Working within the overall purposes of our Constitution (see below), TRS-UK is currently working to:
- Increase the pool of undergraduate applicants
- Develop deeper collaboration with RE school teachers
- Enhance the public understanding of religion
Who We Are
Aims
In pursuit of these aims, we are currently
- Producing high-quality videos of TRS graduates demonstrating the variety of valuable jobs and careers to which a degree in TRS can lead;
- Developing an active social-media presence (Twitter; Facebook; Instagram), linked to our new website;
- Creating a close working-relationship with the Religion Media Centre so that academics can better inform public reporting of religion;
- Undertaking surveys and consultations of to develop further collaboration with teachers of RE and their representative bodies;
- Enhancing diversity in this sector by undertaking a research project into the presence and (under-)representation of students and staff in TRS who self-identify as Black and People of Colour and staging national-level webinars to identify the barriers inhibiting diversity in TRS in the UK.
These strategic aims and activities are assessed and continually refreshed through consultation with our members, especially through our Annual General Meeting.
Officers
Nicholas Adams
Acting President
Nicholas Adams is Professor of Philosophical Theology in the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, where he also serves as Head of Global Engagement. He serves on the committee for Christian Systematic Theology at the American Academy of Religion, and on the Faith and Order Commission of the Church of England.
Meredith Warren
Treasurer
Meredith J. C. Warren is Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield. She is the Editor in Chief of the Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies.
Contact for financial enquiries: treasurer@trs.ac.uk
Vishal Sangu
Secretary
Vishal Sangu is a PhD Candidate in Religious Studies at The Open University. His research looks at British Sikh religious identity and explores contemporary Sikh narratives of decolonisation. Vishal’s research looks at how and why contemporary Sikhs are actively “decolonising” their identity.
Stefanie Sinclair
School Liaison Officer
Stefanie Sinclair is Professor of Religion, Identity and Education and Head of Religious Studies at The Open University. For further information, please see: https://profiles.open.ac.uk/edit/193853
Céline Benoit
Céline Benoit is part of the School Liaison team for TRS-UK, and works closely with a variety of external stakeholders to promote the subject and improve the uptake of RE/RS at GCSE and A-Level. She is also Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Nottingham.
Tim Hutchings
Tim Hutchings is part of the School Liaison team for TRS-UK. He is Associate Professor in Religious Ethics at the University of Nottingham, where he teaches classes on the sociology of religion, interfaith relations and media ethics.
Tim also liaises with the Religion Media Centre for TRS-UK.
Departments of Theology & Religious Studies
34 universities in the UK offer a degree in Theology and/or Religious Studies. Every department is a member of our association and has a representative who works with TRS-UK. The departments are listed below:
Affiliate members
Our affiliate membership consists of the learned societies and professional associations which aim to promote the study of theology and religions in the UK. They are listed below:
