LATEST NEWS

Explore the latest news from ECLAS by author, topic, or search keywords.

RESEARCH The Many Ethical Pitfalls of Space Tourism

“Star Trek” actor William Shatner describes G Forces as he speaks to the press at the New Shepard rocket landing pad on October 13, 2021. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images. “You have done something...

LEARN MORE
ECLAS AND COVID-19 Conversations about science in the black Christian Community: Covid-19 &...

This is a guest post from Adeyinka Oshin. Earlier this year I did a work placement with ECLAS during my studies for an MA in Science Communication at the University of Kent, Canterbury, conducting a...

LEARN MORE
CHURCH ACTION Medical Breakthroughs and the Dangers of Reductionism in Mental Health

Last month saw the announcement of a new success in treating persistent and severe depression. In an experimental treatment at the University of California, San Francisco a 36 year-old woman, Sarah, was fitted with a...

LEARN MORE
ECLAS IN THE NEWS ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ATTENDS ECLAS AI EVENT

On Wednesday 3 November 2021 the ECLAS team held an event for bishops and policy advisors at Lambeth Palace, focusing on AI and Ethics. Among the attendees at the event were the Archbishop of Canterbury,...

LEARN MORE
ECLAS IN THE NEWS Science News Round-Up: Losing the Wilderness

According to new data, the UK has lost over half of its biodiversity since the industrial revolution and is now one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Partly attributed to urban sprawl and...

LEARN MORE
SCIENCE AND RELIGION Introducing Faith and Thought, 1865-1897

This is a guest post from Dr Ian Randall, Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide, on behalf of Faith and Thought (formerly The Victoria Institute). The Early Years of the Victoria Institute...

LEARN MORE
RESEARCH Science News Round-Up: Life in the Unlikeliest Places

Life, but not as we know it? Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU It was headline news when NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars in February this year. It’s since dropped out of the mainstream news, but...

LEARN MORE
RESEARCH Is God calling you to be a scientist?

This is a guest post written by Dr Richard Gunton from Church Scientific. Science is big in our culture. Scientific knowledge and its pursuit constitute a major theme in education, media and the economy, yet...

LEARN MORE

PRESS ENQUIRIES

For media enquiries or spokespeople requests please contact the team at eclas.admin@durham.ac.uk.

Submit an email