Our Work

The God and the Machine Project

Frontier Interactions between AI Science and Theology

The Quantum Worldview Project

The Ian Ramsey Centre has been awarded a major grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to support The Quantum Worldviews Project. The aim of the project will be to explore the implications of quantum science for human meaning and purpose.

Rethinking Science and Religion 101: Ian Ramsey Centre 2026 Conference

Scholars at the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion are beginning to cast around for ways to test and revise Science and Religion 101 in Majority World contexts. We are looking to establish a network of partners (individuals, university groups, churches, etc) from many different cultural contexts, who are similarly interested and concerned to push the envelope of Science and Religion 101.
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Oxford Collaboration on Theology and Artificial Intelligence

The Oxford Collaboration on Theology and Artificial Intelligence (OCTAI) is a global, interdisciplinary initiative hosted by the Ian Ramsey Centre. It seeks to address the ethical and vocational challenges of AI development through a diverse network of experts and the creation of the transformative “Oxford Oath for AI Engineering.”

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Death of Sir John Polkinghorne (1930-2021)

The Ian Ramsey Centre is sorry to report the death of Sir John Polkinghorne, a great supporter of the work of the Centre
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McGrath - John Habgood on Science, Faith, and Public Engagement

Alister McGrath, 20 October 2020
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Former IRC speaker Sir Roger Penrose wins the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

The IRC is delighted to announce that one of its former speakers, Sir Roger Penrose, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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IRC Associate William Simpson wins 4th Expanded Reason Award

The IRC is delighted to announce that one of its former speakers, Sir Roger Penrose, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.