About the Centre

The Durham Centre for Catholic Studies is the first of its kind in British higher education. It represents a creative partnership between academy and church: a centre within the pluralist, public academy for critically constructive Catholic studies of the highest academic standing.

The aims of the Centre are:

to create an academic forum for the discussion and analysis of key issues in Catholic thought and practice;
to initiate internationally regarded research projects focused upon such issues, and to attract increased amounts of associated project funding;
to nurture a leading postgraduate community in Catholic theology;
to disseminate the fruits of such research through seminars, scholarly publications, and international conferences;
to maintain excellent relations with relevant bodies, regional, national, and international and, in collaboration with them, to act as a unique resource in the North East of England and beyond;
to attract scholarship funding.