20 September 2022 Tolerance versus Toleration: The Lost Civility of the Muslim Empires Professor Jocelyne Cesari writes for the LSE Religion and Global Society interdisciplinary blog
31 August 2022 Is the Institutionalization of Religious Global Governance Possible? In this essay, Jocelyne Cesari argues that the influence of religions on the international scene is possible under two conditions.
01 August 2022 Women, the environment and sustainability Join us to look at the impact climate change is having on women, and innovative solutions being generated and researched into resolving this issue.
27 July 2022 ‘Fake news’ poses corrosive existential threat to democracy - study Influence of fake news is undermining public trust in democratic institutions, regardless of whether people believe it or not, new research finds.
22 July 2022 Discussing We God’s People with author and Birmingham academic Jocelyne Cesari Introducing "We God's People: Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations" by Jocelyne Cesari, Professor of Religion and Politics at Birmingham
20 June 2022 God on "Our" side? Jocelyne Cesari discusses the role of the state-religion interactions to understand the current politicisation of religion.
20 June 2022 ITSEE students win prizes at Postgraduate Research Festival Andrew Patton won the Michael O’Rourke postgraduate publication prize and Gabriël Oberholzer was named People’s Choice Runner-up in the Images of Research.
06 June 2022 Loneliness and mental health This public event on loneliness and mental health, was sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. Videos of the three talks are now available.
06 June 2022 Jagbir Jhutti Johal is appointed to Race Equality Foundation Board Jagbir Jhutti-Johal has been confirmed as one of the experts for the 2022-2025 OSCE/ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
31 May 2022 Evil, Suffering and Hope - Art and Poetry Exhibition: Call for Submissions Are you an artist or poet interested in the philosophical problem of evil? The Global Philosophy of Religion project seeks submissions for a December exhibition
31 May 2022 Prestigious postdoctoral position for Eugenia Lancellotta Eugenia successfully completed her PhD at Birmingham in October 2021, and has just been appointed to a postdoctoral position in Italy.
27 May 2022 ITSEE Director gives keynote address at conference in Texas Professor Hugh Houghton spoke at the inaugural Text and Manuscript conference hosted by the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts last week.
Sustainability and environments How we are exploring issues of climate through the arts, humanities and law.
Birmingham ranked in top 70 in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law is placed 67th in the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings, making it one of the best places for study and research in this field globally.