Impact

Our research influences and engages with the wider community, in Manchester and beyond, in many ways.

Current research with a strong focus on impact includes the following ongoing projects:

wedding rings

Jewish divorce project

Improving the lives of women facing a worldwide divorce-related challenge within the Orthodox Jewish community.
early christianity depicted on a domed ceiling

Explaining early Christianity diversity

Enhancing church practitioner training, public understanding and the work of Christian communicators through a new paradigm.
ancient text carved on stone

Genealogies of knowledge

Corpus-assisted research for analysing evolution of scientific and political concepts.
Jewish ritual

Digital Jewish community

Ethnographic sudy of religious innovation among Orthodox Jewish women under Covid-19.
Qumran caves and rock formations

Manchester and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Stimulating imaginations, creativity and heritage conservation.