Courses

Online Course. Jews, Christians and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges. Woolf Institute, Cambridge. Closing date for applications: 1 August 2019

May 13, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

Woolf Institute: Improving relations between religion & Society through education

Online Course: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges

The Woolf Institute (Cambridge) is delighted to announce that applications are now being accepted for the online course, Jews, Christians and Muslims in Europe: Modern Challenges.

Running for the 9^th year, this timely course focuses on the relationships between Jews, Christians and Muslims in modern Europe and in European history. The course is multidisciplinary and examines historical trends, religious and cultural interaction, and issues of contemporary citizenship.

The course will be led by Dr Gorazd Andrejč with contributions from Dr Esther-Miriam Wagner, Dr Katherine O’Lone and Tobias Müller. For more information on the topics covered, the structure of the course and the application details, visit the webpage: https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/study/online-courses/jews-christians-and-muslims-in-europe-modern-challenges

The online learning approach allows participants to study wherever and whenever they choose via the internet. You can engage with fellow participants from all over the world. Many participants from across Europe and around the world – Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States – have already taken this course.

The closing date for applications is 1 August 2019. The course commences, with the online Induction Week, on Monday 2 September 2019. The application form is available to download at https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/study/online-courses/jews-christians-and-muslims-in-europe-modern-challenges.

The course fee is £385. A limited number of bursaries are available.

If you have any queries about the course, contact Dr Emma Harris, Director of Studies, at eth22@cam.ac.uk.

Doctoral and Early Career research training at the University of Manchester. 25-27 June 2019.

April 26, 2019 by EAJS Administrator

Doctoral and Early Career research training at the University of Manchester, 25-27 June 2019

The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University is pleased to announce the fourth doctoral and early career research training event of the Northern UK Jewish Studies Partnership. PhD students and post-doctoral researchers from the Jewish Studies Partnership institutions and other Universities in the UK will meet for a range of training and information sessions on 25-27 June 2019 at the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester. The event will include advice on turning a PhD thesis into a monograph and funder-acceptable open access publication practices, research impact, how to cope with negative responses to your work, and academic engagement with online audiences, as well as a series of sessions on ‘Current Trends’ in fields of Jewish Studies including Biblical Studies, Jewish Literary Studies and Palestine/Israel Studies.

This year there will be a special focus on getting involved in writing large grants and on the application and interview experience from the perspectives of both the applicant and selection panel. There will also be the opportunity for one-to-one discussions with mentors. For details including the provisional programme, online registration form, and financial assistance with travel and accommodation costs, see http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/n-uk-js-partnership/