Lloyd (Zanna-Rex) was appointed as the Academic Administrative Officer to the Department at the start of January 2019. Zanna comes from a multi-skilled background with specialisation in Events and Administration. Her admin/events career began at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Westville, Durban. She was appointed as the assistant to the Desmond Tutu Centre in 2017, whereafter she joined the Department. Her passion for people, artistic and creative know-how, attention to detail and out-of-the-box lifestyle shapes her work style, productivity, and ethics.

CODE FORUM (16-19 September 2026)

Events

CODE Forum brings researchers, academics, practitioners and students together with a focus on approaches which relate community development to diakonia and Christian social practice. CODE Forum is an international, ecumenical space for the exchange and development of research, learning and practice. CODE Forum facilitates and promotes international projects developed in the Forum face to face…

Call for Submissions: Anders Bäckström Prize 2024

Events

Submit your master thesis to the Anders Bäckström Prize 2024! Professor emeritus in the Sociology of Religion Anders Bäckström (Uppsala University) has founded a fund to support research on diaconia, Christian social practice, welfare and religion, and in particular young researchers in this field. The Anders Bäckström Fund is placed at the University of Uppsala.…

Invitation to the International Diaconia Webinar

Events

Understanding Practice as Research November 22nd, 2024, 9.00–12.00 (CET) / 10.00–13.00 (EET) / 8.00 – 11.00 (UK) In the international diaconia webinar series we are exploring how everyday diaconal practice with people may become a space of dynamic inquiry which is supportive of innovative change with people. This webinar will introduce the forthcoming interdiac publication…

ReDi Conference 2023 in Oslo, Norway

Events

The 9th Conference for Research in Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi) on 31 May to 2 June 2023 is approaching. The theme of the conference is Contested spaces of diaconia. Seeking justice, safety and well-being. More information can be found here.    The conference will take place at VID Specialized University in Oslo. Digital…