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Uncategorized We’re looking for a new secretary

We’re looking for a full-time project secretary to join us from January on a five-year, fixed term contract. This is a hybrid role based at St John’s College, Durham, with up to three days a...

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CHURCH ACTION How churches can engage with science in the wake of...

This is a guest post from Professor Stephen Smye OBE, Hon FRCP, FIPEM; member of the steering group for the Scientists in Congregations-funded project ‘The Uneasy Sleeps of Max Maxwell: Waking up to Artificial Intelligence.’...

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ECLAS IN THE NEWS ECLAS co-director retires as Bishop of Kingston

ECLAS co-director, the Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham, retires today after serving for 20 years as Bishop of Kingston in the diocese of Southwark. Bishop Richard will continue his work with ECLAS as the project...

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SCIENCE AND RELIGION From Wealth to Wonder: The Purpose of Science in Wider...

  What is the purpose of science in wider society? We are used to hearing STEM subjects promoted, both at school level and for adults considering retraining – one recent government campaign featured a photograph...

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SCIENCE AND RELIGION Messy Church Does Science shows theology and science have a...

Theology and science have got a lot in common. For one thing, they’re often considered too hard, or too abstract, for ordinary people to understand. Their study is — apparently — reserved to those rare...

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SCIENCE AND RELIGION Sir John Houghton and Dr Katharine Hayhoe – climate scientists...

Sir John Houghton and Dr Katharine Hayhoe have a lot in common. Both are climate scientists, who have made an immense contribution to our knowledge of climate breakdown and the ways we communicate about it....

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Uncategorized The Story That Fooled the World, and How We’re Trying...

What if I told you that 150 years ago, two guys you’ve never heard of wrote two books you’ve never heard of, that have fooled the entire Western world ever since?  This isn’t the plot...

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CHURCH ACTION ‘The Uneasy Sleeps Of Max Maxwell’ Theatre Tour – How...

We are delighted to support Riding Lights Theatre Company through our Scientists in Congregations programme to develop and stage a new touring production centring on artificial intelligence in modern-day life. The Uneasy Sleeps of Max...

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