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Oxford and Empire: A Word from SCIO Alumna and History Faculty Research Assistant Haley Drolet - on 8th March 2021 in Life after SCIO, News

“In spite of decolonisation empire is still with us, in terms of both mindsets and structures.  Its pervasiveness and significance have constantly to be rethought.” – Robert Gildea, Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, author of ​Empires... Read More >

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SCIO Alumna Published by Cambridge Tolkien Society, Reflects on Academic Journey - on 5th February 2021 in Uncategorized

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to,” Bilbo Baggins warns his nephew Frodo in J.R.R. Tolkien’s... Read More >

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SCIO’s Logos workshop to be held in Washington, DC this summer; applications now open - on 14th January 2021 in News

SCIO’s annual workshop Logos is due to occur during the summer of 2021, but with a slight twist. In addition to the emphasis on Biblical and textual studies, Logos’ bread and butter, this year’s workshop will explore the role Christian... Read More >

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SCIO and CCCU receive $2.1 million grant to support STEM research - on 2nd December 2020 in News, Research and Projects

Grant from the John Templeton Foundation will support and enhance scientific research on CCCU campuses   The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) and Scholarship & Christianity in Oxford (SCIO), the CCCU’s U.K. subsidiary, have received a $2.1 million... Read More >

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Congratulations to SCIO’s summer 2020 prize winners - on 19th October 2020 in News

SCIO is pleased to announce the Oxford Summer Programme 2020 prizewinners. The de Jager prize is awarded in recognition of written work, submitted by each awardee during the Oxford Summer Programme, which is judged to be outstanding. Presented by SCIO... Read More >

Congratulations to SCIO’s spring 2020 prize winners - on 13th October 2020 in News

SCIO is pleased to announce the spring 2020 prize winners. The de Jager prize for the British culture and undergraduate research seminar is awarded in recognition of outstanding scholarly work submitted by each awardee during the Scholars’ Semester in Oxford... Read More >