The NICE annual Research Symposium aims to bring together Christian education scholars from around Australia and overseas to exchange scholarly research, insights and innovations, in order for our Christian education sector to flourish and grow. The 2025 research symposium will be a full-day, in-person event located at Alphacrucis University College in Sydney on Friday 09 May, 2025.

The field of education faces major complexities felt by institutions globally and schools locally. Challenges are wide-ranging, and the implications for leadership, professional administration, and in terms of educational risks and accountabilities have been enormous.   

These challenges call for responses that move beyond human intellect and draw deeply from God’s imagination for a flourishing earth. The first picture of this is in the Garden of Eden, where we see the first pattern of community (being with God and each other), creativity and delight (in work that generates beauty and enjoyment), and discernment or critique (in creating things that are just, meaningful and good—and naming them).  

The focus of this symposium is to draw together researchers, scholars, and academics to share their scholarly work in the field of Christian education, particularly referencing the biblical themes of community, creativity, and critique. The research symposium will include a keynote research address, as well as concurrent (strand-based) research presentations, depending on presenter numbers.   

Participants and presenters, please Register your attendance at the Symposium in Sydney on 09 May, 2025 using the ticket option below.

Cancellations: If you need to cancel, please let us know by Wednesday 30 April. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to offer refunds for cancellations made after this date.

For further information, contact [email protected]

Submissions for the Symposium can be made until the end of February