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News

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Remarkable Women – exhibition

19th March 2025

Portraits of women who made a difference in education

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MTSE Gathering

10th February 2025

Methodist leaders gather in Prague

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Southlands College book

19th December 2024

A new history of Southlands College

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SMT grants and knowledge exchange

23rd September 2024

Watch a short video about SMT grant themes

IAMSCU and World Methodist Conferences

11th September 2024

International Methodist gatherings in August 2024

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Southlands College Celebration Dinner and awards

7th May 2024

Southlands presented awards to students and staff

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Rewilding the Southlands College Quad

30th April 2024

Enhancing biodiversity and environmental impact at Southlands

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MTSE Meeting in Oslo

7th February 2024

The Head of College attended the MTSE gathering.

SMT seeking new Trustees

4th December 2023

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Movie showing: ‘My Extinction’

21st November 2023

Screening of a new movie supported by SMT.

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Women’s Mosques, Female Imams, and Muslim Debates: New Books

3rd October 2023

Research seminar by a SMT grant recipient.

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Film showing: Blak mistrys

22nd September 2023

Short film event based on SMT-sponsored research

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Southlands Saturday

19th September 2023

Southlands Saturday brought together past and present students at the College

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Transforming Lives conference

12th May 2023

Read about the Transforming Lives international conference

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Honorary Doctorate for the Revd Dr Leslie Griffiths

20th January 2023

Read about this recipient of an honorary doctorate

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SMT moves to fossil-free funds

1st December 2022

The Southlands Methodist Trust is moving its investments into a Climate Stewardship fund.

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Video: the building of Southlands College

28th June 2022

A short video about the Roehampton Lane site

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Southlands Transformation Project

21st June 2022

Find out how to get involved in supporting Southlands.

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Research presentation on Phiroz Mehta

25th May 2022

Dr Karen O’Brien-Kop presents her research into Phiroz Mehta

SMT seeking new trustees

25th April 2022

Participate in the life of the Southlands Methodist Trust

Susanna Wesley Visiting Fellowship

14th April 2022

The Southlands Methodist Trust is launching the Susanna Wesley Visiting Fellowship.

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Charity or Justice: panel discussion

11th April 2022

Event around the faith community’s response to homelessness

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SMT Small grants booklet

6th April 2022

Find out more about recent research projects

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Faith Long Lived research project

4th April 2022

Read about a major research project supported by the SMT.

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Southlands College 150th Anniversary Lunch

31st March 2022

Southlands College Deputy Head Nick Mayhew-Smith reflects on the recent lunch

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SMT Small Grants

23rd March 2022

Applications are open for SMT small grants

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Exhibition: Loss and Damage – Ismar Uzeirovic

13th January 2022

Photographic exhibition at the University of Roehampton

Queens building at Southlands College

Job posting

13th July 2021

Southlands College at the University of Roehampton is hiring a Deputy Head of College.

Exhibitions: A reinvention of hysteria, Sharon Young

5th May 2021

Sharon Young’s project on hysteria, supported by SMT.

Chaplaincy lockdown reflection

18th March 2021

Chaplain Nicola Morrison reflects on motherhood and ministry during the pandemic.

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International Women’s Day

8th March 2021

On International Women’s Day we celebrate Susanna Wesley.

Barat House tour and interview

9th February 2021

Barat House community recently participated in a service from Putney Methodist church.

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Methodism and the Building of a College

1st February 2021

Methodism and the Building of a College – Nick Mayhew Smith

Book launch: Women as Imams by Simonetta Calderini

20th January 2021

Book launch for ‘Women as Imams’ by Simonetta Calderini.

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Job posting: College Engagement and Activities Officer

17th November 2020

Job opening for two College Engagement and Activities Officers

Southlands College – Finding Your Place

16th September 2020

This booklet situates the various buildings that make up Southlands College and provides practical information.

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Lessons from Lockdown: Chaplaincy as Presence

13th July 2020

University of Roehampton’s Methodist Chaplain Nicola Morrison reflects on the impact of chaplaincy over recent months

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Barat House in lockdown

6th July 2020

Chaplaincy Community Worker Bill Topping shares about life in lockdown at Barat House.

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‘Most Significant Change’ Chaplaincy project

2nd July 2020

The chaplaincy team at Roehampton is embarking on an exciting new initiative: the ‘Most Significant Change’ project.

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Research projects supported by the Southlands Methodist Trust

29th June 2020

Read about the research projects being supported by the Southlands Methodist Trust in 2020/21

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Southlands College – Methodist College of the University of Roehampton

4th May 2020

A recently published booklet explores how Methodist values are evident at Southlands College. Now available as a pdf download.

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Southlands College – a generous and practical ecumenism

31st March 2020

A recently published booklet about the ecumenism at Southlands College is now available as a pdf download.

Keep going, keep connected, keep united

31st March 2020

Sam McBratney reflects on the recent meeting of MTSE – Methodist-related Theological School in Europe – in Bulgaria

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Year in the life of a chaplain

17th March 2020

University of Roehampton Muslim chaplain Sabiha Iqbal reflects on a year of activities and learning as part of the multi-faith chaplaincy team.

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Southlands Venture: Christmas Hamper project

12th March 2020

Students from the University of Roehampton provided Christmas Hampers to the needy in the local community.

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Chaplaincy Community Workers

16th January 2020

An introduction to the Methodist and Roman Catholic Chaplaincy Community workers at the University or Roehampton.

A Lasting Legacy: Methodism and the building of Southands College

7th November 2019

Nick Mayhew-Smith summarizes his research on the impact of Methodist values on the building of Southlands College.

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A brief introduction to Southlands College

29th August 2019

Christopher Stephens, Head of Southlands College, speaks about the college.

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IAMSCU gathering, Atlanta, USA

12th August 2019

Sam McBratney reflects on the 2019 gathering of IAMSCU in the USA in June.

New booklet about Southlands College

25th June 2019

We have produced a new booklet illustrating how Methodist values are lived out at Southlands College.

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