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has been awarded an honorary doctorate (Doc h.c.) by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, on 10th March 2017. The degree was awarded in recognition of Professor Jackson’s contributions to education about religions and beliefs in an intercultural context in Norway and internationally. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology also hosted an international seminar on 9th March dedicated to the discussion of Professor Jackson’s work. Speakers included three of Professor Jackson’s former ¹û¶³´«Ã½ PhD students, Professor Sissel Østberg, former Vice Chancellor of Oslo and Akershus University College, from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Centre for Education Studies and from NTNU. , Director of the Council of Europe-linked European Wergeland Centre, where Professor Jackson has held an honorary Professorship, was also a speaker. Professor Jackson played trombone at a jazz concert with a Norwegian trio led by bass player and jazz writer Bjørn Alterhaug.

You can read more on the Doctoral Awards Ceremony .

Read more about the Norwegian University of Science and Technology .

Date: Wednesday 1^st February 2017

Time: 1pm-2.30pm

Venue: C1.11, Centre for Education Studies, Social Sciences Building, ¹û¶³´«Ã½, Coventry CV4 7AL

Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Education, School of Education, University of Sheffield

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The work of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) in CES has been cited on Phys.org

Religious education is key to community cohesion finds new research following a survey of nearly 12,000 13- to 15-year-old students attending schools across the United Kingdom.

The project on "Young People's Attitudes to Religious Diversity", carried out by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, addressed two main questions:

• What are the attitudes of in the UK to religious diversity?
• What are the main influences shaping those attitudes

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CES, in association with the Centre for the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ of Women and Gender is pleased to welcome Dr Maria Tsouroufli (University of Wolverhampton) to present:

Doing gendered and classed motherhood: The experiences of academic women in Greece
Wednesday 26th October 2pm - 3.30pm
S2.77 (Cowling Room), Social Sciences Building

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Centre for Education Studies Emeritus Professor, Robert Jackson, has been mentioned in a recent article 'It's no Longer Just the Bible' in the Church Times. Written by John Hall, this article tracks the changes in Religious Education ove rthe past century. You can read the article