Events / Presentations
As part of this research project I have gathered data using interviews, focus groups, radio shows and an online survey. I have also visited Sikh youth events where possible. This page will provide an update of events attended and presentations made in relation to this research project.
November 2011 - Attended 'Young, British and Muslim: Academic Research and Real Lives' conference held in Manchester
September 2011 - Attended an AHRC Broadcast Media Training Course held in London
July 2011 - 'Keepers of the Faith: Formative Influences in the Lives of British Sikh Religious Transmitters' presentation at the 'Religion in Education: Findings from the Religion and Society Programme' conference, University of Warwick, UK
June 2011 - 'Young Sikhs: Issues, What Issues?' presentation at the 'Young People and Faith: Implications for Youth Working' conference, Hinsley Hall, Leeds, UK
June 2011 - 'Sikh-ing Beliefs: The Meaning and Importance of ‘belief’ for Young British Sikhs'. Presentation at 'Empowerment and the Sacred' conference, University of Leeds, UK
May 2011 - 'Keeping the Faith: The transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs (18-30)'. Presentation at 'Young people and Religion' conference, Kings College, London, UK. Feedback included : “Singh research presentation excellent”, “I especially found the session on Sikhism very insightful and valuable”.
April 2011 - Presented a workshop on Internet Surveys for the Religion and Diversity project at the University of Ottawa, Canada
April 2011 - 'Sikh-ing Beliefs: The Meaning and Importance of ‘belief’ for Young British Sikhs'. Paper presented at 'BSA Sociology of Religion annual conference - "Religion and Social Theory: Developing a New Agenda for the Sociology of Religion", Birmingham, UK
April 2011 - Winner of Best Poster: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Vitae Yorkshire and North East Hub Public Engagement Competition, Durham, UK
March 2011 - 'Who is a Friend? Who is a Stranger? according to the Sikh Gurus'. Presentation at 'Friend or stranger? Approaches to people of other faiths' conference at Leeds Trinity University College
February 2011 - Chaired session at the Religion, Youth and Sexuality Conference, Nottingham, UK
January 2011 - Attended 'Teaching Religions of South Asian Origin' conference, Manchester, UK
December 2010 - Winner of 2nd Prize in University of Leeds Postgraduate of the Year 2010 competition. Competition judged on this statement and the following poster. Judges comments included:
"Clear and visually interesting poster. Engaging speaker. Shown impact and dissemination clearly"
"Bright and attractive poster, with good use of imagery with clear text"
December 2010 - 'Sikh-ing Beliefs: The Meaning and Importance of ‘belief’ for Young British Sikhs'. Presentation at the Institute of Education, London to PGCE RE students
November 2010 - 'Researcher@Leeds: the use of online surveys in doctoral research'. Presentation at White Rose Research Information Forum, Researcher Skills Development conference - Sheffield, UK
November 2010 - 'Keeping the Faith: The transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs (18-30)'. Paper presented at Religion & Society Phase 2 Follow Up Conference - Lancaster, UK
October 2010 - Presented at workshops in York and London as part of the Religious Literacy Leadership in Higher Education programme
September 2010 - Attended the Advanced Methods in the Study of Religion Workshop held at St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
July 2010 - 'Sikh-ing Beliefs: The Meaning and Importance of ‘belief’ for Young British Sikhs'. Paper presented at Young people and the cultural performance of belief conference held at St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
July 2010 - 'Keeping the Faith: The transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs (18-30)'. Paper presented at FaithXChange conference, Leeds, UK
June 2010 - Presentation at BECAS event "The Maharajah & the Kohinoor" play
June 2010 - 'British Sikh Camps'. Paper presented at "Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identity and Translocal practices" conference - Lund, Sweden
May 2010 - Presentation at BECAS Annual Kavi Darbar event
March 2010 - 'Online Sikhism and Sikhism Online'. Paper presented at 'Religion and the Media' - Religion & Society @ Leeds Research Day - Leeds, UK
March 2010 - Attended "Innovative Methods in the Study of Religion" conference, London, UK
March 2010 - Appeared on panel of Sikh Channel 'Panth Time' programme held in Leeds, UK
February 2010 - Discussion on Panjab Radio 'Sweet Sikhi' show with Navleen Kaur. Recording available here
February 2010 - Attended a workshop with the NUS discussing researching religion among students
February 2010 - Attended an AHRC Media Training Course held in London
January 2010 - Attended FaithXChange conference in Derby, UK
January 2010 - Attended Teaching Spirituality in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges conference in Leeds, UK
December 2009 - Phone-in on Panjab Radio 'Sweet Sikhi' show with Satinder Singh discussing 'What inspires you to learn about Sikhism?'
December 2009 - Attended the SOAS Jordan Lectures in Comparative Religion on 'Sikhism and Postsecular Thought'
November 2009 - Presentation on "Faith and Spirituality from a Sikh perspective" - Kirklees Faiths Forum
November 2009 - ONLINE SURVEY NOW LIVE: http://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/sikhs
October 2009 - Passed Transfer to Full PhD.
September 2009 - Baby Son Born - WOW !
August 2009 - Completion of PhD Transfer document including Theoretical Review, Literature Review, Project Plan and Contextual Outline.
May 2009 - Attended conference on "Whatever happened to Sikh Ethno-nationalism?", Birmingham, UK
May 2009 - Attended International PhD Training Course on "Writing a Ph.D on Identities and Cultures" - Leeds, UK
May 2009 - Paper presented at Religion & Society Phase 2 Launch Conference - Lancaster, UK
April 2009 - Paper presented at BASAS Conference - Edinburgh, UK
March 2009 - Presentation on "Sikhism and the Environment" - Leeds Faiths Forum conference
January 2009 - Paper presented at 'Religion and the Body' - Religion & Society @ Leeds Research Day - Leeds, UK
December 2008 - Attended Religion and Society Programme workshop on 'PhD Research on Religion: Six steps to Success'
October 2008 - Paper presented at Punjab Research Group - London, UK
October 2008 - Start of PhD project
June 2008 - Paper presented at "Sikhs in Europe: History, Religion and Representation" conference - Lund, Sweden
April 2008 - Paper presented at BSA Sociology of Religion annual conference - "Religion and Youth" - Birmingham, UK
