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OBE for Prof Mona Siddiqui
We are delighted that Professor Mona Siddiqui was presented with her OBE, for services to inter-faith relations, by The Prince of Wales during an Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London, 9 February 2012. Professor Mona Siddiqui was also named in the Glasgow Herald's "Scotland's top 50 influential women of 2012".
Chancellor's Fellows
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of two Chancellor's Fellows in the School of Divinity - Dr Naomi Appleton and Dr David Grumett. These prestigious awards are aimed at early career scholar-teachers.
Announcement: Prof Jane Dawson elected Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh
The School is pleased to announce that Professor Jane Dawson, John Laing Professor of Reformation History, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of the arts and sciences.
Announcement: Prof Jane Dawson elected Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh
Announcement: Lecturer in Science and Religion
The School of Divinity is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Mark Harris as Lecturer in Science and Religion. He officially begins in April and will be teaching in our new MSc in Science and Religion.
Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies
The School of Divinity welcomes Prof Mona Siddiqui to this new role. She brings with her experience in pioneering research in Muslim thought, interreligious studies and with significant contributions to public life.
The Religious Studies Project
The Religious Studies Project (was launched on 16th January 2012. Starting with Professor James Cox talking about "the Phenomenology of Religion, it will be featurean new interview every Monday with a major scholar on an aspect of contemporary social-scientific study of religion.Big names coming up, includie Graham Harvey, Armin Geertz and Linda Woodhead, talking about the topical issues, novel approaches and important scholars and methodologies of Religious Studies in the 21st Century.
Alumnus wins award
Mark R. Gornik, who earned his PhD from the School of Divinity in 2008, has received an award from Christianity Today magazine in the USA for the outstanding title in the category of Missions/Global Affairs published in 2011.
Chancellor's Fellowships
The School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh intends to appoint three Chancellor's Fellows in the coming months, with the aim of having the positions start in September 2012. These prestigious awards are aimed at early career scholar-teachers of the highest potential who have begun to establish a reputation for research at the forefront of their discipline and who have a commitment to teaching at the university level. The Fellowship will be held for 5 years, subject to satisfactory review at the end of year 3, and the Fellow will then move to a standard University academic open-ended contract.
Dr Mary Irene Levison (1923-2011)
The School of Divinity was saddened to learn of the death, on 12 September 2011, of one of our distinguished alumna and a long-term friend of New College, Dr Mary Levison.
Best poster award
Dr Jessie Paterson and Ms Nora Mogey won best poster at the eAssessment Scotland conference on 25th-26th August 2011 for their poster Please word-process all assignments …..but handwrite your exams?
Former Student appointment
Congratulations to Anderson Jeremiah, appointed Lecturer in World Christianity in the department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University. He earned his PhD in the School of Divinity in 2009, working in the Centre for the Study of World Christianity.
Prof. Timothy Barnes elected Fellow of the British Academy
Prof. Timothy Barnes (Hon Fellow in Divinity) elected Fellow of the British Academy
Wode Psalter exhibition on the BBC
The exhibition associated with the Wode Psalter project featured on the BBC Reporting Scotland.
Summer School Hong Kong
Professor Larry Hurtado was the lecturer in the 2011 summer course sponsored by the Centre for Sino-Christian Studies in Hong Kong, 17-23 June.
This article was published on Apr 19, 2012