Tuesday 19 May 2026 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Faculty of Divinity Lightfoot Room
How does government see faith and diversity in society? Join Cambridge researchers to discuss the UK MHCLG paper Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient UK (published 9 March 2026).
About
Led by Professor Esra Özyürek with Peach Hoyle, this special session will discuss the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government paper Protecting What Matters (published 9 March 2026). Participants will consider how the report frames cohesion and conflict, challenges facing British society, where faith communities intersect with its proposals, and what its recommendations indicate about how the government sees race and ethnicity, religion, class, gender as well as the role of international conflicts play into life in British society.
Designed as a special edition of the Inter‑Religious Research seminar series, the event will offer space for informed reading, critical dialogue, and the sharing of expertise across disciplines and traditions.
Prof Özyürek and Peach Hoyle request expressions of interest from members of the Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum, who would like to take a turn introducing selected passages or topics covered for discussion.
About the Inter-Religious Research series
The Inter-Religious Research Seminar is convened by Professor Özyürek on behalf of the Faculty of Divinity and runs fortnightly during term time. Please note the different start and end time for this session.