Fern Elsdon-Baker, Author at International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society

S4 Episode 1: The successes of the INSBS with Prof. Fern Elsdon-Baker

In the much anticipated first episode from the 4th season of our podcast, Fern Elsdon-Baker, Professor of Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society at the University of Birmingham, looks back at the successes of the network she founded in bringing together researchers from all over the world and from a wide variety of disciplines, from psychology to politics and theology to sociology, to gain a deeper understanding of the relationships between science and belief in peoples’ lives. (This episode was recorded in July 2024) This podcast is 34 minutes and 40 seconds long. The keywords associated with this episode are: To learn more about Fern’s work, we recommend you check out: Hughes, R. E., Sharp, C. A., Leicht, C., & Elsdon-Baker, F. (2025). Global perceptions of religious and non-religious scientists. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 00846724251314496. Elsdon-Baker, F., & Lightman, B. (Eds.). (2020). Identity in a Secular Age: Science, religion,

Episode 1: Introducing the Network – Professor Fern Elsdon-Baker

Professor Fern Elsdon-Baker is the Director for the International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society and the Principal Investigator on the Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum of Global Perspectives project. She is a Professor in Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society and is the Director of the Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society Research Group at the University of Birmingham. You can read her Researcher profile here. In this episode, Fern introduces the Network and explains the importance of multi-disciplinary and international research into science and belief. Listen to it here: [This podcast is 24 mins 05 secs long] The key words associated with this podcast are: The study of Science and Belief in Society Internationalisation of research Social Sciences and Humanities Religion, Non-Religion and Spirituality Multi-disciplinary study Public perceptions of human evolution To learn more about these issues, we recommend that you read: