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15 Jan 2014: Baron Anatole von Hügel (1854-1928) was a crucial figure in the history of at least three Cambridge institutions.

1 Jul 2014: The Von Hugel Institute is saddened to learn of the death in a car accident of Rev Dr John Hughes, Dean of Jesus College. Rev Hughes, a noted specialist on the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and economics, delivered one of the VHI

4 Apr 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Professor Ryan delivers lecture at the Madariaga College of Europe Fundation in Brussels. gave a lecture on “Eurozone Debt Restructuring – undesirable but unavoidable” at the

15 Jan 2014: The Von Hügel Institute (VHI) is a constituent part of St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge. The institute was founded in 1987 as a means of continuing the St Edmund's College’s mission of service to Catholic life and thought.

13 May 2014: VHI research Associate

4 Apr 2014: Dr Sara Silvestri has been recently quoted in two recent news articles on the

23 Jan 2014: VHI Research Associate Dr Roman Cholij has completed a research report on Law and Religion.

25 Jan 2014: This is a list of papers and presentations delivered by invited speakers during VHI Lecture Series, conferences and workshops.

2 Dec 2014: Prof Gamble's lecture on the Crisis of the UK Political Class is featured on the New Statesman’s rolling politics blog: "Democratic crisis: how do we stem the remorseless rise of nationalists and populists?"

2 May 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Sovereign debt restructuring: the ECB’s troubling policy conundrum. has published in Policy Review "Sovereign debt restructuring the ECBs troubling policy conundrum". A unique

15 Jan 2014: Congratulations to Professor John Loughlin, Director of the VHI, who has been included in the 2013 edition of Who's Who.

10 Feb 2014: Dr Sara Silvestri will give a public talk on European and US Approaches to Religion in Foreign Policy: Responses to the Arab Uprisings and Beyond at Chatham House, London on Tuesday 11 February 2014 at 17:30.

6 Feb 2014: Dr Sara Silvestri is one of the organisers of the Wilton Park Conference Religion, foreign policy and development: making better policy to make a bigger difference, held on 5-7 February 2014 in association with Wilton Park, The Foreign &

10 Jul 2014: VHI Research Associate

12 May 2014: The week of May 12th 

19 Jun 2014: Professor John Ryan's newest article on Policy Review: The German economic model and the Eurozone crisis.

5 Mar 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Dr Silvestri gives lecture on European Muslim women at ULB. gave a guest lecture on Muslim women in Europe at the Universite' Libre de Bruxelles on 12 February 2014. On 20 February

15 Jan 2014: Dr Frank Madsen has published a new article on Organ Transplantation and Transnational Organised Crime on the RUSI Journal (Oct 2013, Vol. 158, No. 5). Dr Madsen also leads the Research Programme on Illicit Trade in Organs at the Von Hügel

24 Feb 2014: Professor John Loughlin has been appointed to the Chaire Ganshof van der Meersch at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) for the academic year 2013-14. The programme of his lecture series is available here. The opening lecture European

31 Jul 2014: Sir Tom Phillips KCMG, who has recently been appointed Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies, has agreed to join the

29 Aug 2014: Professor Loughlin is one of the leading academics who will speak at Theology Plus, an innovative conference for sixth-form students interested inTheology and Religious studies, which will take place on Friday 7th November at Worth School and Worth

31 Jul 2014: Congratulations to Mr Francis Campbell on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor of St Mary's University College, Twickenham, a Catholic university in London. Mr Campbell is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College and a member of the

12 Jun 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Dr Sara Silvestri on LBC radio and new publication on religious diversity. VHI Research Associate and Senior Lecturer in International Politics at City University) was interview by

24 Feb 2014: On Saturday 22 February the Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols was one of 19 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis.

15 Jan 2014:   The Churchill Archives Centre and Cambridge Public Policy are jointly hostig a two day conference to discuss the complex interfaces between politics and religion, at home and abroad, in modern Britain. The conference will take place on 12-13

15 Jan 2014: A comment piece by VHI research associate Dr Sara Silvestri on counter-terrorism laws in Britain. Sara is a Senior Lecturer at City University London and an Affiliated Lecturer with the POLIS Department at Cambridge University.

