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<p>The Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Division has partnered with
the Universities of Durham and York to address gaps in understanding between science
and religion. Equipping Christian Leaders in an Age of Science has been running for
four years and has just been awarded £3.4m by the Templeton Religion Trust for its
next phases. The team has organised 11 conferences enabling bishops and senior church
leaders to engage with the latest developments in topics ranging from neuroscience
to cosmology.</p><p> </p><p>The Church of England is also a partner in the Centre
for Doctoral Training in AI Ethics at the University of Bath, along with numerous
other industry partners, gaining understanding which will be shared within the Church.
The Bishop of Oxford is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on AI and
is a board member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. The Church also made
a submission to the recently-published consultation by the Committee for Standards
in Public Life on the impact of AI on public life.</p><p> </p><p>All this work on
new technologies will feed into the Equipping Christian Leaders in an Age of Science
project and the wider engagement of the Church on public affairs. In March 2020 three
new pieces of research will begin. These are designed to deepen understanding of science
and to resource and expand the reach of Church engagement. This research will take
place at Durham University, York University and within the Mission and Public Affairs
Division of the Archbishops' Council.</p>
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