Month: April 2008

Islam and the Veil conference

See http://www.glos.ac.uk/news/islamandtheveil.cfm for details of this week’s event at the University.Details: Islam and the Veil 14th April 2008: Tiered Lecture Theatre, Francis Close Hall. Tuesday April 29, 10.30am. Tackling the issue of Islam and the Veil, the annual…

MA: The Child: Literature, Language and History

Hi.As one academic year begins to move towards its conclusion, many of you may be considering future study… In addition to the research options we offer (from Masters to Doctorate), and the many of our current Final Year…

Prince Henry’s High School – Evesham – Death and beyond…

Yesterday saw another school visit, to talk to the A Level students in Evesham at Prince Henry’s High School – Where the friendly, cofffee-providing staff helped us through a 2 hour session – on life-after-death (though we decided…

Money really cannot buy you happiness….

According to the Office for National statistics and their annual review, Money really cannot buy happiness. Among its comprehensive reports on anything from what we Brits eat,buy and enjoy to how many sexual partners we have had, it…

Rushcliffe School Visit

Phew – this has been a manic set of school visits – but it is proving very exciting – giving a taste of University-style sessions -and getting to talk to a wide range of teachers and students: I…

Somervale – Midsomer Norton

This Monday, I headed south to Somervale school, in scenic Midsomer Norton. I talked (a lot!) about Religious Experience, Life after Death and a little about Design and Evil. The groups had, overall, lots to say – and…