There are over 588,000 postgraduate students in the UK, many of whom face challenges to their faith such as anti-intellectualism, isolation, and maintaining holiness. The Faith-in-Scholarship project aims to support Christian postgraduate students by creating dialogue between students, supporting existing student groups, and encouraging new groups. People can get involved by supporting the project through prayer and finances, befriending postgraduate students, or pursuing postgraduate degrees themselves.

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2. The 21st Century Postgraduate
588,000 Postgraduate students in the UK
(10/11)
214,000 International Postgrads (10/11)
20,000 Doctorates awarded (10/11)
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
Within a 2hr15min drive from Outwood House
are the academic institutions for 218,780
postgraduate students
Source: HESA and Free Map Tools
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3. Challenges the postgrad faces
Anti-intellectualism
- Suspicion of thinkers by fellow Christians
- Mockery of Christian truth claims in the
academy
Isolation
- Researchers spend large amounts of time alone
- Compartmentalise research & 'Christian
activities'
Holiness
- All of the struggles of the Christian student
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4. What's happening?
Christian Postgraduate Groups:
Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle,
Nottingham, Sheffield, York
But:
- Numbers are low
- Prone to extinction
- Limited support from local/parachurch
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5. Where does WYSOCS fit in?
Committed to supporting students enjoy the
fulness of God in creation
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- Create dialogue between PG students
- Support groups with existing resources &
make available new resources
- Encourage new groups to start up
- Build links between Christian academics &
postgrads
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6. How can you get involved?
- Support WYSOCS with Prayer & Finance
Extend FiSch into a 2nd year?
Dedicated website with resource links?
A national adventure?
- Befriend a postgraduate student
- Consider doing a PG degree to enjoy thinking
about God's creation
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7. Web resources...
wysocs.org.uk
allofliferedeemed.co.uk
bethinking.org.uk
cpgrad.org.uk
christianacademicnetwork.net
gradresources.org
oxfordchristianmind.org
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8. Thanks for listening
"WYSOCS has a splendid record of Christian
engagement with all kinds of subjects, & I look
forward to seeing the fruit from the Faith-in-
Scholarship project"
Tom Wright, University of St Andrews
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