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Religious Studies academic appears as expert on Rochdale Satanists documentary
26th April 2024
Religious Studies Senior Lecturer David Robertson provides expertise for Rochdale Satanist scandal documentary.
Competition opens for academics and artists to address Social Challenges
18th March 2024
Competition opens for academics and cartoonists to make research about social challenges accessible to a wider audience.
Religious Studies academics consult on Ben Fogle’s new Scottish Islands series
19th October 2023
Stunning new Open University/BBC series Scotland’s Sacred Island with Ben Fogle explores how faith and belief took root continue to thrive in island communities today.
How a break in fasting evolved into a celebration of motherhood
17th March 2023
Professor John Wolffe, Religious Studies, writes on how Mothering Sunday has evolved over the centuries from its origins as a break in lent to a secular celebration of family.
Society’s biggest challenges explored by third annual SSGS magazine
26th September 2022
The new SSGS magazine showcases the most up-to-date teaching and research from the school, delving into everything from the cost-of-living crisis to space ethics, via the science of long-term love and decolonising religious studies.
Join the OU Tilt this summer solstice
8th June 2022
With the summer solstice almost upon us, Stephen Peake, Professor of Climate Change, and Graham Harvey, Professor of Religious Studies, are asking others to share how they’ll be celebrating.
TOTEM LATAMAT is laid to rest after sharing an important message at COP26
2nd December 2021
Following a month-long tour of the country which concluded at COP26 in Glasgow last month, TOTEM LATAMAT – a 4.5m tall totem from Mexico – has been laid to rest at a special ceremony.
Religious Studies Professor supports Indigenous voices at COP26
29th September 2021
Professor of Religious Studies Graham Harvey supports Indigenous voices at COP26 with TOTEM LATAMAT, which tours the country this autumn.
The new SSGS magazine
4th November 2020
We're pleased to announce the publication of SSGS Magazine, which offers insight into the breadth of work across the School's eight disciplines.
A festival conference in the year the fields fell quiet
2nd September 2020
Festivals Research and COVID-19: Virtual Community, Activism, Spirituality, an online conference hosted by the school of Religious Studies at The Open University will take place on Tuesday September 15^th