LASAR Centre - Learning about Science and Religion - CCCU

23/07/2024

Opportunity to take part in an online conference on science and divine action during October half term:
28th-29th October Science, Causality and God: Divine Action in a Scientific Age:
27th-28th November Filling and Surrounding the World: Pan(en)theism in a Scientific Age
Full details on speakers for both events can be found here: https://lnkd.in/edt2bWpW

2024 Student Essay Competition
For those who are, or work with students (16+) the SRF Peacocke Prize essay competition is open for submissions until 18th October 2024. - students are eligible to enter under their 23-24 student status.
The student essay can address any issue at the intersection of science and religion. Full details and online submission can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eEun2cvU

2025 50th Anniversary CfP NOW OPEN: Revisiting and Reimaging the Relationships between Science and Religion [Halifax Hall, Sheffield 28-31 May 2025]

23/07/2024

As we reflect on the 2024 academic year. We want to share the exciting news that LASAR will be crossing the border to Swansea University! We are really excited about the opportunities this will provide and hope that we'll still be able to work with many of you as we explore the opportunities for EI within the Welsh aims based curriculum as well as continuing to bridge disciplinary boundaries across the UK.

We hope many of you will continue to work with LASAR associates remaining at CCCU as it implements an exciting new interdisciplinary framework within Higher Education, and through its outreach work with schools and colleges that is grounded in EI pedagogy.

To keep in touch with their opportunities for staff CPD and student events https://canterbury.tfaforms.net/218413

If you work at a primary school please select any school from the drop down and then put your school name in the "town" field

Finally, please save the date for the 2025 Leaders and Advisors Conference, at CCCU - Exploring the future of "Growing Great Education"

13/06/2024

The first SRF Conference of the year starts lunchtime time today...still time to join if you're interested 🙃 - very welcome to drop in and out or attend just one day. We're a friendly bunch ☺️
https://www.srforum.org/srf-conference-2024-series

15/05/2024

*please share*
With just over a month to go to our June conference don't forget to book your place.
Students: £17.50 (or join SRF [£15] and get free access to the full series)
SRF Members: £30
Non Members: £45
https://www.srforum.org/srf-conference-2024-series
In addition to Keynote speakers - the following short papers are confirmed:
👀 The Relation of Leibniz’s Law of Continuity to the Reality of Matter
👀 The existence of intelligibility within matter in the natural world as a reflection of the incarnated Logos: how should we understand laws of nature?
👀 Free Will and Quantum Mechanics in Light of the Metaphysics of John Duns Scotus
👀 Emergent Metaphysics for Machine Consciousness

11/01/2024

For those of you who have enjoyed our events and CPD in recent years, there are two exciting opportunities at Canterbury Christ Church University this year for some interdisciplinary fun!

Secondly for school Leaders (middle - exec; cross phase) and advisors (careers/ progression/wellbeing 11-19 &FE) we have our Leaders and Advisors conference on Sustainable and compassionate education.

Book at https://tinyurl.com/CCCULandA24

17 speakers from schools, charities, training providers, teacher education, university and business across the day and a marketplace:

Leaders Strand (Middle – Executive, All School/FE settings):

• Keynote: Why Would Anyone Follow You? The rules of followship; Chris Hallam (CH Coaching Solutions & Behavioural Psychologist)

• Short Session: Compassionate Pedagogy or why you’re right to keep staff and student wellbeing at the heart of education;

• Parallel Session 1: Research-engaged schools for staff & student success;

• Parallel Session 2: Coaching & critical friendship; Ian Durrant, (Senior Lecturer, CCCU)

Advisors Strand (Careers/Progression/Wellbeing for 11-19 & FE):

• Keynote: UCAS (including Clearing 2023, The Hub for pre-16; apprenticeships)

• Panel Discussion: Building Employability skills and networks: Supporting students to succeed.

• Parallel Session 1: Supporting care experienced & vulnerable students to access HE
• Parallel session 2: Working in Partnership to support progression: How to get the most for your setting (panel)

Shared Concluding Panel: Building a Sustainable future for Education

22nd February 2024:8:30 (registration) - 4:40pm (followed by networking reception until 5:30pm). Cost £22.50 (this is a non-profit event)

The Kent Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3NZ

11/01/2024

For those of you who have enjoyed our events and CPD in recent years, there are two exciting opportunities at Canterbury Christ Church University this year for some interdisciplinary fun!

