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Please note that as of the 1st of August 2011 the Subject Centre for PRS entered a 5 month transition phase prior to its closure on the 31st of December 2011. Most pages on this website are no longer being updated, apart from resources from the last academic year's activities.
Theology and Religious Studies News
Funding available - call for proposals now open
December 8th 2010
The Subject Centre for PRS is pleased to announce its thirteenth tranche of project funding.
Beyond Boundaries - Call for involvement for those teaching PRS outside core departments
July 23rd 2009
Following the publication of the 'Beyond Boundaries' initial project report, the SC has released a call for expressions of interest of further involvement in the project.
January 28th 2008
The Call for Papers has been extended to 31st March 2008. The purpose of this conference is to bring together academics, school teachers, exam boards and policy-makers to consider ways to improve the transition from Religious Studies A-Level and Scottish Highers to first year degree courses in Theology and Religious Studies in the UK.
Teaching Black Theology - Call for Papers and registration now open
August 6th 2008
Proposals are invited for papers, workshops or discussion sessions to be presented at the forthcoming PRS conference 'Teaching Black Theology', to be held in Birmingham on January 9th 2008.
June 12th 2009
This journal covers issues in Business & Management; Management & Management Techniques; Religion; Spirituality & Religion - Counselling. The latest edition focuses on spiritual and religious tourism.
Islamic Studies Network's inaugural event
September 29th 2010
The reports for the UK Islamic Studies Network are now online.
The Higher Education Academy Islamic Studies Network Newsletter
October 12th 2010
The second edition of the UK Islamic Studies Network online newsletter has just been published online.
Perspectives - Higher Education Academy Islamic Studies Network publication
September 29th 2010
Call for contributions to Perspectives, the Islamic Studies Network’s biannual publication.
Islamic Studies Network events programme 2010-11
September 29th 2010
A series of events has been organised by the Islamic Studies Network.
Higher Education Academy - Islamic Studies Network on Facebook
September 29th 2010
The Higher Education Academy - Islamic Studies Network is now on Facebook.
Winners of Islamic Studies funding for digitisation
August 17th 2009
Winners of Islamic Studies funding for digitisation JISC is happy to announce the two winners of its call for Islamic Studies Catalogue and Manuscript Digitisation, who are the Wellcome Library and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Islamic studies: the way forward in the UK
March 31st 2008
This event will provide an opportunity for the Islamic studies community to discuss current issues in the subject area and comment on HEFCE's draft proposals for the subject going forward.
Questionnaire for development of Islamic Studies Network
June 25th 2009
Those working in fields to do with Islamic Studies are invited to respond to a questionnaire designed to inform development of a new Islamic Studies network.
Co-director Celebrates Publication of New Book
January 15th 2009
Dr Simon Smith, Co-director of the Subject Centre for PRS, is today celebrating the publication of his new edited volume, Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education: Global Perspectives.
Popular doctoral research training programme goes nationwide
April 29th 2008
Registration is now open for the 2008 doctoral training workshop organised by the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies. This year’s event will be on June 16th at Bar Convent, York. .