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Research & Findings

The majority of the Programme’s £12 million budget is funding successful research bids by UK-based academics. Research covers a wide range of topics, and looks at religion and society in the UK and beyond.

In this part of the website (under 'Projects') you can browse and read about any of the 75 projects funded by the Programme and their findings as they become available. Interesting findings from projects are previewed as 'Featured Findings'.

The sub-section on 'Themes' will provide a more focused and integrated analysis of the projects under different headings as the Programme progresses, and the 'State of the Art Report' will be posted in 2012.

Featured Findings

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  Innovative Methods in the Study of Religion

  2010-08-02 00:00:00

  Over two days over 80 people from a range of UK and international universities and disciplinary backgrounds gathered for fresh reflection on methods in the study of religion. The growing interest in religion, growing academic recognition of its complexity and changing forms and yet relatively little discussion of methods made this conference timely and welcome. It was co-organised by the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme and Norface ‘Relemergence of Religion’ research programme. Presenters included members of projects funded by both programmes.

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  British Religion in Numbers unveils online treasure-chest of data

  2010-05-18 00:00:00

  A great leap forward in accessing facts and figures on religion in Britain has been made possible by a project funded by the Religion and Society Programme.  Leading scholars David Voas and Clive Field with a team based at the University of Manchester this month [April 2010] launched a new free-to-use website which will be of immense value to academic researchers as well as to government, private enterprises, journalists, and anyone wanting authoritative and up-to-date data on British religion.

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  Religion, identity, and violence in Kaduna State Nigeria

  2010-01-29 00:00:00

  Dr Colette Harris and her team find that participatory action research contributes to a reduction in tensions and violence.

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