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Roman Cholij to give lecture on Genetics and IP at Sinderesi School in Rome

On Saturday 19 November VHI Research Associate Dr Roman Cholij will give a lecture on "Genetics and Intellectual Property" as part of the Sinderesi School Lecture Series 2016-17 at the Centro Fede e Cultura Alberto Hurtado at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. The Sinderesi School, founded and directed by...

The VHI welcomes three new Research Associates

The VHI is delighted to welcome Professor Philip Sheldrake as a new Senior Research Associate, and Professor Luigi Gioia OSB and Dr Elif Çetin as new Research Associates, beginning 1st October 2016. Philip Sheldrake is a theologian and religious historian with particular expertise in the area of spirituality. He has also...

Simon Ravenscroft publishes book chapter in French edited collection on Ivan Illich

Dr Simon Ravenscroft has a chapter in the recently published collection, Ivan Illich, l'alchimiste des possibles (Paris: Lemieux Editeur, 2016), edited by Martin Fortier and Thierry Paquot. Entitled "Charité, amour et don dans l' œuvre d'Ivan Illich", the piece explores how Ivan Illich's social theory is related to his...

Book chapter on migration and Italian multiculturalism published by Sara Silvestri and Elif Çetin

Dr Sara Silvestri and Dr Elif Çetin are co-authors, with Christopher Hill, of the chapter "Il fenomeno migratorio e i problemi del multiculturalismo in Italia" (Migration and the challenges of Italian multiculturalism), in Maurizio Carbone and Simona Piattoni (eds), Politica in Italia , Il Mulino, 2016, published by...

Sara Silvestri writes on Brexit and migration for the Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice

The VHI's Dr Sara Silvestri has written for the Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice on the four migration scenarios facing the United Kingdom after the vote to leave the European Union two weeks ago. Dr Silvestri suggests a course from the 'politics of arrogance' that led to the Brexit vote to a 'reimagined...

New Publication: The Cambridge Companion to the Summa Theologiae, edited by Philip McCosker and Denys Turner

VHI Director Dr Philip McCosker is co-editor with Professor Denys Turner of The Cambridge Companion to the Summa Theologiae , released 13th June 2016 and published by Cambridge University Press. Full details of the volume, along with purchasing options, excerpts, full contents and so on are available on the publisher's...

Simon Ravenscroft appointed to Murphy Research Fellowship, based at the VHI

Research Associate Dr Simon Ravenscroft has been appointed to a Murphy Research Fellowship by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy of the University of St Thomas, Minnesota, and based at the Von Hügel Institute of St Edmund's College. The appointment will mean Simon continuing his...

VHI hosts acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough for final event of 2015-16 lecture series

The Von Hügel Institute was honoured to welcome internationally-renowned classical pianist, composer, and writer Stephen Hough CBE to Cambridge on Friday 10th June, for a lecture-recital to conclude the 2015-16 lecture series on the theme of Mercy. A recipient of numerous awards, who has appeared with most of the world's...

Article on the Christology of Pope Francis published in 'Ecclesiology' by Dr Philip McCosker

VHI Director Dr Philip McCosker has published an article in the theology journal Ecclesiology. Entitled "From the Joy of the Gospel to the Joy of Christ: Situating and Expanding the Christology of Evangelii Gaudium ", the essay explores the christology of Pope Francis through a discussion of his 2013 apostolic exhortation...

Sara Silvestri and Vlado Kmec awarded funding for June workshop on migration

Sara Silvestri and Vlado Kmec have been awarded a grant of £5,000 from the DAAD-University of Cambridge Research Hub in German Studies to organise a workshop, 'European Migration and the Refugee Crises: Contested Politics of Social Integration and Identity', to be held in Cambridge on 23-24 June 2016. The workshop will...

Roman Cholij to give lecture on Genetics and IP at Sinderesi School in Rome

The VHI welcomes three new Research Associates

Simon Ravenscroft publishes book chapter in French edited collection on Ivan Illich

Book chapter on migration and Italian multiculturalism published by Sara Silvestri and Elif Çetin

Sara Silvestri writes on Brexit and migration for the Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice

New Publication: The Cambridge Companion to the Summa Theologiae, edited by Philip McCosker and Denys Turner

Simon Ravenscroft appointed to Murphy Research Fellowship, based at the VHI

VHI hosts acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough for final event of 2015-16 lecture series

Article on the Christology of Pope Francis published in 'Ecclesiology' by Dr Philip McCosker

Sara Silvestri and Vlado Kmec awarded funding for June workshop on migration

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