Research

Research thrives at Laidlaw College. Through publications, public lectures, seminars, and postgraduate study, our academic community pursues rigorous, faith-shaped scholarship that engages the Church and wider world.

Research
Pursuing questions that matter

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Research at Laidlaw

At Laidlaw College, research isn’t confined to the library—it shapes how we think, teach, and engage with the world. Our academics are actively involved in research and publication, contributing scholarship that speaks into theology, ministry, and contemporary issues facing the Church and society today.

Twice a year, we publish Stimulus, our peer-reviewed research journal, bringing together voices from Laidlaw and beyond to explore faith, culture, and practice. Alongside this, we host public lectures and academic conferences that open up rigorous, faith-shaped conversation to the wider community—opportunities to wrestle with big questions together.

Each week, our research seminars bring staff and students into dialogue, testing ideas, sharing findings, and building a culture where scholarship is a shared endeavour rather than a solitary pursuit.

Postgraduate study is central to this life of inquiry. Our students are undertaking Masters and PhD theses and dissertations, contributing original research across theology, biblical studies, and related fields—work that will shape the Church’s thinking for years to come.

If you’re drawn to deep thinking in service of faith and community, you’ll find a home for it here.