Overview of Commissioned Research

Phase One: Large Grants

Applicant	Amount Awarded
Professor JC Conroy Religious Education, University of Glasgow Does Religious Education Work? : An Analysis of the Aims, Practices and Models of Effectiveness in Religious Education across the UK	£348,597.28
Dr S Gilliat-Ray School of Religious and Theological Studies, Cardiff University Leadership and Capacity Building in the British Muslim Community: the case of 'Muslim Chaplains'	£270,381.00
Dr I Gregory Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Lancaster University Troubled Geographies: Two centuries of religious division in Ireland	£190,084.74
Professor K Knott School of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds Media portrayals of religion and the secular sacred: A longitudinal study of British newspaper and television representations and their reception	£219,328.64
Dr T Purewal School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester Gender, Caste and the Practices of Religious Identities	£277,210.00
Dr J Scourfield School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University Religious nurture in Muslim families	£364,560.00
Professor G Valentine School of Geography, University of Leeds Sexuality and Global faith Networks: A Social Topography	£298,293.00
Dr D Voas School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester An online centre for British data on religion	£266,517.00

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Phase One: Small Grants

Applicant	Amount Awarded
Dr S Canby Ancient Near East, British Museum Shah `Abbas I and the Great Shrines of the Safavids	£82,784.00
Dr C Harris Research Department, Institute of Development Studies Religion, identity, and violence in Kaduna State Nigeria	£78,332.00
Dr K.F Haw School of Education, University of Nottingham The Myth of British Identity and the Failure of Multiculturalism?: From hijab to jilbab	£82,863.00
Dr R Hoffman Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Religion, Religiosity and Pro-Social Behaviour in Cross-Cultural Interactions	£47,477.00
Dr EM Jamroziak School of History, University of Leeds Survival and Success on Medieval Borders: Cistercian Houses in Medieval Scotland and Pomerania	£45,395.00
Dr S Johnsen Centre for Housing Policy, University of York The Difference that 'Faith' Makes: Faith-based Organisations and the Provision of Services for Homeless People	£83,712.00
Professor J Mack School of World Art Studies & Museology, University of East Anglia Belief and Belonging: Identity and Religion in Northern Kenya	£55,751.00
Dr D Mosse Department of Anthropology and Sociology, School of Oriental and African Studies Religion, development and the rights of subordinated people: Christianity and Dalit social action in India.	£81,229.00
Professor S R Munt Department of Media and Film Studies, University of Sussex Queer Spiritual Space(s): An investigation into the practices of non-hegemonic queer spiritual communities using case studies.	£83,788.00
Dr EA Olson School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh Relational Religious Identities: exploring contemporary meanings of religion among Scottish Christian youth	£73,736.00
Dr MA Pike School of Education, University of Leeds Religious Reading in a Secular Society: Learning for Life in a Liberal Democracy?	£42,076.00
Dr B Spalek Institute for Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham An Examination of Partnership Approaches to Challenging Religiously-Endorsed Violence involving Muslim Groups and Police.	£83,211.00

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Phase One: Networks and Workshops

Applicant	Amount Awarded
Professor D W Bebbington Department of History, University of Stirling Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in Britain	£25,113.00
Professor RM Gleave Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter Network of British Researchers and Practitioners of Islamic Law	£24,591.00
Professor EL Graham Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester Promoting Greater Human Wellbeing: Interacting the Happiness Hypothesis and Religion	£23,492.00
Dr Kamal Salhi School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Leeds. Performance, Politics, Piety: Music and Debate in Muslim Societies of North Africa, West Asia, South Asia and their Diasporas	£31,851.25
Professor K Haakonssen Department of History, University of Sussex The History of the Dissenting Academies in the British Isles, 1660-1860	£12,570.00
Dr AC Haour School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne The emergence of Hausa identity: religion and history	£12,198.00
Professor PN Jones School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Religion, Discrimination and Accommodation: the Role of the State in a Multi-faith Society	£12,372.00
Dr AD Lehmann Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge Secularism: a reappraisal of institutional arrangements for religious regulation.	£25,338.00
Dr J Seglow Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London Religion, Justice and Well-Being: the normative foundations of public policy in a multi-faith society	£20,267.00

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Phase One: Collaborative PhD Studentships

Applicant	Amount Awarded
Revd A Todd Faculty of Religious and Theological Studies, Cardiff University Partner: Hospital Chaplaincies Council Spiritual Healthcare and Public Policy	£49,020
Professor Isabel Rivers School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, London Partner: Dr William's Library The Dissenting Academy and the Control of Education by the State, 1662-1751	£49,020
Professor Ivan Leudar School of Psychological Sciences, Manchester University Partner: Birmingham Trust for Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy Meaning and Function of 'Continuity Experiences' in 'Continuing-Bond' Bereavements	£49,020
Professor Michael Hebbert School of Environment and Development, Manchester University Partner: The Methodist Church Methodist Central Halls as Public Sacred Spaces	£49,020
Professor Elaine Graham Dept of Religions and Theology, Manchester University Partner: BSL Bible Translation Project Study and Evaluation of a Process of Biblical Translation and its Impact on Community Identity	£49,020
Professor Norman Doe Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University Partner: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark The Dialogue between Society and Religion in the use of Professional Experts in the Roman Catholic church, with particular reference to Marriage Cases	£49,020
Professor Douglas Davies Dept of Theology and Religion, Durham University Partner: The Arbory Trust British Woodland Burial: Its Theological, Ecological and Social Values	£49,020
Professor Haleh Afshar Centre for Women's Studies, University of York The Women's National Commission and Muslim Women's Network Muslim Women in Europe: Ascribed and Adopted Identities in Comparative Perspective	£49,020

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