Belonging & Heimat Colloquium No. 2

Scholars from Germany and the UK met 20-21 May 2010 at the Lincoln Theological Institute at the University of Manchester for the second meeting of the Belonging & Heimat Project. Plans are now in place to publish the papers presented at the Colloquium. Financial assistance was provided by the Trustees of the Lincoln Theological Institute and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, which is gladly acknowledged here.

Belonging & Heimat Symposium No. 2

The second international meeting of the Belonging & Heimat project, hosted by the Lincoln Theological Institute, takes place at the University of Manchester, 20-21st May 2010.  Bringing together scholars from Germany and UK, the symposium will explore the themes of place and belonging from a range of perspectives, including philosophy, ecology and theology. The project is directed by John Rodwell, Honorary Research Fellow at LTI, and is supported by the Jean Monnet Centre for Excellence.

Priest, Scientist Bags National Award

An acclaimed ecologist from The University of Manchester is to receive a prestigious award by one of the discipline's leading bodies.

Anglican Priest Professor John Rodwell will be presented with the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management's President's Medal for his services to ecology and conservation this week (25 June).

He follows in the footsteps of Sir David Attenborough who won the award for his contribution to the public understanding of ecology in 2006 and Professor Tony Bradshaw, for his lifelong work on land restoration in 2007.

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