This page provides an update of events attended and presentations made:
7th June 2018: Keynote lecture at ‘Religion as Political Communication’, Loughborough University
4th June 2018: Invited to present at West Midlands Police Association Event, ‘Is there an emergence of Sikh radicalisation in Britain?‘
30th April 2018: Invited to attend Vaisakhi reception at 10 Downing Street
25th April 2018: Invited to present at Home Office Sikh Association (HOSA) Vaisakhi event
17th April 2018: Invited to present at St Philip’s Centre, Leicester
16th April 2018: Presented at Sikh Press Association Annual Review
8th April 2018: Invited by the World Sikh Organisation to speak at their event in Brampton: http://www.worldsikh.org/overwhelming_response_to_askcanadiansikhs_forums
7th April 2018: Invited by Sikh Youth Federation, Canada to participate in ‘Sikh Extremism: Challenging the Media Narrative’: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sikh-extremism-challenging-the-media-narrative-tickets-44434685340#
9th March 2018: Keynote speaker: ‘The idea, context, framing and realities of Sikh radicalisation in Britain’, ‘Contemporary Sikhism, Aston University
13th February 2018: Invited Panelist on Sikh Press Association, ‘Does the media understand Khalistan’ panel discussion. Available here:
23rd January 2018: Sikhri (Sikh Research Institute) webinar on ‘Sikh Radicalisation in Britain’. Available here:
Jan 2018: AHRC Equality and Diversity Workshop, Swindon. Photo here: https://twitter.com/ahrcpress/status/953618978496307200
Nov 2017: ‘The idea, context, framing and realities of Sikh radicalisation in Britain’, CRPL Research Seminar, University of Leeds
Nov 2017: Panel Member, Students’ Question Time, Leeds Minister
Oct 2017: ‘Consultation Talk: Sikh Radicalisation in Britain’, Khalsa Primary School, Leeds
Oct 2017: Invited Attendee: ‘Religious transmission among Sikhs in Britain’, Religion and Diversity Project, University of Ottawa, Canada
Sept 2017: Invited Speaker: ‘Sikh radicalisation in Britain’, CREST conference, Reading
Sept 2017: ‘Research on “Sikh radicalisation” in Britain, Sikh Press Association, Norwood Hall, Southall
July 2017: ‘Sikh radicalisation in Britain, Sikh Education Council
July 2017: Modelling “Sikh radicalisation” in Britain, BSA Socrel 2017, University of Leeds
July 2017: ‘Media representations of British Sikhs’’, Digital Religion: Research and Methods – A CRPL Research Day, The Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds
June 2017: ‘Sikh Radicalisation – consultation presentation’, International Sikh Research Conference, University of Warwick. Read a report about the conference here: http://www.sikhconference.co.uk/isrc-2017/
June 2017: ‘The Accidental Activist’, Public, Political and Religious Engagement in the Study of Religion, The Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds
May 2017: ‘Modelling Sikh “radicalisation” in Britain”, Sikhs and South Asians in the Public Sphere: Precarious Minorities and the New Global Politics of Religion, University of California Riverside
May 2017: ‘Changes in religious transmission to children and young people’, CREST Conference on Children, Justice and Communication, University of Portsmouth
April 2017 – SocRel Stream Plenary ‘Religion and Media’, British Sociological Association Conference 2017, University of Manchester. Speakers: Professor Jolyon Mitchell, Dr Abby Day & Dr Jasjit Singh
August 2016 – ‘Sikh representations in British media and the emergence of British Sikh media’, ‘Media, Religion and Publics’, International Society of Media, Religion and Culture (ISMRC) conference, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea. Full program available here
July 2016 – ‘Developing a model of Sikh Radicalisation in Britain’, Radicalisation and Violent Extremism: Society, Identity and Security’ Workshop, University of Leeds
July 2016 – ‘Researching Hindu Mandirs in Britain’, Building Minority Faith Heritage in Britain: Research, Innovation, and Opportunities workshop, The Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds
June 2016 – ‘Developing a model of Sikh Radicalisation in Britain’, International Sikh Research Conference, University of Warwick. Read a report about the conference here
May 2016 – ‘Modelling Sikh Radicalisation in Britain’, Religion and Terrorism: challenges for Europe workshop, The Centre for Religion and Public Life, University of Leeds
March 2016 – Invited to Mount Royal University and University of Calgary to present ‘From the Family to the Web: Religious Transmissions among Diasporic Sikhs’ as part of the Sikh Speaker Series 2016.
