Welcome to Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
In today’s complex and fast-changing multicultural world, the time-honoured subjects of Philosophy, Religion and Ethics are more vital and relevant than ever.
We recently joined the School of Humanities, a vibrant group of cognate subject areas, and together with our colleagues we offer a broad and varied programme of degrees. You will be taught by a lively, enthusiastic and highly qualified team of academics, committed to giving you the best possible experience. We are a team of nationally and internationally respected researchers with a wide range of interests, overlapping with those in the wider School of Humanities and beyond.
Our degrees are a great preparation for many careers: recent graduates have gone into journalism, teaching, counselling, social work, law, religious ministry and commerce, as well as postgraduate study and research. We have a large community of MPhil/PhD students working on a wide range of research topics.
Collaborative Provision
Sarum College is a Trusted Collaborative Partner, and the University of Winchester validates the following programmes:
Meet the Philosophy, Religion and Ethics team
Academic team
- Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh, Lecturer in Philosophy
- Dr Fionn O'Donovan, Lecturer in Philosophy and Theology
- Dr Timothy Secret, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion
- Dr Christina Welch, Reader in Theology, Religion and Philosophy
We work closely with colleagues in the wider School of Humanities.
Visiting Professors
- Professor Babette Babich
- Canon Giles Fraser
- Revd Dr John Gay
- Brian Walker
- Revd James Woodward
Emeritus Professors
- Prof. Robin Baker, Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- Prof. Andrew Bradstock, Professor of Theology and Public Life
- Prof. Anna King, Professor of Religious Studies and Social Anthropology
Research in Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
Research strengths
- Sacred Art and Monasticism
- Scripture and Old Testament
- Mesopotamian religious beliefs
- Political theology
- Contemporary continental philosophy and its relation to the arts, technology and the sciences
- Indigenous religions
- Death Studies
- Religion in art and visual culture
- Disability theology
- Systematic theology
- Medieval Jewish Winchester
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Postgraduate research supervision
Our dynamic community of MPhil/PhD students are working on a wide range of research topics.