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First VHI Research Day

On Friday 15 September the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry held its first annual Research Day.

VHI Director appointed Visiting Research Fellow at ACU

The Director of the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry, Dr Philip McCosker , has been appointed a Visiting Research Fellow of the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the Australian Catholic University . Philip will spend a month each year at the Institute working on research and ongoing...

Dr Elif Çetin interviewed on refugee crisis

VHI Research Associate Dr Elif Çetin was recently interviewed on the issue of Europe's policies towards refugees and asylum-seekers. Dr Çetin's research focuses on politicisation of immigration, immigration politics, political discourse formation, and development of immigration control policies in Europe. The video of the...

Dr Silvestri interviewed on counterterrorism and religious ideology

Dr Sara Silvestri recently spoke on BBC Cambs on counterterrorism and religious ideology in the wake of the recent terror attacks in the UK. She was also interviewed on TRT World and (for Spanish speakers) on La Segunda .

Dr Comim helds second Cambridge Capability Conference

VHI Research Associate, Dr Flavio Comim, is organising a three-day conference on 19, 20 and 21 June on ‘the capability approach’. This is the second annual Cambridge Capability Conference and it will take place at the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge. The keynote speaker is Professor Wulf Gaertner, (...

VACANCY: VHI Development Officer

The VHI is seeking a dynamic and innovative Development Officer to support a major fundraising campaign

Simon Ravenscroft writes at ABC Religion & Ethics on truth and post-truth in the satire of Slawomir Mrozek

Dr Simon Ravenscroft has written an essay at ABC Religion & Ethics , which uses the Polish satirist Slawomir Mrozek's short story 'The Elephant' as a basis for discussing the problem of rediscovering truth and trust in a 'post-truth' age. Entitled 'Of Elephants and Cynics: Rehabilitating Truth in a Post-Truth Age' ...

Thana de Campos' book on 'Global Health Crisis' published by CUP

Dr Thana Cristina de Campos has recently published a book based on her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford titled The Global Health Crisis: Ethical Responsabilities ( Cambridge University Press, 2017). "Proposing a new view of global justice based on natural law, this book presents a discussion of the key ethical...

Professor John Loughlin publishes report on family values

Former VHI Director, Professor John Loughlin , and Cristina Odone, Director of the Legatum Institute's 'Centre for Character and Values' , have recently co-authored a research report on positive parenting and family values. The report 'Parenting Skills Classes: Transforming the Next Generation' is part of a research...

Vlado Kmec speaks on the role of religion in conflict and peace at Conference of European Churches

Dr Vlado Kmec gave a talk on the role of religion in conflict and peace at a meeting of the Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Thematic Reference Group of the Conference of European Churches in Brussels, on Monday 27 February 2017. The Group is part of the work of the Conference of European Churches and meets in Brussels...

First VHI Research Day

VHI Director appointed Visiting Research Fellow at ACU

Dr Elif Çetin interviewed on refugee crisis

Dr Silvestri interviewed on counterterrorism and religious ideology

Dr Comim helds second Cambridge Capability Conference

VACANCY: VHI Development Officer

Simon Ravenscroft writes at ABC Religion & Ethics on truth and post-truth in the satire of Slawomir Mrozek

Thana de Campos' book on 'Global Health Crisis' published by CUP

Professor John Loughlin publishes report on family values

Vlado Kmec speaks on the role of religion in conflict and peace at Conference of European Churches

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