March 2016 – Invited Tutor presenting on ‘Public engagement with research on religion’ at the 2016 ‘Research Methods For The Study Of Religion‘ Course, University of Kent.
February 2016 – Keynote Speaker at Faiths and Civil Societies Unit (FCSU) FaithXChange Annual Conference on ‘Alternative Visions in the Public Sphere’, Goldsmiths University.
November 2015 – Invited Speaker at the Oxford University Sikh Society ‘Discovering Sikhism’ 2015 Conference. View a report here
July 2015 – Program Chair for the 33rd ISSR (International Society for the Sociology of Religion) conference, Louvan-la-Neuve (Belgium), 2015
June 2015 – Invited to ‘Faith and Place Network: Futures‘, Faith and Place network, University of Roehampton
June 2015 – Invited to ‘Social Media, Religion and Political Violence‘, Mediating Religion Network, Open University
May 2015 – Invited to ‘Re-imagining Religion and Belief for Public Policy and Practice‘, AHRC Colloquium at Gladstone’s Library, University of Chester
May 2015 – ‘Diasporic Religious Identity in Emerging Adulthood: The Case of British Sikhs’, Public Lecture, University of California Santa Cruz
May 2015 – ‘The Guru Online: The Role of the Internet and of the Digital Guru in the Religious Lives of Millennial Generation Sikhs’, 4th Sikh Studies Conference, University of California Riverside. Report available here.
April 2015 – Invited to ‘Media, Religion and Diversity workshop’ and Annual Team Meeting, Religion and Diversity programme, University of Ottawa
January 2015 – ‘What’s faith got to do with community and youth work?‘, Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London.
November 2014 – Selected to attend BBC BAME ‘Expert Voices’ Talent Day in Birmingham. Further details here
November 2014 – ‘The Rise and Fall of University Sikh Societies in Britain and the US’, American Academy of Religion Annual Conference, San Diego
November 2014 – ‘The Religious Lives of Young British Sikhs’, Dept of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester
November 2014 – ‘The Life of a Research Project’, PG Training, Dept of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester
September 2014 – ‘Sikh strings: the role of music in the religious lives of young British Sikhs’, British Association for the Study of Religion (BASR) conference, Open University.
August 2014 – ‘New media, Old news? The impact of Sikh media on the religious lives of Young British Sikhs’, International Society for Media, Religion and Culture (ISMRC) conference, University of Kent.
July 2014 – Selected by the AHRC to attend the Connected Communities Festival 2014 Early Career Researcher Workshop, Cardiff, UK.
