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Professor Candida Moss wins 2026 Grawemeyer Award for book God’s Ghostwriters
The Grawemeyer Award in Religion recognises publications that have made ‘significant contributions to religious and spiritual understanding’.
- Published: 5 December 2025
Dr Maddie Hewitson awarded Sir William Dobell Visiting Fellowship at Australian National University
Dr Maddie Hewitson has been named one of the 2026 Sir William Dobell Visiting Fellows at the Australian National University.
- Published: 18 October 2025
Congratulations to Melvin Harris and Ben Pink Dandelion
Melvin Harris is the fiftieth research student supervised by Ben Pink Dandelion to pass his doctoral viva.
- Published: 10 October 2025
Professor Jocelyne Cesari wins 2025 Susan Hoeber Rudolph Outstanding Scholar Award
Awarded by the American Political Science Association, it recognises leading scholars in the field of religion and politics.
- Published: 1 October 2025
What does Islamic theology say about assisted dying?
Dr Haifaa Jawad of the Department of Religion and Theology offers a Muslim perspective on the controversial bill that may soon become law in the UK.
- Published: 30 September 2025
Welcome to a Visiting Fellow in Theology and Religion
Dr Zacharias Frey-Shoukry from the University of Rostock is spending a month as a researcher in Birmingham.
- Published: 10 September 2025
Zachary Skarka
PhD supervisors pay tribute to doctoral student who has died at the age of 31.
- Published: 24 August 2025
Supporting young people with their mental health
In a podcast for Ethics Untangled and a leaflet with McPin, Lisa Bortolotti shares how professionals can support young people facing mental health difficulties.
- Published: 10 July 2025