Firstly for Sixth form Students (on Campus) and KS4&5 students online there is our Pioneers Lecture Series:

The series provides ambitious students with an immersive experience of a University lecture, challenging students to think about the bigger picture, see their potential and ability to push boundaries to advance a cause or idea. Topics bridge several disciplines that showcase our academic expertise and research specialisms to prompt students to deepen their understanding of a particular issue/topic.

These hybrid lectures are being run on the Canterbury campus and live-streamed. All sessions will run 3:00pm - 4:15pm. The schedule for the Pioneers Lecture series 2024 is below. We are particularly keen to encourage local schools to attend on campus.

Tuesday 23rd January - “We won’t publish this book as a favor to you.”: Censorship and Conformity in literature and beyond: Themes of tragedy, doomed affairs, censorship, Cold War conformity, racial inequalities, and fears about sexuality emerge in this engaging lecture concerning James Baldwin’s novel, Giovanni’s Room

Wednesday 6th March - From bones to landscapes - how has humanity changed the world?: In this interactive session students will examine how archaeology investigates the monumental to the miniscule, from ancient DNA to landscape transformation.

Wednesday 8th May - Revolutionary Visuals: Join leading academics to explore how design choices affect how we communicate our politics, and how our politics affects how we make design choices.

Tuesday 18th June - A better friend, a better cheater or a better tutor? Generative AI and the Law: Consider how developments in generative AI interact with legal and ethical questions and why AI poses some unique challenges that are not seen with other technologies.

On campus - Key Stage 5/ Level 2 and 3 students for on-campus attendance. Maximum group size is 30 plus accompanying staff. Mini-bus parking is available on campus. Booking early is recommended.

Online - Key Stage 4/ Level 2 and 3 students for the live stream option. Students can individually sign up for this option. Online participants will receive resources for all the interactive elements ahead of time so they can fully participate.

Subjects - Students studying a range of subjects are welcome. An interest in the topic area for the lecture is key!

SIGN UP a group or let students register individually: https://canterbury.tfaforms.net/218519?tfa_3366=Pioneers%20Lecture%20Series

10/05/2023

We're excited to see the impact of beyond CCCU Arts, Humanities & Education being shared at TEAN and of the impact of work funded by Templeton World Charity Foundation:

Work from the EI consortium being shared by Leeds Trinity University , & fab research engaged work from WGSG also being shared

13/02/2023

There's still chance to join us for free training and resources if you take part in our interdisciplinary research on teaching the links between stewardship and sustainability. Looking for people ideally with less than 7 years teaching experience (post QTS)
Don't need to teach RE or science but need to have the opportunity to deliver sessions on sustainability/stewardship in or extra curricular.

Register interest by midnight 31st at https://tinyurl.com/teachsustain

Funded by International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society
Based at CCCU Arts, Humanities & Education
Interest to:
Teaching Ideas
STEM Learning
NATRE

09/02/2023

Really excited to be part of the Q&A panel following Riding Lights " The Uneasy Sleeps Of Max Maxwell
…waking up to artificial intelligence" play at St James' Tunbridge Wells this Friday - tickets still available https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/RdiEJKhzXNnT

A new one-act play by Richard Hasnip - an entertaining human story to spark questions about the ways in which A.I. already, and surely will, interact with our lives. After the play, there will be a short interval followed by live Q&A with expert scientists from the local area

08/02/2023

Due to some time commitment conflicts a couple of spaces for UK teachers (primary or secondary) have opened up please register below by 17th Feb to take part

There's still chance to join us for free training and resources if you take part in our interdisciplinary research on teaching the links between stewardship and sustainability. Looking for people ideally with less than 7 years teaching experience (post QTS)
Don't need to teach RE or science but need to have the opportunity to deliver sessions on sustainability/stewardship in or extra curricular.

Register interest by midnight 31st at https://tinyurl.com/teachsustain

Funded by International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society
Based at CCCU Arts, Humanities & Education
Interest to:
Teaching Ideas
STEM Learning
NATRE