Events for Staff

Common Awards (Theology, Ministry and Mission)

Please see below for upcoming events aimed at Common Awards staff working at our partner TEIs.

Please contact the Common Awards team (common.awards@durham.ac.uk) if you have any queries relating to these events.

Please note that some events are available to staff only and some to both staff and students; this will be made clear in the event description. Please see the student events page for events aimed at Common Awards students.

Upcoming Staff Events

Please click on each event below to find out further information, including how to register:

Date	Event	Type
Tuesday 28th April 2.30pm – 4.00pm	‘She’s Kind, He’s Smart’: Gendered Language in Teaching Evaluations, References and Reports, with the Revd Dr Gabrielle Thomas Whenever people give feedback on each other – whether that is students filling in Module Evaluation Questionnaires, staff writing reports on or references for students, people participating in ministerial development reviews, or any number of other similar processes – it proves all easy to slip into gendered stereotypes. This webinar will help staff and students identify and avoid them. Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36176480139462?p=9rysUM20KdToGEgNJw Meeting ID: 361 764 801 394 62 Passcode: 9QR9Dx7a	Webinar
Wednesday 6th May, 2pm – 3.30pm	Class in Theological Education, with Dr Sharon Jagger, Dr Alex Fry and Rebecca Tyndall with the Revd Rachel Simons A chance to explore a recent report on the experience of working-class students in theological education, and its suggestions of ways forward for Theological Education Institutions deconstructing classed environments and making theological education an arena for working-class voices. Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33162272804925?p=xB4gHXgDF1oMjkICgx Meeting ID: 331 622 728 049 25 Passcode: XH6e5mQ6	Webinar

Theological Educators' Conference 2026: AI and the Future of Theological Education

15^th - 17^thJuly 2026

Durham University

Conference theme

The theme of the conference is ‘AI and the Future of Theological Education’

This three-day two-night conference is FREE to all Common Awards staff.

Speakers will include:

Buki Fatona and Mike Higton on AI and the nature of Christian education and knowledge;
Jennifer George on AI and disability; and

Maggi Savin-Baden, Simon Cross, Emily Kempson, and Justin Thacker on AI and the Future.

Please visit our conference page for more information on the conference including the timetable and booking information.