The Cambridge Interfaith Programme provides space for researchers from across the University of Cambridge to connect and share relevant research. Benefits include access to a small grant scheme and other targeted opportunities.
Those listed below are members of the Interfaith Research Forum.
See also the Visiting Scholars page for official academic visitors participating in the Forum, and the Core team page for details of our Academic Director, Deputy Director and other key colleagues. Interested in joining the Research Forum?
Current members
Abraham Wu, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Adam Folorunsho Olowo, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Aden Cotterill, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Akeem Ádàgbádá, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Alexandra Zhirnova, PhD candidate (ANSC)
Dr Alisha Lola Jones [external site], Associate Professor, Music in Contemporary Societies (Music)
Dr Amal A Awad, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (Divinity)
Dr Amina Shareef, Research Assistant (Education)
Dr Anastasia Badder, Research Associate (Divinity)
Dr Ankur Barua, University Senior Lecturer in Hindu Studies (Divinity)
Dr Anna Lefteratou, Affiliated Lecturer (Divinity: Patristics)
Arbah Azhar, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Arwa Hanif al Qassim, PhD candidate (Education)
Ayesha Ulhaq, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Dr Camille Lardy (Social Anthropology)
Dr habil Claire Gallien, Affiliated Lecturer (Divinity Faculty); Senior Research Fellow (Cambridge Muslim College)
Dr Clarissa Bärenfänger (Social Anthropology)
Dr Christian Anderson, Postdoc (Divinity and Jesus College)
Dr Daniel Moulin-Stożek, University Assistant Professor in Philosophy and World Religions (Education); Fellow (Jesus)
Dr Elizabeth Monier, Assistant Professor in Modern Arabic Studies (AMES)
Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst, Teaching Associate in Theology and Natural Science (Divinity)
Dr Farah Ahmed, Senior Research Associate (Education)
Ferhat Kafali, MPhil Student (Divinity)
Professor Flora Samuel, Professor of Architecture, & Director of The Cambridge Room
Hannah Peterson, PhD candidate (Sociology)
Henry King, MPhil candidate (Divinity)
Dr Hilary Marlow, Affiliated Lecturer (Divinity); Fellow & Director of Studies (Girton)
Dr Hina Khalid, Affiliated postdoc (Divinity)
Dr Holly Sutherland [external site], Research Associate (MMLL), working on God, Language and Diversity.
Imad Ahmed, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Dr Iman Dawood, Research & Outreach Associate (Centre of Islamic Studies); Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gonville & Caius College
Inderpreet Kaur Pejatta, MPhil candidate (Divinity); Newnham College
Dr John Walker, undergraduate supervisor in Modern Languages; also emeritus Reader in German Intellectual History at Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Jonathan E Soyars, Affiliated Lecturer (Divinity) and Tutor, Westminster College (Theological Federation)
Professor Jörg Haustein, World Christianities; Lead, Religion as a conflict driver in Ethiopia
Dr Joseph Powell, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (Divinity)
Dr Julia Snyder, Affiliated Lecturer (Divinity); Tutor in New Testament, Westcott House; Co-lead, Scripture and Violence
Professor Justin Meggitt [external site], Professor of the Study of Religion (Divinity)
Dr Kelly Fagan Robinson, Assistant Professor, Medical Anthropology (Social Anthropology)
Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, Teaching Associate in Jewish Studies (Divinity)
Luke Wilkinson, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Madiha Noman, PhD candidate (English)
Maryam Bham, PhD candidate (Education)
Professor Michael Pollitt, Professor of Business Economics (Judge Business School)
Dr Mohammed Ibraheem Ahmed (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)
Professor Napoleon Katsos, Professor in Experimental Linguistics (MMLL)
Dr Nazia Habib, Land Economy, Director of the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development
Omar T Nasr, Visiting Student (History)
Dr Pavlína Kašparová, Research Associate, Margaret Beaufort Institute
Peach Hoyle, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Dr Priscilla Garcia, Affiliated Researcher (Social Anthropology)
Reem Fatthelbab, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Ryan Keating, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Dr Salvatore Morra, British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow (Music)
Dr Sara Silvestri, Bye Fellow at St Edmund’s College & Director of Studies (Politics)
Dr Stefan Williamson Fa (Centre of Islamic Studies)
Dr Simeon Xu, Senior Research Associate (Divinity: Centre for Chinese Theology)
Songzan Xu, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Professor Sriya Iyer, Professor of Economics and Social Science (Economics)
Susie Triffitt, PhD candidate (Divinity); co-founder Cambridge Anthropology-Theology Network (external link)
Dr Tali Artman Partock, Affiliated Lecturer (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)
Dr Tanya Kundu, Research Associate in Theology, Gender and Sexuality (Divinity)
Dr Thomas Graff, Faculty of Divinity affiliate; Von Hügel Institute & St Edmund’s College
Tilak Parekh, PhD candidate (Divinity)
Dr Timothy Cooper, Leverhulme Trust / Isaac Newton Trust Early Career Fellow (Social Anthropology)
Dr Tobias Müller, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (CRASSH)
Dr Vanessa Paloma Elbaz, Affiliated Researcher (Music)
Last updated: May 2025.