Reports, papers, recordings etc. from some past events.
Share and Develop 1/12/21 – Grasping the Nettle – David Nash As a relatively recent organisation, Grasping the Nettle (GTN) formed in 2015 drawing together the largest representation of the Christian community in Scotland to enable science and the church to address some of the wider questions affecting modern society – principally that Science…
This blog is a writeup of a C-A-N- share and develop online session. The motivation for the event was touching on a matter that affects all academics in that working in academia is often very solitary. Though we may be part of a team, a lot of the time we have to carry out our…
On 15th October 2021, the Christian Academic Network invited Dr Vinoth Ramachandra, Secretary for Dialogue and Social Engagement in the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students to discuss the question of bringing church and academia together to engage the University. The interview was based around a widely available video presented by Vinoth available at this link.…
Interview with Prof Jonathan Reid On 10th March 2021, the Christian Academic Network held its first online Share and Develop event, an opportunity for spending quality time together for academics to share their stories online for helping one another to develop. For this event, Prof Jonathan Reid was invited to be interviewed about his academic…
Enriching Universities as Christian Academics in a Politically Correct World 30th November 2019, LSE, London. Conference summary I found this conference, on the theme of political correctness (PC), particularly rewarding, gaining insights from every speaker. In the morning Tim Brown gave reflections on John 17:13-19, when Jesus prays for his followers “in the world but…
After much deliberation, with the growing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and discussion about the recent development of the House of Lords Select Committee, which the C-A-N- leadership team had discussed both over email and at a meeting in September 2017, we went ahead to seek some speakers that would be able to speak at…
TalksDouble click on the talk listen to it or right click to down the talk as an mp3 file Title Contributor Length (mins.) File size (MBytes) Link to listen / download When it started, where it went and how it lost its way Prof Ian Wells 30.5 26 Ian Wells Is AI impacting Speech and…
Summary of September 2015 Conference “Conceptualising a Christian University in the UK” In recent years, both the Christian Academic Network (C-A-N-) and Waverley Abbey College (WAC) had productive and encouraging meetings together as the college has emerged and now is growing steadily with the plan to expand to other disciplines of learning. Both C-A-N- and…
A very stimulating day was held at Birkbeck University, London. We are pleased to be able to supply the following resources for those unable to attend. Morning Session Four papers were presented as follows:Introduction from Sue Halliday (3 minute mp3 file) click here Morning Session Introduction to day: Sue Halliday mp3 file (3 mins. 1.14…
Academics in the current political climate of higher education are heavily pressured to perform. A large number of academics now have the expectation to not only take up teaching, publish but also to submit proposal bids and expect to win significant amounts of money. At the same time any University department is loaded with increasing…