Events for Students - Durham University

Common Awards (Theology, Ministry and Mission)

Events for Common Awards Students

The Common Awards team is pleased to launch a new Student Events Programme, which in 2024/25 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:

Date	Event	Type
Tuesday 3rd March, 3pm – 4.30pm	Feedback on the Common Awards Policy on AI and Academic Misconduct A chance to discuss how the new policy and guidance have worked this year, and whether changes are needed for the future.	Webinar
Friday 20th and Saturday 21st March	How to Engage Well with Global Perspectives	Student Conference
Tuesday 28th April, 2.30pm – 4.00pm	‘She’s Kind, He’s Smart’: Gendered Language in Teaching Evaluations, References and Reports, with the Revd Dr Gabrielle Thomas When students are filling in Module Evaluation Questionnaires or providing other feedback on their teaching, or staff are writing reports on or references for students, it proves all too easy to slip into gendered stereotypes. This webinar will help staff and students identify and avoid them.	Webinar
Wednesday 6th May, 2pm – 3.30pm	Class in Theological Education, with Dr Sharon Jagger, Dr Alex Fry and Rebecca Tyndall A chance to explore a report on the experience of working-class students in theological education.	Webinar

Please note that the student conference is by nomination only; please contact your TEI for further information

Common Awards – Theology, Ministry & Mission
2026 Student Conference
How to Engage Well with Global Perspectives

Please note that this event is by nomination only; please contact your TEI for further information

We are very excited to let you know that the Durham University Common Awards team will be hosting a 24-hour student conference on the topic of ‘How to Engage Well with Global Perspectives’.

The conference will be held at the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham, on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st March.

Each TEI is invited to nominate up to two of their students to attend the conference. We hope to be able to accommodate all nominated students, but if we get more nominations than expected we will allocate places on a first come first served basis. We will notify all TEIs as soon as all available spaces have been taken.

The purpose of the conference is to enable students to benefit from an inter-TEI learning experience on a contemporary and important topic.

Participants are invited to arrive from 4pm onwards on the Friday evening as their commitments allow. Some may wish to delay their arrival until the Saturday morning. This is absolutely fine, since the formal conference programme will start at 9:00am on the Saturday morning. The conference will end by 3:30pm.

Common Awards will meet all conference costs including accommodation and meals. Funding will also be available to help with travel costs where needed.

Once we receive nominations, we will then send students the conference pack including the final programme and directions etc. If in the meantime if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Common Awards Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Series

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