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10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. Religious affairs and world news are never apart for long. At the WoolfInstitute, our thinking, research and outputs are prompted and shaped bymedia stories of issues facing faith communities both in the UK and beyond. President

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. The Cambridge University system with faculties and departments, on the onehand, and colleges, on the other, is quite intricate and can be confusing evento those who have been here for quite some time. We too are often askedabout

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf friends, My name is Katherine O'Lone and I'm a social psychologist. I've been at theWoolf Institute since 2018 when I joined as a researcher on the now-completedMeasures of Success project. In this newsletter introduction, I'd like to

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, The Woolf Institute takes great pride in being aninterdisciplinary and collaborative institution. Whilemuch of our work focusses on the social sciences,theology and history, we also understand theimportance of the arts and

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Last week, the Woolf Institute undertook another Patrons’ Pilgrimage, this timespending four days in the fascinating ancient city of Istanbul. The group was a diverse mix of different faith backgrounds: Jewish, Christianand

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, At the end of April I joined the Woolf Institute in thenew role of Public Engagement Fellow. The WoolfInstitute has a long history of publicly-engaged,outward-facing programmes and I am honoured tonow have oversight of the

8 Nov 2022: In this issue we continue our occasional series of personalreflections about the Institute, its mission and what it means todifferent people. Between now and our 25th anniversary nextyear we will include the voices of many current and pastmembers of

7 Nov 2022: It is with great sadness that the Woolf Institute learns of the passing of HerMajesty, Queen Elizabeth II. As Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governorof the Church of England, Her Majesty took an interest in all faith communities,regularly meeting

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, ‘Coming here has changed how I see the world. It hastaught me to listen to different voices, to make friendswith people from entirely different cultures andbeliefs. It’s been awesome.’ The summer school student who told me

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Our light, airy and unusual building here at the Woolf has always lent itself to allsorts of events. In the five years since we moved in we have had concerts,comedy events, poetry recitals, dinners and drumming workshops all over