Conferences attended from Dec 2008 (last updated 18 July 2013)
‘The Contribution of Teaching about Religions and Beliefs to Education for
Democratic Citizenship in Europe and Beyond: Consequences of the REDCo
Project’, European Parliament, Brussels, 3rd December, 2008 (in the presence
of Commissioner Jan Figel).
‘Teaching about Religions and Beliefs in Public Schools: Initiatives from the
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Council of
Europe and the REDCo Project’, Conference on l’istruzione Religiosa Nell’
Europa delle Differenze, 11 and 12 December 2008, University of Perugia,
Italy.
‘Research in Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU)’,
Keynote lecture at inaugural meeting of the BERA Religious Education SIG,
University of Cumbria, April 3rd 2009
‘Understanding Another Person’s Religion or Worldview’, Presentation at the
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Istanbul Forum, Istanbul, April 6 th 2009
‘Education for Intercultural Understanding, from Policy to Practice’, Lecture at
the Inauguration of the European Wergeland Centre, Oslo (in the presence of
the Norwegian Prime Minister and Minister of Education), 29 May 2009
‘The Evolution of Religious Education in England’ and ‘The European
Wergeland Centre’, conference on Religious Education, University of Helsinki,
Finland, June 1 & 2, 2009.
‘Religion, Education and Dialogue: Initiatives from European Institutions’,
Robert Jackson, Keynote Lecture at the Association of University Lecturers in
Religious Education conference, University of Exeter, July 2009
European Developments in Religious Diversity and Education, Keynote,
Symposium on Ethics and Religious Culture in Public Schools, McGill
University, Montreal, October 2nd 2009.
Developments in Education about Religious Diversity in the Council of
Europe, Keynote, Conference on Religious Education University of Iceland,
Reykjavik , 7 November 2009.
The Interrelationship of Research and Policy Making in Europe: Disseminating
Research Findings from the REDCo Project, EC Framework 6 Conference,
University of Hamburg, November 28th 2009.
January 29th 2010: Keynote at DCSF launch of Warwick Report on Materials
used to Teach about World Religions in Schools in England, London:
Department for Children, Schools and Families, Southwark Cathedral
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2 March, 2010 ‘Religious Diversity in Intercultural Education: European
Developments’, Religious Diversity in Intercultural Education Seminar, Oslo
University College & European Wergeland Centre, Oslo, March 2nd 2010
29 April, 2010 ‘Tolerance, Religions and Education: Designing a Contextual
Comparative Research Project’, European Network for Religious Education
through Contextual Approaches (ENRECA) Conference, Schönberg,
Germany, April 29 2010.
17 May 2010, Keynote at DfE seminar on ‘Warwick research into materials
used to teach about world religions: taking forward the recommendations for
the sector’, Westminster Central Hall, London
27 July 2010, ‘Education about Religions and Beliefs within a Human Rights
Framework: European Policy Recommendations’, International Seminar on
Religious Education and Values: ISREV XVII, 'Religious Education and
Freedom of Religion and Belief', Saint Paul University, Ottawa.
17 August 2010, ‘Teaching about Religions in Schools: Developing as a
Professional’, Opening of new teacher training programme. MF Norwegian
School of Theology, Oslo.
25 August 2010, Keynote lecture: ‘The Challenge of Inclusive Religious
Education’, European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education Conference:
"Challenging RE " Poverty and Social Inclusion as European Issues, Bruges,
Belgium.
10 September 2010, ‘Estonian Religious Education in the Context of
European Debates and Research: Pille Valk’s Contribution’ International
Conference on Spirituality and the Encounter with the ‘Other’ (Conference in
memory of Pille Valk), Tartu University, Estonia.
14 September 2010, ‘Dialogue about Religion: Some Findings of the REDCo
Project’, Lecture, Litteraturhuset, Oslo.
3rd October, 2010, Education about Religions and Beliefs in relation to
Citizenship Education: European Policy, Research, Pedagogy and Practice,
Keynote lecture, Council of Europe Pestalozzi/European Wergeland Centre
International Conference, Wels, Austria.
30 October, 2010, Religious Diversity in Education: The Toledo Guiding
Principles (2007) and The Ministerial Recommendation from the Council of
Europe (2008), American Academy of Religion SIG on Religion Education and
Citizenship in Europe and Beyond, Atlanta, USA.
30 November, 2010, ‘Integrating Religious Education within a Social Studies
Framework: The Interpretive Approach’, International Symposium on
Didactics in Social Studies, University of Karlstad, Sweden.
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10 December, 2010, ‘Disseminating the Toledo Guiding Principles’,
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom of Religion or Belief,
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Hofburg, Vienna.
14 December, 2010, ‘Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters’, Council of
Europe, Strasbourg.
