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September 25, 2015

Global concern continues over Stirling University religion programme

Professional bodies in the fields of belief, history and sociology have expressed dismay about plans to dismantle the department which deals with religion at Stirling University.
August 28, 2015

Union negotiates, confirming continued threat at Stirling

The University and Colleges Union has confirmed that, despite some claims to the contrary, staff in the threatened religion department are still facing redundancy notices.
August 27, 2015

Lord Sutherland appeals to Stirling University not to axe religious studies

One of Britain's most senior educationists has asked the Principal of the University of Stirling to maintain its globally-recognised religious studies programme.
August 26, 2015

Petition launched to save religion department at Stirling University

The Universities and Colleges Union, along with our friends at the Critical Religion Association, the independent network of scholars with whom we collaborate, have created a petition through 38 De
August 25, 2015

Response but no clarity on Stirling University religion department

The University of Stirling has responded to concern over the imminent closure of its religion department, but the situation remains hugely uncertain.
August 23, 2015

Religion, higher education and critical thinking

In just 72 hours, hundreds of messages have been transmitted in opposition to the University of Stirling's proposal to close its programme on religion with immediate impact [see links below].
August 22, 2015

Widespread dismay at university plans to end religion courses

The University of Stirling’s plans to close its globally-recognised teaching and research on religion in contemporary society is causing widespread concern.
August 21, 2015

University of Stirling to close pioneering religion department

A Scottish university with an important track record of independent, critical enquiry on the impact of religion is planning to scrap its pioneering religion department.
February 17, 2013

Equality and sufficiency in distributive justice

The School of Social Sciences at the University of Manchester is offering a free workshop on 1 March 2013 looking at 'Equality and sufficiency in distributive justice'.
December 18, 2012

Creativity, academia and Critical Religion

It is widely acknowledged among those who still care that academia in the UK is in very serious trouble, says Dr Michael Marten from the University of Stirling. The most infamous embodiment of the current malaise is a mechanism imposed upon universities by successive Westminster governments: a system of ‘research assessment’ driven by an ideology of neo-liberal commodification. Alternative perspectives and mechanisms are badly needed, he says.