SRF 50th Anniversary Conference Details & Booking
Revisiting and Reimagining the Relationships between Science and Religion
28th - 31st May Halifax Hall Sheffield & Hybrid
The 2025 Anniversary conference celebrates 50 years of the Science and Religion Forum. The conference doesn't pose the question of whether science and religion can interact but how and where they are in dialogue. The conference is taking a broad look at the the ongoing points of connection and dissonance between science and religion. This includes questions on the interaction of indigenous knowledge with science and technology, the role of religion in tackling global issues such as sustainability, and how questions of science-and-religion are addressed in education. We welcome papers that engage critically with established/historic positions on science-and-religion as well as those that look forward to the upcoming opportunities and challenges.
We want you to help us reimagine the science and religion landscape in 2025!
28th May evening: Public Gowland Lecture
29th May - 31st May: Main Conference
30th May: Formal Conference Dinner
We are delighted to be partnering with the Hibbert Trust to offer conference and/or accommodation bursaries to those who would otherwise be unable to attend.
The Hibbert Trust (which incorporates the Case Fund and the John Gregson Trust) seeks to support new thinking to address challenges facing religion and culture. We support individuals and organisations, primarily through small grants, as well as initiating our own projects. We have a particular interest in promoting education. To submit your bursary application by 28th February.
Details of confirmed speakers (and topic areas). Conference programmes, speaker dates and exact titles will be updated as they become available.
SRF Annual General Meeting: The SRF Annual General Meeting for SRF Members will take place separately from the conference in Autumn 2025
The Gowland Lecture: The Annual Gowland Lecture will take place as part of the conference.
The 2025 Peacocke Essay Prize: The Peacocke Prize will be awarded at Conference. Submissions open soon.
Main Venue - Halifax Hall
We are delighted to be meeting at the wonderful venue of Halifax Hall in Sheffield. Halifax Hall is an outstanding and individual boutique hotel boasting fantastic event space, a talented team of chefs, and beautiful gardens in the heart of Sheffield. A stones throw from the City Centre and within touching distance of popular locations like Ecclesall Road, you’ve got easy access to cafes, and restaurants although refreshments, lunch, and evening meals are all included in the conference registration fee.
All the conference rooms are on the ground floor and accessible, there is a small bar on site. We will also have a exclusive access to a dry social space in the evenings for those who prefer it. The formal conference dinner is included in all on site conference tickets.
Accommodation - Halifax Hall
With just over 30 beautifully decorated bedrooms we're excited to be able to enjoy the full venue. And there are accessible bedrooms at the hotel. Feeling like a treat for "our" anniversary - you can upgrade to a suite!
All rooms at Halifax Hall include:
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Full sized double bed (2 twin rooms available; 2 suite upgrades available)
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A full breakfast each day.
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Tea & Nespresso coffee making facilities in each room - with tea/coffee and snack refill stations on each floor (including Tunnock's tea cakes when we visited!)
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32” wall-mounted TV
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Noble Isle toiletries and bathrobes.
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En-suite shower or bath
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Free WiFi
Budget Accommodation - Jonas Hotel
Located right behind Halifax Hall (3min walk door to door). Jonas hotel offers affordable and budget-friendly hotel rooms in Sheffield, designed for the modern traveller.
All rooms at Jonas Hotel include:
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3/4 double bed
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Access to shared social space/kitchen on the "SRF floor" (*may be shared depends number of us staying at Jonas Hall)
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En-suite shower
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"Grab and Go" Coffee and pastry each morning
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TV in the room
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Free WiFi
Book your conference place
On Site Registration Closes 16th April at Noon BST; Online Registration closes 25th May at Noon BST
The conference registration fee includes refreshments and lunch during the conference, evening meal Thursday night and the formal conference dinner on Friday night. Both onsite and online registration provides immediate access to the short paper recordings*.
The reception and public Gowland Lecture are free to attend or view online, but we ask you to register below to support catering. Please note conference registration DOES NOT include accommodation Please select your accommodation choices below.
To support spreading the cost of payment you are welcome to register and pay for conference attendance initially and then later "re-register" to book your accommodation (we will manually link the bookings). If you would like to split the payment in this manner please select "no accommodation" and then note which accommodation you are intending to book in the accommodation access section - this supports us with tracking expected residential numbers.
Online Registration: includes LIVE access to all keynotes (including Q&A facilities) and immediate* access to short paper recordings on YouTube.
Education/Community Group Ticket: provides a single log in designed for streaming keynote lectures to a classroom/lecture/home group (Q&A can be accessed by the "lead" attendee) on booking you will be asked to provide further details for the phase and numbers of students attending. Additionally includes immediate* access to short paper recordings on YouTube.
*usually within 48hrs of completion of conference. Non-attending SRF members gain access 3 months after the completion of the conference; recordings publicly available 6 months after the completion of the conference.