Our members' research top ten in the UK for research outputs in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

REF 2014 (Research Excellence Framework)

We're one of the leading global institutes for innovative, multidisciplinary research on the Bible. Our research is internationally recognised and we explore a variety of interests in ancient and contemporary contexts.

Dr Minna Shkul awarded an Early Career Senate Award

Dr Shkul receives an Early Career Senate Award

Congratulations to Dr Minna Shkul on being awarded an Early Career Senate Award for her work liberating and diversifying the curriculum with her groundbreaking module LGBT* Studies.

PhD student writes for The Conversation

Our PhD student Aysha Musa has written on the biblical character Jezebel for The Conversation UK.

How Beyoncé’s Virgin Mary imagery challenges racist, religious and sexual stereotypes

Dr Katie Edwards has written an article on Beyoncé's birth announcement for The Washington Post.

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