The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
@faradayinstitute.bsky.social
A Cambridge-based interdisciplinary research institute improving public understanding of science and religion.
🎉 We did it! 🎉
#Thanks to your incredible support, we didn’t just meet our Big Give target—we surpassed it!
Together, we raised £77,351, reaching 103% of our goal, through the generosity of 57 donors (and our brilliant match funders). @biggive.bsky.social
#Thanks to your incredible support, we didn’t just meet our Big Give target—we surpassed it!
Together, we raised £77,351, reaching 103% of our goal, through the generosity of 57 donors (and our brilliant match funders). @biggive.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🎉 We did it! 🎉
#Thanks to your incredible support, we didn’t just meet our Big Give target—we surpassed it!
Together, we raised £77,351, reaching 103% of our goal, through the generosity of 57 donors (and our brilliant match funders). @biggive.bsky.social
#Thanks to your incredible support, we didn’t just meet our Big Give target—we surpassed it!
Together, we raised £77,351, reaching 103% of our goal, through the generosity of 57 donors (and our brilliant match funders). @biggive.bsky.social
📷 19 hours left to double your impact and support the incredible resources of our Youth & Schools team!
From dinosaurs to ethics, evolution to AI—our team makes books, videos, and hands-on activities to explore #science and #faith with curiosity and confidence. Links below.
From dinosaurs to ethics, evolution to AI—our team makes books, videos, and hands-on activities to explore #science and #faith with curiosity and confidence. Links below.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We said goodbye (for now!) to the amazing Darla Keeter from the Baylor Medical Humanities program.
Darla, we’ll miss you so much. Don’t forget—you’ve always got a spot at Faraday. 💫
@baylor.bsky.social
Darla, we’ll miss you so much. Don’t forget—you’ve always got a spot at Faraday. 💫
@baylor.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We said goodbye (for now!) to the amazing Darla Keeter from the Baylor Medical Humanities program.
Darla, we’ll miss you so much. Don’t forget—you’ve always got a spot at Faraday. 💫
@baylor.bsky.social
Darla, we’ll miss you so much. Don’t forget—you’ve always got a spot at Faraday. 💫
@baylor.bsky.social
🌟 It’s live!
Our @biggive.bsky.social funding page is now open—and for one week only, every gift you make to support the Faraday Youth & Schools team will be doubled.
🎯 Help us reach our goal of £75,000.
🗓️ Give by 9 December to double your impact.
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
Our @biggive.bsky.social funding page is now open—and for one week only, every gift you make to support the Faraday Youth & Schools team will be doubled.
🎯 Help us reach our goal of £75,000.
🗓️ Give by 9 December to double your impact.
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🌟 It’s live!
Our @biggive.bsky.social funding page is now open—and for one week only, every gift you make to support the Faraday Youth & Schools team will be doubled.
🎯 Help us reach our goal of £75,000.
🗓️ Give by 9 December to double your impact.
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
Our @biggive.bsky.social funding page is now open—and for one week only, every gift you make to support the Faraday Youth & Schools team will be doubled.
🎯 Help us reach our goal of £75,000.
🗓️ Give by 9 December to double your impact.
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
🎉 Starting tomorrow!
Every gift to support our Youth & Schools team will be doubled for one week only!
#ChristmasChallenge #GivingTuesday @biggive.bsky.social
Every gift to support our Youth & Schools team will be doubled for one week only!
#ChristmasChallenge #GivingTuesday @biggive.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎉 Starting tomorrow!
Every gift to support our Youth & Schools team will be doubled for one week only!
#ChristmasChallenge #GivingTuesday @biggive.bsky.social
Every gift to support our Youth & Schools team will be doubled for one week only!
#ChristmasChallenge #GivingTuesday @biggive.bsky.social
📢 Now Launched: “AI for Humanity” Research Hub
📍 The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
🗓️ November 27, 2025
-How does AI influence human development and relationality?
-What ethical and spiritual concerns does it raise?
Led by Graham Budd.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/research/pro...
📍 The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
🗓️ November 27, 2025
-How does AI influence human development and relationality?
-What ethical and spiritual concerns does it raise?