Education about Religions and Beliefs within a Human Rights Framework,
Meeting of Swedish Religious Education Researchers, Stockholm University,
8 February 2011.
REDCo, DCSF, AHRC/ESRC, TBFF: Some Recent Research Projects in
Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, Meeting of Swedish
Religious Education Researchers, Stockholm University, 8 February 2011.
European Policy and Research on Religions and School Education,
Department of Theology, University of Durham, 9 March 2011.
‘Council of Europe Policy on the Religious Dimension of Intercultural
Education’, “Teaching Intercultural Dialogue and Religious Diversity in the
Euro-Mediterranean”, North–South Centre and The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon,
Portugal,16 May 2011,
Education about Religions and Beliefs within a Human Rights Framework:
European Policy Recommendations and Research, Keynote lecture at ‘Global
Migration and Multiculturalism: Religion, Society, Policy and Politics’, Joint
international multidisciplinary conference of the Centre for Research on
Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM), University of Surrey,
and VU Institute for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society (VISOR), Free
University Amsterdam, 28 June, 2011.
‘Religion, Society and Education: Issues about Religions and Education in the
UK and Europe’, keynote lecture, Conference on: ‘Religion in Education:
Findings from the Religion and Society Programme’, Conference organised by
AHRC/ESRC Religion & Society Programme & Warwick Religions &
Education Research Unit (WRERU), University of Warwick, 25 July 2011.
‘Issues in Religious Education within Public Education in the United Kingdom’,
Conference on ‘How to teach to believe: Nation building and teaching religion
in contemporary Europe’, University of Brescia, Italy, 23 September 2011.
‘Why Education about Religions and Beliefs? European Policy
Recommendations and Research’, Keynote lecture, conference: Toward
Mutual Ground: Religious Education, Education and Diversity, Irish Centre for
Religious Education, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin City University,
21st October 2011
‘Religious Education and Human Rights’, Westminster Faith Debate (AHRC
/ESRC Religion and Society Programme) with Prof Richard Dawkins et al.
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‘What's the Place of Faith in Schools? Westminster, London, 22 February
2012.
‘RU 4 EC RE? Research and European Policy Making on Religious
Education: Taking account of young people’s views in developing the subject’,
National Association of Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education
(NASACRE), Keynote, AGM, London 23rd May 2012.
‘Learning about Religions and Non-religious Worldviews: European Research
Findings and Ongoing Policy Development in the Council of Europe’,
International Seminar on Religious Education and Values (ISREV)
Conference, Turku, Finland, July 2012.
Education about Religions and Beliefs within a Human Rights Framework:
European Policy Recommendations and Research, keynote lecture,
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
conference on “What is religious and spiritual education good for?”, Nijmegen,
Netherlands, Thursday 23 August, 2012.
Towards a roadmap for implementing the Council of Europe ministerial
recommendation on teaching about religions and beliefs, presentation to the
joint Council of Europe and European Wergeland Centre committee on
teaching about religions and beliefs, St Petersburg, October 3, 2012.
A “Road Map” to the implementation of Council of Europe Recommendation
CM/Rec (2008)12: Main issues and tentative responses, conference on
Education and Religious Diversity in the Western Mediterranean Strasbourg,
7 Dec 2012, Palais de l’Europe.
Intercultural Religious Education: Connecting the Local to the Global, Keynote
lecture, conference on Globalization and School Subjects – Challenges for
Civics, History, Geography and Religious Education, 14 December 2012,
Karlstad University, Sweden.
The interpretive approach: a hermeneutical methodology for studying religion
in society, Lecture to Theology Faculty, Tartu University, Estonia, 14 February
2013.
Learning about Religions and Beliefs: Developments in European Policy and
Practice, Conference on Religious Education in Estonia, Tallin,16 February
2013
Learning about Religions and Beliefs: Developments in European Policy and
Practice, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finland, 18
February 2013
Implementing Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)12 on the
dimension of religions and non-religious convictions within intercultural
education, presentation to the Council of Europe Education Committee,
Strasbourg, 21 February 2013, Palais de l’Europe.
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'Towards a Roadmap for Religions and Beliefs in European Intercultural
Education', keynote presentation, 12th Nordic Conference on Religious
Education (NCRE) June 10-13 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland on ´Religious
education in post-secular(?) societies’
‘Developments in European Policy and Practice’ Keynote presentation,
Prospects and Problems for Religious Education (Revisited): A Seminar on
the Future of Religious Education, University of Worcester, 19thJune 2013.
'Signposts towards Religions and Beliefs within European Intercultural
Education‘, Association of University Lecturers in Religion and Education
Annual Conference 5th-6th July 2013, The Influence of Research on
Professional Practice in Religious Education, York St John University.
Towards a Roadmap for Religions and Beliefs in European Intercultural
Education, Religious Education in a Global-Local World University College
Cork, Ireland, 29-30 August 2013.
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