The Faculty of Theology and Religion are proud to announce that Professor Jenn Strawbridge and Dr Erin Heim were recognised at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards on Wednesday 8 May. They were highly commended in the Inclusive Teaching and Assessment Award category for their work on Diversifying the Curriculum in Biblical Studies at Oxford.
The Vice-Chancellor's Awards recognise the achievements and celebrate success across the University – from academics and researchers to professional, technical and support staff, whether they are in colleges, divisions, departments, central services, libraries, museums or elsewhere.
There were 250 award entries across the 11 categories this year, with 1,500 individuals included in the nominations.
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey, CBE FRS FMedSci, presented the awards at a special ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre on 8 May 2024.
Jenn Strawbridge and Erin Heim have commented:
We are delighted to see New Testament studies at Oxford recognised at this level and grateful to the students who have taught us so much over the years and the support of our Faculty. It was a privilege to be nominated alongside colleagues doing inspiring work across the university and we were thrilled to be highly commended in a category with such a depth of finalists. We remain committed to continuing to offer collaborative inclusive teaching with our incredible students.
Prof. Willilam Wood, Chair of the Faculty, also commented:
I was delighted to learn that Professor Strawbridge and Dr Heim were shortlisted for a Vice-Chancellor’s award in the Inclusive Teaching and Assessment category. Their new undergraduate paper is— impressively— called ‘Why the environment, women, colonialisation and Black lives matter to New Testament Interpretation’, and it has become one of our most popular undergraduate options. It is a real point of pride, and to their great credit, that our Faculty is able to offer such a paper, and that it is so popular with our students.
Find out more on the Awards webpage.