Led by Graham Budd.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/research/pro...
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 Now Launched: “AI for Humanity” Research Hub
📍 The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
🗓️ November 27, 2025
-How does AI influence human development and relationality?
-What ethical and spiritual concerns does it raise?
Led by Graham Budd.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/research/pro...
📍 The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
🗓️ November 27, 2025
-How does AI influence human development and relationality?
-What ethical and spiritual concerns does it raise?
Led by Graham Budd.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/research/pro...
💬 “The most informative session we’ve had this year.”
💬 “Inspiring children to explore further.”
That’s the power of our Youth & Schools work.
From 2–9 Dec, your support will go twice as far in the #BigGive! @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
💬 “Inspiring children to explore further.”
That’s the power of our Youth & Schools work.
From 2–9 Dec, your support will go twice as far in the #BigGive! @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
💬 “The most informative session we’ve had this year.”
💬 “Inspiring children to explore further.”
That’s the power of our Youth & Schools work.
From 2–9 Dec, your support will go twice as far in the #BigGive! @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
💬 “Inspiring children to explore further.”
That’s the power of our Youth & Schools work.
From 2–9 Dec, your support will go twice as far in the #BigGive! @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
faraday.institute/christmasbiggive
How does AI shape children's lives? And what can the #Church do about it?
Join Prof. John Wyatt for Session 2 of #Technology for the #Marginalised:
Thu 27 Nov | 7.30–9pm | Online & Cambridge
Explore how #AI can both harm and help young people.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
Join Prof. John Wyatt for Session 2 of #Technology for the #Marginalised:
Thu 27 Nov | 7.30–9pm | Online & Cambridge
Explore how #AI can both harm and help young people.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How does AI shape children's lives? And what can the #Church do about it?
Join Prof. John Wyatt for Session 2 of #Technology for the #Marginalised:
Thu 27 Nov | 7.30–9pm | Online & Cambridge
Explore how #AI can both harm and help young people.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
Join Prof. John Wyatt for Session 2 of #Technology for the #Marginalised:
Thu 27 Nov | 7.30–9pm | Online & Cambridge
Explore how #AI can both harm and help young people.
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
This year we take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge (2–9 December)! Become our supporter!
#GiftsThatGrow #SupportTheTeam
#GiftsThatGrow #SupportTheTeam
The #ChristmasChallenge is almost here, and from 2–9 December, your donation to over 1,500 incredible charities can be doubled.
We’re kicking things off with a special message from #PrueLeith, #GaryLineker and #ImeldaStaunton.
Explore the charities now: https://bit.ly/CC25-Social
We’re kicking things off with a special message from #PrueLeith, #GaryLineker and #ImeldaStaunton.
Explore the charities now: https://bit.ly/CC25-Social
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This year we take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge (2–9 December)! Become our supporter!
#GiftsThatGrow #SupportTheTeam
#GiftsThatGrow #SupportTheTeam
Our brilliant Faraday Institute students—from the USA, Hong Kong & Switzerland—are wrapping up a rich semester exploring science, religion & medical humanities at Cambridge. Interdisciplinary, international, and deeply engaging. #FaradayInstitute #Cambridge #ScienceAndReligion
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our brilliant Faraday Institute students—from the USA, Hong Kong & Switzerland—are wrapping up a rich semester exploring science, religion & medical humanities at Cambridge. Interdisciplinary, international, and deeply engaging. #FaradayInstitute #Cambridge #ScienceAndReligion
🎁 14 days until the #BigGive!
We’re raising funds to help kids explore life’s big questions—about #science, #religion & #philosophy—with curiosity and confidence.
Support our Youth & Schools team. 🌱
faraday.institute/christmasbig...
Let’s grow thoughtful leaders together.
#GiftsThatGrow
We’re raising funds to help kids explore life’s big questions—about #science, #religion & #philosophy—with curiosity and confidence.
Support our Youth & Schools team. 🌱
faraday.institute/christmasbig...
Let’s grow thoughtful leaders together.
#GiftsThatGrow
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🎁 14 days until the #BigGive!
We’re raising funds to help kids explore life’s big questions—about #science, #religion & #philosophy—with curiosity and confidence.
