Two research projects supported by SWF and SMT were discussed at recent events. Emma Pavey was glad to attend and hear updates on each one. Dr Maria Gudbrandsen and Dr Michelle Jayman launched the set of resources developed from their research project aimed to improve inclusive practice in education for SEND pupils, looking specifically at […]
Chaplaincy and the Church research project
The Susanna Wesley Foundation (SWF) is launching a new research project into chaplaincy and the Church. The project will look to map the current chaplaincy landscape in terms of understanding of chaplaincy and its primary contexts. As part of this, we will explore how chaplaincy is defined, trained for, and credentialed, as well as considering […]
Want to be part of the TEXTURES OF HOPE project?
Textures of Hope:Ethics Approval Reference: 1667443 Want to be part of the TEXTURES OF HOPE Project? The Textures of Hope Project aims to explore practices, experiences and understanding of hope today. At a time when there are lots of challenges in the world as well as in our own lives, hope can seem in short […]
Hope research project
New Research Associate the Revd Dr Susie Snyder introduces a new project. “Hope has holes in its pockets,” as poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer puts it—and this perhaps feels particularly true at this point of the twenty-first century (1). I have been interested in hope for a while, and at a time of global polycrisis, public […]
Celebrating the Susanna Wesley Foundation
On 26th March, we gathered for an exhibition, symposium and dinner to mark ten years of the Susanna Wesley Foundation. The exhibition, entitled Remarkable Women: making a difference in education, featured portraits of leaders from Southlands College history. The symposium was around the theme of Learning to Make a Difference, and included posters from recent […]
Menopause and Theology course
Reflection written by SWF Researcher and Research Communications Manager Emma Pavey On 26th February, I led an online short course via Sarum College exploring Menopause and Theology, which drew a good crowd of participants. In our short time together I offered thoughts on ways these two aspects of life intersect, structuring the time around the […]
New Research Associate
The Susanna Wesley Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell as a Research Associate. For the last 15 years, he has been considering the relationship between lived experiences of crises and transition, the different sources of hope we might rely on, and new forms of leadership in communities and institutions in north west England. […]
Chaplaincy Podcast mention
A recent episode of the ‘Chaplaincy Chain‘ podcast drew on SWF research by Sue Miller and Christopher Stephens. The podcast, which is a joint project of the Free Churches Group and the Methodist Church, explores chaplaincy from a variety of angles. In this episode, Kristin Aune and Sally Nash discussed the importance of research into […]