The OU’s Religious Studies department has long been known for its formal dress code. Here are John Wolffe, John Maiden and Gavin Moorhead attending the Times Higher Education awards in London, where the project ‘Building on History: Religion in London’ was shortlisted in the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category.

This public engagement initative enabled the project team work alongside various community stakeholders in order to enhance understanding of the history of religious diversity in London and promote local engagement with religious history. You can learn more about the project at http://www.open.ac.uk/arts/research/religion-in-london/ .

The project team are joined here (top picture) by Graham Harvey (RS Head of Department) and Annika Mombauer (Associate Dean, Research). The University of Sheffield – many congratulations to them – were eventually presented with the trophy by the comedian Jack Dee, but even so it was a great evening!