4: Sharing initial findings at Durham University
Last week, my research team and I travelled to Durham University to present initial findings from our study, ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’. It was a full day — 9 hours of commute for only 20 minutes of presentation. But it was completely worth it. The presentation generated fantastic discussion and, most…
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Gen Z, Part 3: Research funding success
I’m delighted to share that the John Fell Fund, a research fund of Oxford University Press, has agreed in principle to support phase two of the ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’ project with a £13,960 funding commitment. I’m so grateful to the Faculty of Theology and Religion and to the Humanities Division…
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Understanding Gen Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models: Part 2
Thanks to the University of Oxford’s graduate access programme, UNIQ+, three interns will join me and Claire as research assistants on the ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’ project. We are absolutely thrilled and are busy planning a packed research agenda for them … and for us. Our main task is to produce…
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Understanding Gen Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models: Part 1
A big project is on the horizon. A colleague and I are getting ready to launch a study that will explore Gen Z’s religious and spiritual role models, amidst rapidly changing religious demographics and digitally mediated social contexts. I’ll share some milestones and reflections as the project unfolds. Ethics approval. Check. First things first. We…
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Join me this Summer for a UNIQ+ Research Internship at Oxford
30 January 2024. Calling all aspiring postgraduates! Join me this summer as a research intern in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford. I’m hosting two exciting projects (described below) on Gen Z’s religious and spiritual role models, and on religious madness in the Age of the Asylum. What is a…
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