Graduate Study Seminar

This week we had two days with our 2014 cohort of our Graduate Study Seminar. As staff we always leave these seminars buzzing with the new ideas and possibilities that we hear from our members as they assemble their writing and research plans or begin to wrestle with the ethical and…

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Food Poverty Theology

Thursday 4th May, 2017, 6pm to 7.30pm Council Chamber, Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield Come and join in a conversation in-the-round about our experiences of food poverty in Sheffield. Book your free ticket via Eventbrite. The event is for any grappling with food poverty personally, or helping with meals, food-bank…

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PhD Enquiry Day

28th March 1:15 to 3:45 pm at the Urban Theology Unit. Our PhD in Theology is designed to respond to your context and theological interest and is accredited by Manchester University. If you’re interested in doing doctoral level research without doing a PhD then you are also welcome to come…

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UTU in the media

On the feast of St Stephen, I was on BBC Radio 4s ‘Beyond Belief’ debating consumerism. It was great to be able to be involved in such a lively conversation and to think about religious identity and how it is impacted by consumer culture as well as consider what we real…

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Happy New Year!

From our Director, “It’s been a huge learning curve as I’ve experienced my first four months at UTU. The staff have been incredibly encouraging and welcoming and I’ve watched them do what they do with huge admiration for their skills and experience. “I’ve been frustrated in my plans to speak…

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New Website Launched

Welcome to phase one of our new website. Our new site is more interactive and cross-platform so we can begin to use video, podcast and text material and share it more readily among our members and friends. The little green buttons will send you to our pages on other sites…

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