15 Jan 2014: Professor John Loughlin has been invited by the Cambridge University European Society to give a talk about the current issues regarding the frameworks for the future of the European Union and of the UK as Member State.

4 Mar 2014: The Irish Times reports on Professor Mary McAleese challenging and stimulating lecture, which she delivered last Friday at the University of Cambridge. The video of the event will be available soon! 

24 Feb 2014: Westminster Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who is to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis on Saturday, has criticised the Government’s welfare cuts for tearing apart the safety net that protects the poorest families in our communities. VHI Director

17 Mar 2014: Professor John Loughlin, Director of the Von Hügel Institute, Fellow of St Edmund's College and Senior Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, will deliver the Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2014: "Religion in the Public Sphere

21 Nov 2014: The video of the panel discussion '

17 Jan 2014: The complete collection of audio recordings of VHI events and seminar series is available to view and download on the Cambridge University Streaming Media Service Our videos are also available on our YouTube Channel Uploads CHRISTIANS IN THE ARAB

22 Sep 2014: Professor John Loughlin was interviewed on the topic of separatist and indipendence movements in Europe, including Scotland, Catalonia and Wales.

1 Aug 2014: On 16 July 2014 Dr Elif Cetin will be working on this project as research assistant.

3 Feb 2014: The Human Person in Catholic Social Teaching: Biblical Perspectives

15 Jan 2014: On 24 July 2013 the British Council and Luce Foundation awarded Dr Sara Silvestri and Professor Peter Mandaville (George Mason University) a joint "Bridging Voices" grant for two transatlantic dialogues on religion in international affairs.

8 May 2014: VHI Director Professor John Loughlin was interviewed by Voice of Russia UK, along with representatives of different think-tanks, to discuss a recent report on Britain's ethnic minority groups. Read more:

1 Aug 2014: VHI Director of Research

3 Feb 2014: VHI Research Associate Professor John Ryan published a new article on Eurozone Crisis Causes Swiss Policy Conundrum on the Social Europe Journal.

29 Aug 2014: Dr Sara Silvestri and Dr Francois Foret are amongst the speakers of the Cambridge Conference The Sacred in a Global Age, organised by the CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (CRASSH) on 4 September 2014 - 5 September 2014.

5 Mar 2014: We regret to announce that the sixth seminar in the 2013-14 Seminar Series Faith and Governance to be delivered by Professor Stefano Zamagni, which was scheduled for Friday 14 March, has unfortunately been cancelled. The VHI will try to reschedule

17 Jan 2014: On Wednesday, 23 October, 2013 Father Timothy Radcliffe OP delivered the Lattey Lecture 2013 with the title What authority does the Word of God have in the Catholic Church? The Lecture inaugurated the new VHI Seminar Series on "Faith and

29 Sep 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Dr Philip McCosker gives paper at Rome Symposium 'Ascetical Practice in a Secular Age'. gave a paper on 'Music, Liturgy, and Paradox' at an interdisciplinary research symposium,

5 Mar 2014: A Channel One (main Russian TV) interview with Dr Sara Silvestri on British counter-terrorism experiences in the context of a report on the ongoing Duma debates about increasing counter-terrorism powers in Russia, broadcast 15 January 2014.

3 Feb 2014: ‘Habit Matters: The bodily Character of the Virtues’ by Professor Stanley Hauerwas

12 Sep 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Dr Madsen to lecture at the Royal College of Defence Studies. Research Associate at VHI, has been asked to lecture on 4 November 2014 at the Royal College of Defence Studies, London.

27 Mar 2014: The Institut de l’entreprise, an indipendent French Think Tank that conducts research on major economic and social issues, had launched a study on the UK's "Big Society".  In 2013 the institute conducted about thirty interviews in the UK

27 Mar 2014: the Queen to attend a reception at Buckingham Palace on 25 March 2014 to celebrate the contribution made by Irish people in the UK to academic life, the arts, industry and

4 Sep 2014: The place of religion in the 'public squares' in Europe and in the European Public Square has become an increasingly contentious and urgent matter.

29 Sep 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. New book 'Capabilities, Gender, Equality' by Dr Flavio Comin. and Professor Martha Nussbaum are the co-authors of Capabilities, Gender, Equality. Towards Fundamental Entitlements,