Derby’s faith communities and groups have been crucial partners in the City’s emergency response to the pandemic. New experiences of collaboration and partnership across the city point towards changing relationships and mutual perceptions between faith organisations and local authorities, and what the implications might be for future policy. This event will share inspirational examples of…
Why volunteer at the MFC?
“I had been thinking for some time about the direction of my career, I began to research into projects in my hometown of Derby that had a focus on work that sought to engage the community in inter-faith initiatives – teaching, community development and cross cultural/religious dialogue. Alongside music, religion has been a main interest…
The University of Derby has been ranked number one for faith support in the UK Modern Universities ISB Benchmark Group.
The University of Derby’s International Student Centre is the best of all UK universities that participated in the International Student Barometer 2018, which measures international students’ experience of higher education. Derby also comes out on top in the International Student Barometer (ISB) rankings among the UK Modern Universities group for the formal welcome given to…
Conversations Across Faiths: Apr-Jul 2017
A warm welcome awaits anyone who would like to join this friendly discussion group, made up of people from a variety of faiths and no faith.
Faith in Science: May 2017
From Enlightenment to Entanglement – exploring FAITH IN SCIENCE. Four public lectures during May 2017.
Short Story Competition: Welcoming the Stranger
Click here to hear MFC Trustee Pam Sutton speak to BBC Radio Derby about our upcoming Short Story Competition (Clip 2:43:48 – 2:49:40).
Dr Phil Henry on BBC Radio Derby: How Faith Has Been Used in the US Election
Dr Phil Henry discusses on BBC Radio Derby how faith has been used in the US Election (clip 1:08:09-01:14:22) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04nflvb.