The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rama Thirunamachandran has pleasure in inviting you to attend the Inaugural Lecture of Dr Bob Bowie, Professor of Education and Director of the NICER University Research Centre “Religious Education for a time of existential threat” at Canterbury Christ Church University, Longport, Canterbury on Wednesday 11th May 2022 at 6pm […]
Science Religion Encounters Animation
How can we help pupils to make sense of Science Religion encounters in the classroom, when so little dialogue and discussion happens at the planning stages of curriculum development? This […]
NICER Jubilee Celebration
Monday 4 July 2022 at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury, UK, CT1 2HG with Professor Bob Bowie, Professor Emeritus Trevor Cooling, Dr Ann Casson and others This one day in-person event […]
Nexus Teachers’ Action Pack
Our new Faith in the Nexus Teachers’ Action Pack includes a fully resourced assembly and signposts the reader to our growing collection of Faith in the Nexus resources.
Work with NICER
Job title : NICER Research Fellow / Senior Research FellowJob reference : REQ02757Application closing date : 20/02/2022Location : CanterburySalary : *GBP*31,406 – *GBP*36,382 (pro rata for part time staff)Package : Job category/type : Academic Job description : […]
Chaplains: Loss and Spiritual Resilience, a NICER Seminar
Led by Dr Ann Casson and Ms Ann Pittaway from the NICER team, this presentation was for school chaplains and those interested in school chaplaincy and their work with young […]
In conversation: Parents, teachers of Faith and the Nexus of school, parish church and family
We had a very interesting online meeting in September 2021. We listened to a pre-recorded zoom meeting with a small group of parents from three different Catholic parishes, engaged in […]
NICER Faith in the Nexus Seminar: Storytelling and Spirituality
Storytelling and spirituality go hand in hand, as it is within sacred stories that we find the space to discover deeper answers to perennial questions such as ‘who am I?’, […]
Encouraging Faith-talk in the home: Meeting Recording
A Faith in the Nexus Video – Faith-talk in the home-Meeting Recording from September 2021 led by Ms Pittaway and Dr Casson from NICER, at Canterbury Christ Church University. For […]
Faith in the Nexus Seminar: Spiritual Leadership of Church Primary School Headteachers, led by Ursula Eisl (NICER intern) in conversation with Dr Ann Casson
Faith in the Nexus Seminar: Spiritual Leadership of Church Primary School Headteachers, led by Ursula Eisl (NICER intern) in conversation with Dr Ann Casson. Date presented: July 7th 2021 This […]
“It’s not something I would have considered”: Primary Trainee Teachers’ Perspectives on Science Religion Encounters in the Primary Classroom
“It’s not something I would have considered”: Primary Trainee Teachers’ Perspectives on Science Religion Encounters in the Primary Classroom Caroline Thomas Senior Lecturer in Education, Canterbury Christ Church University caroline.thomas@canterbury.ac.uk […]