Support our Youth & Schools team. 🌱
faraday.institute/christmasbig...
Let’s grow thoughtful leaders together.
#GiftsThatGrow
We’re raising funds to help kids explore life’s big questions—about #science, #religion & #philosophy—with curiosity and confidence.
Support our Youth & Schools team. 🌱
faraday.institute/christmasbig...
Let’s grow thoughtful leaders together.
#GiftsThatGrow
Why does the #universe exist? What is consciousness? Can #science answer the big questions?
Nov 21, 2025, for #God and Science: A #Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints — free & open to the public.
🎥 + exclusive doc preview
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
#GodAndScience #ScienceAndFaith
Nov 21, 2025, for #God and Science: A #Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints — free & open to the public.
🎥 + exclusive doc preview
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
#GodAndScience #ScienceAndFaith
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why does the #universe exist? What is consciousness? Can #science answer the big questions?
Nov 21, 2025, for #God and Science: A #Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints — free & open to the public.
🎥 + exclusive doc preview
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
#GodAndScience #ScienceAndFaith
Nov 21, 2025, for #God and Science: A #Seminar of Contemporary Viewpoints — free & open to the public.
🎥 + exclusive doc preview
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/god-an...
#GodAndScience #ScienceAndFaith
🤖 Robotics in Education & Healthcare
🗓️ Nov 18 | 🕐 1–2 PM (UK)
📍 Shasha Suite, Westminster College + Online
🎤 With Dr Esyin Chew, Director @ EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Met.
Ethical AI in learning & care.
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-esy...
#Robotics #Education #Healthcare #WomenInSTEM #STEAM
🗓️ Nov 18 | 🕐 1–2 PM (UK)
📍 Shasha Suite, Westminster College + Online
🎤 With Dr Esyin Chew, Director @ EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Met.
Ethical AI in learning & care.
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-esy...
#Robotics #Education #Healthcare #WomenInSTEM #STEAM
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🤖 Robotics in Education & Healthcare
🗓️ Nov 18 | 🕐 1–2 PM (UK)
📍 Shasha Suite, Westminster College + Online
🎤 With Dr Esyin Chew, Director @ EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Met.
Ethical AI in learning & care.
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-esy...
#Robotics #Education #Healthcare #WomenInSTEM #STEAM
🗓️ Nov 18 | 🕐 1–2 PM (UK)
📍 Shasha Suite, Westminster College + Online
🎤 With Dr Esyin Chew, Director @ EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Met.
Ethical AI in learning & care.
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-esy...
#Robotics #Education #Healthcare #WomenInSTEM #STEAM
🚨 Seminar | Digital Accessibility & Faith
Join Prof. Jennifer George to learn how faith and tech shape our response to disability.
🔗https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-jennifer-george-technology-and-disability-inclusion-in-education/
#Accessibility #FaithAndTech #DisabilityJustice #HigherEd
Join Prof. Jennifer George to learn how faith and tech shape our response to disability.
🔗https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-jennifer-george-technology-and-disability-inclusion-in-education/
#Accessibility #FaithAndTech #DisabilityJustice #HigherEd
October 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 Seminar | Digital Accessibility & Faith
Join Prof. Jennifer George to learn how faith and tech shape our response to disability.
🔗https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-jennifer-george-technology-and-disability-inclusion-in-education/
#Accessibility #FaithAndTech #DisabilityJustice #HigherEd
Join Prof. Jennifer George to learn how faith and tech shape our response to disability.
🔗https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-jennifer-george-technology-and-disability-inclusion-in-education/
#Accessibility #FaithAndTech #DisabilityJustice #HigherEd
🌿 “Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change: Good Stewardship in the 21st Century”
Join Prof. Mike Morecroft (Natural England) on Oct 21, 1–2PM at Westminster College, Cambridge (and online).
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-m...
#ClimateAction #FaithAndScience
Join Prof. Mike Morecroft (Natural England) on Oct 21, 1–2PM at Westminster College, Cambridge (and online).
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-m...
#ClimateAction #FaithAndScience
October 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🌿 “Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change: Good Stewardship in the 21st Century”
Join Prof. Mike Morecroft (Natural England) on Oct 21, 1–2PM at Westminster College, Cambridge (and online).
