Our Centres at King's are communities for learning, discussion and research for members of our internal and external communities.
The Centre for Advanced Research in Catholic Thought (CARCT) is committed to supporting research excellence among the Catholic theology faculty at King’s and to contributing to the Catholic intellectual project in academia in general. The Centre's foci are topics of contemporary academic and cultural concern within Catholic theology and the corollary disciplines of Catholic philosophy, Catholic ethics, Church history, and biblical studies.
Founded in 1974, the interdisciplinary Centre for Creativity supports creative endeavours in all areas of the arts, across diverse disciplines and cultures. The Centre hosts concerts, readings, symposia, film screenings, creative writing workshops, and pop-up student activities to explore the aesthetic, historical, socio-political, and psychological contexts of creativity, including issues such as originality, imagination, spontaneity, and the environmental and economic impacts of art.
Director: Ian Rae
Established in 2004 as the Centre for Catholic-Jewish Learning, Centre was renamed to the Centre for Interreligious Learning and Dialogue (CILD) in 2022 to reflect its dedication to fostering “interreligious learning” of all religious traditions through dialogue.CILD strives to enhance religious literacy and knowledge to enable more people to have a proper and deeper understanding and genuine appreciation of our rich religious heritages.
(formerly the Centre for Advanced Research in European Philosophy)
The Centre for Philosophy and Culture supports research in world philosophical traditions to explore the relationship between human cultures, meaning, and planetary transitions. Through conferences, symposia, and workshops, the Centre provides venues for debate and exchange of ideas to facilitate the life of the mind.
Co-Directors
Antonio Calcagno
Russell Duvernoy
Steve Lofts
The Centre for Social Concern (CSC), established in 1982, engages the community in dialogue and debate on contemporary social issues, including Indigenous reconciliation, climate change, public policy and housing affordability, borders and migration and as well as many other urgent issues. The CSC’s principles reflect our deep commitment to those found in Catholic Social Thought, especially the integral dignity of each human person, the right to full participation for all citizens in our community, a preferential option for the poor and most vulnerable and care and stewardship for the environment and our resources.
The Loss Lab is a scholarly interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to critical analyses of the myriad effects of loss throughout the life span. The fundamental goal of the Loss Lab is the pursuit of greater death literacy and grief literacy.