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Gillian Chu Publishes Widely on Hong Kong Christianity, Ageing, and AI
Gillian Chu (alumna 2019 & 2023 UCSIA Summer School) has had a very productive stretch, with several new publications and a conference presentation. In Caregivers Who Left: Hong Kong Older Adults, Their British Migrant Children, and Hong Kong Christian Communities...
Call for Applications: Visiting Theologians Program at IQS – Ramon Llull University, Barcelona
IQS – Ramon Llull University and Jesuits Catalonia, in collaboration with Cristianismo y Justicia, ESADE, UNIJES, and the Kircher Network, are inviting applications for the Visiting Theologians Program (VTP). The programme offers a three- to six-month research stay in...
Dr. Bincy Mariya N Awarded Junior Fellowship by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Dr. Bincy Mariya N (alumna 2024 UCSIA Summer School) has been awarded the Junior Fellowship by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. This national honour supports outstanding young scholars and artists conducting in-depth research into India's cultural...
Join the Book Launch of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology
One of this year's UCSIA Summer School speakers, Jonas Kurlberg, is co-editor of a landmark new publication: The Oxford Handbook of Digital Theology, edited together with Alexander Chow. The handbook brings together leading voices from across the field to explore the...
Highlights from the UCSIA Pre-Summer School Webinar
Religious Nationalism, Populist Charisma, and the Sacred Ahead of the 2026 UCSIA Summer School on Religion, Culture and Society, UCSIA hosted an online webinar featuring two alumni who returned to present their current scholarly work. Religion and Nationalism in...
Mursed Alam Organizes Interfaith Lecture Series and Publishes New Work
Mursed Alam, alumnus of the 2017 UCSIA Summer School, recently shared a series of publications and initiatives reflecting his engagement with literature, religion, and interfaith dialogue. Mursed Alam is actively involved in fostering interreligious dialogue. Together...
Simon Polinder’s Book on Religion and International Relations Now Available in Open Access
Simon Polinder, who participated in the UCSIA Summer School in 2011, recently shared that his book Towards a New Christian Political Realism: The Amsterdam School of Philosophy and the Role of Religion in International Relations - originally published in 2024 - is now...
Webinar | When Faith Meets Power: Christian Nationalism and Populism in the US and Russia
How do religion and media shape contemporary nationalism? In this webinar, UCSIA Summer School alumni Daniel Nilsson DeHanas and Marko Veković discuss Christian nationalism in the US and Russia through two striking case studies. On 2 April 2026 (13:00–14:00 CEST | UTC...
Iona Ramsay Defends PhD and Starts Postdoctoral Research at Cardiff University
Iona Ramsay, alumna of the UCSIA Summer School 2024, recently successfully defended her PhD and has now started a postdoctoral position at Cardiff University. Her doctoral dissertation, defended in April, is titled “From Anti-Communism to Illiberalism: Romanian...
Stéphanie Machabée Appointed International Engagement Manager at the British Library
Stéphanie Machabée, who participated in the UCSIA Summer School programme in 2019 and returned for the UCSIA alumni workshop in 2023, has recently started a new role as International Engagement Manager at the British Library in London. In this position, Stéphanie will...
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