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-m...
#ClimateAction #FaithAndScience
Join Prof. Mike Morecroft (Natural England) on Oct 21, 1–2PM at Westminster College, Cambridge (and online).
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-m...
#ClimateAction #FaithAndScience
Natural Theology: A Reassessment
Join Prof. Andrew Loke
on Oct 7 (1–2pm BST), presenting a new case for the #Cosmological Argument and responding to critiques from #Hume, #Kant. Based on his Routledge book's
title.
📍 Cambridge + Online
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-a...
#NaturalTheology
Join Prof. Andrew Loke
on Oct 7 (1–2pm BST), presenting a new case for the #Cosmological Argument and responding to critiques from #Hume, #Kant. Based on his Routledge book's
title.
📍 Cambridge + Online
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-a...
#NaturalTheology
September 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Natural Theology: A Reassessment
Join Prof. Andrew Loke
on Oct 7 (1–2pm BST), presenting a new case for the #Cosmological Argument and responding to critiques from #Hume, #Kant. Based on his Routledge book's
title.
📍 Cambridge + Online
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-a...
#NaturalTheology
Join Prof. Andrew Loke
on Oct 7 (1–2pm BST), presenting a new case for the #Cosmological Argument and responding to critiques from #Hume, #Kant. Based on his Routledge book's
title.
📍 Cambridge + Online
🔗 www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-a...
#NaturalTheology
🎧 New episode of Flourishing Together 🎙️
Prof. Russell Cowburn (Cambridge physicist & Canon Scientist @ St Albans) joins Ryan to explore:
Science & Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing?
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
#ScienceAndReligion #RussellCowburn #FaradayInstitute
Prof. Russell Cowburn (Cambridge physicist & Canon Scientist @ St Albans) joins Ryan to explore:
Science & Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing?
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
#ScienceAndReligion #RussellCowburn #FaradayInstitute
S1 E12: Reflections on Science and Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing? With Professor Russell Cowburn
Podcast Episode · Flourishing Together · 09/09/2025 · 15m
podcasts.apple.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🎧 New episode of Flourishing Together 🎙️
Prof. Russell Cowburn (Cambridge physicist & Canon Scientist @ St Albans) joins Ryan to explore:
Science & Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing?
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
#ScienceAndReligion #RussellCowburn #FaradayInstitute
Prof. Russell Cowburn (Cambridge physicist & Canon Scientist @ St Albans) joins Ryan to explore:
Science & Religion: Conflicting or Co-existing?
🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
#ScienceAndReligion #RussellCowburn #FaradayInstitute
🚨 This is CRAZY. We’ve published 485 videos in 3 months—seminars, lectures & courses on science + religion. 1,600+ watch hours in 28 days. Catch up now—20 years of content going live fast.
📺 youtube.com/@FaradayInst...
#ScienceAndReligion #AcademicYouTube #CambridgeUniversity
📺 youtube.com/@FaradayInst...
#ScienceAndReligion #AcademicYouTube #CambridgeUniversity
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚨 This is CRAZY. We’ve published 485 videos in 3 months—seminars, lectures & courses on science + religion. 1,600+ watch hours in 28 days. Catch up now—20 years of content going live fast.
📺 youtube.com/@FaradayInst...
#ScienceAndReligion #AcademicYouTube #CambridgeUniversity
📺 youtube.com/@FaradayInst...
#ScienceAndReligion #AcademicYouTube #CambridgeUniversity
"Better" tech — but better for whom?
Most #technology is shaped by the priorities of the powerful — not widows, orphans, immigrants, or the poor. How can the #church respond?
📅 5-session #course | #Online + #Cambridge
Starts 23 Oct 2025 | 7.30–9pm UK
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
Most #technology is shaped by the priorities of the powerful — not widows, orphans, immigrants, or the poor. How can the #church respond?
📅 5-session #course | #Online + #Cambridge
Starts 23 Oct 2025 | 7.30–9pm UK
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
Technology for the Marginalised | Faraday
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Better" tech — but better for whom?
