The Common Awards team is pleased to launch a new Student Events Programme, which in 2023/24 will include day conferences for students, alongside our webinar series.
Please contact the Common Awards team (common.awards@durham.ac.uk) if you have any queries relating to these events.
Please note that some events are available to students only and some to both staff and students; this will be made clear in the event description. Please see the staff events page for events aimed at Common Awards staff.
Upcoming Student Events
Please click on each event below to find out further information, including how to register:
Neurodiverse learning in adult theological education
This webinar series has a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. Webinars are aimed at Common Awards students and staff but open to others with an interest in the subject areas addressed. Each webinar features leading scholars and/or faith practitioners who offer diverse insights into a range of topics that directly relate to the core modules taken by Common Awards students.
Recordings of past webinars can be found here
Monday 10th February 2025 2pm-4pm
Canon Dr Gary Wilton - Teaching Fellow in Theology & Ministry within the Durham University Common Awards Team invites students and staff to join him when he hosts Dr Elli Wort and Dr Leon van Ommen to discuss neurodiverse learning in adult theological education. The conversation will range from the conceptual to the very practical.
Dr Elli Wort is Head of Initial Training and Research Associate for Church Army. She is co-author of Fuzzy Church - Gospel and Culture in the North of England ( Sacristy, 2021). Dr Leon van Ommen is Co-Director of the Centre for Autism & Theology, University of Aberdeen. He is author of Autism and Worship - A Liturgical Theology ( Baylor University Press, 2023)
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