Most #technology is shaped by the priorities of the powerful — not widows, orphans, immigrants, or the poor. How can the #church respond?
📅 5-session #course | #Online + #Cambridge
Starts 23 Oct 2025 | 7.30–9pm UK
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
Most #technology is shaped by the priorities of the powerful — not widows, orphans, immigrants, or the poor. How can the #church respond?
📅 5-session #course | #Online + #Cambridge
Starts 23 Oct 2025 | 7.30–9pm UK
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/techno...
Lizzie Henderson shows how science and faith can spark brilliant conversations—sometimes with actual flames involved. 🔥 #ScienceAndFaith #STEMEducation
Watch the video at:
www.instagram.com/reel/DNQXYmZ...
Watch the video at:
www.instagram.com/reel/DNQXYmZ...
August 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Lizzie Henderson shows how science and faith can spark brilliant conversations—sometimes with actual flames involved. 🔥 #ScienceAndFaith #STEMEducation
Watch the video at:
www.instagram.com/reel/DNQXYmZ...
Watch the video at:
www.instagram.com/reel/DNQXYmZ...
🖼️⚖️ “Is the value of art in the process or the result?”
At last year’s Summer Course, Dr Mike Brownnutt posed this to our art, theology, and science panel.
What do you think?
👇 Share your thoughts in the comments!
#ArtAndTheology #ScienceAndReligion #CreativeProcess #FaithAndImagination
At last year’s Summer Course, Dr Mike Brownnutt posed this to our art, theology, and science panel.
What do you think?
👇 Share your thoughts in the comments!
#ArtAndTheology #ScienceAndReligion #CreativeProcess #FaithAndImagination
June 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🖼️⚖️ “Is the value of art in the process or the result?”
At last year’s Summer Course, Dr Mike Brownnutt posed this to our art, theology, and science panel.
What do you think?
👇 Share your thoughts in the comments!
#ArtAndTheology #ScienceAndReligion #CreativeProcess #FaithAndImagination
At last year’s Summer Course, Dr Mike Brownnutt posed this to our art, theology, and science panel.
What do you think?
👇 Share your thoughts in the comments!
#ArtAndTheology #ScienceAndReligion #CreativeProcess #FaithAndImagination
What can religion learn from art? Prof. Judith Wolfe explores how C.S. Lewis used sci-fi to rethink technology, imagination, and faith. Can art help us read doctrine differently? 🧠📖✨ #CSLewis #JudithWolfe #FaithAndImagination
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
June 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What can religion learn from art? Prof. Judith Wolfe explores how C.S. Lewis used sci-fi to rethink technology, imagination, and faith. Can art help us read doctrine differently? 🧠📖✨ #CSLewis #JudithWolfe #FaithAndImagination
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
What do art galleries and science museums have in common? 🎨🔬
Prof. Charlotte Sleigh reflects on this surprising connection during a panel on the arts at the Faraday Summer Course 2024.
#FaradaySummerCourse #ArtAndScience #ScienceAndCulture
Book your place at www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
Prof. Charlotte Sleigh reflects on this surprising connection during a panel on the arts at the Faraday Summer Course 2024.
#FaradaySummerCourse #ArtAndScience #ScienceAndCulture
Book your place at www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
June 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
What do art galleries and science museums have in common? 🎨🔬
Prof. Charlotte Sleigh reflects on this surprising connection during a panel on the arts at the Faraday Summer Course 2024.
#FaradaySummerCourse #ArtAndScience #ScienceAndCulture
Book your place at www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
Prof. Charlotte Sleigh reflects on this surprising connection during a panel on the arts at the Faraday Summer Course 2024.
#FaradaySummerCourse #ArtAndScience #ScienceAndCulture
Book your place at www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/scienc...
Join us on 8 November 2025 at Westminster College, Cambridge & online for Neurodiversity and the Church. Inclusive theology, practical strategies, & community. #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Faith #ChurchLife
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/neurod...
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/neurod...
June 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Join us on 8 November 2025 at Westminster College, Cambridge & online for Neurodiversity and the Church. Inclusive theology, practical strategies, & community. #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Faith #ChurchLife
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/neurod...
www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/neurod...