May 2014 – ‘Houses of the Guru? Young British Sikhs’ engagement with Gurdwaras’, Sikh Studies in the 21st Century, University of California Santa Barbara. Report available here
May 2014 – ‘Sikh Migration to Leeds and Bradford’ Public Lecture, Cartwright Hall, Bradford
April 2014 – ‘Young Sikhs and Identity’ Public Lecture, Cartwright Hall, Bradford
April 2014 – ‘The Cultural Value of South Asian arts in Britain’, BASAS Annual Conference 2014, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
March 2014 – Attended annual meeting of the South Asian Arts Group (SAAG), Manchester Metropolitan University
February 2014 – ‘Sikh-ing Answers: The Evolution of New Methods of Religious Learning among Young British Sikhs’, Religions and Theology Research seminar series, University of Manchester, UK
February 2014 – ‘The Religious Lives of Young British Sikhs’ Seminar, Centre for Society, Religion and Belief, University of Derby, UK
February 2014 – Attended The Cultural Knowledge Ecology: University, Arts and Cultural Partnerships, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
January 2014 – ‘Sikhing On-line are policy-makers looking in the right places’, Faith in the Public Realm Seminar Series, Goldsmiths University, London, UK
December 2013 – ‘Developing a culture of collaborative research’, Research and Innovation Service, Annual Conference 2013: Engaging with the Region, Leeds, UK
November 2013 – ‘The Sikh Community in Leeds’, Religion and Belief conference, West Yorkshire Probation Trust, Leeds, UK
November 2013 – ‘Young British Sikhs’, Punjabi Chetna Kavi Darbar, Hong Kong
November 2013 – ‘University / Community Partnerships in Practice’, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
September 2013 – Attended NCCPE (National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement) Community Partner Network Summit, Bristol, UK
September 2013 – ‘Googling for answers. Young British Sikhs, Religious Transmission and the Internet’, EASR Annual Conference: Religion, Migration, Mutation, Liverpool Hope University, UK
August 2013 – ‘Good Vibrations: Young South Asians, Music and Identity’, SAA-UK Summer School, Leeds College of Music, UK
July 2013 – ‘What actually works? The impact of families, gurdwaras and schools on the religious lives of young British Sikhs’, Sikh Educational Conference 2013, Khalsa Primary School, London, UK
June 2013 – ‘The Rise and Fall of University Sikh Societies’, Religion and the European University: Faith and the Student Experience, ISSR Biennial Conference: Rethinking Community: Religious continuities and mutations in late modernity, University of Turku, Finland
June 2013 – ‘Religion and Family’, ESSL Year 10/11 Decision Day, University of Leeds, UK
June 2013 – ‘Religion in Leeds’, TWIST Residential for School Leavers, University of Leeds, UK
June 2013 – ‘What is Impact?’, Undergraduate Research & Leadership Event, University of Leeds, UK
June 2013 – ‘Family Values: The Impact of the Family on the Religious Lives of Young Sikh adults’, Young Sikhs in a Global World: Negotiating Identity, Tradition and Authority conference, University of Lund, Sweden
June 2013 – ‘Sikh strings: the role of music in the religious lives of young British Sikhs’, Religion and the Arts Religion & Society @ Leeds Research Day, University of Leeds, UK
June 2013 – ‘Community research among British Sikhs’, Leeds ACTS Meeting, Leeds, UK.
May 2013 – ‘Diversity among Khalsa Sikhs’, INFORM, LSE, London, UK.
May 2013 – ‘Places of learning? The role of gurdwaras in the religious lives of 18-30 year old British Sikhs’, Sikholars Conference, Queen Mary University, London, UK.
May 2013 – ‘Googling for answers. Young British Sikhs, Religious Transmission and the Internet’, Religion, Media and Diversity workshop, Imperial College, London, UK.
May 2013 – ‘The Religious Lives of Young British Sikhs’, Contemporary Religion in Historical Perspective: Engaging Outside Academia, Open University, UK. Listen to a post panel discussion about ‘Cross Cultural Identities’ here
April 2013 – ‘Young Sikhs’, A Question of Religion:Young People and Identity in Contemporary Multi-Faith Britain, Brunel University, UK. Slides available here
April 2013 – ‘The Religious Lives of Young British Sikhs: A reflection on community engagement through a Collaborative Doctoral Award ‘, Beyond the Campus, Second research workshop: Higher education, communities and cultural regeneration, University of Brighton, UK. Slides available here
April 2013 – ‘Googling for answers. Young British Sikhs, Religious Transmission and the Internet’, BASAS Annual Conference 2013, University of Leeds, UK
February 2013 – ‘Engaging with Non-Academic Audiences’, University of York, UK
January 2013 – ‘The Transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs’. Presented as part of the ‘Social Sciences and Religion‘ seminar series at Kings College London, UK.
December 2012 – BABY DAUGHTER BORN !
December 2012 – JASJIT SINGH PASSES HIS PHD
November 2012 – ‘Online Surveys in studying Young British Sikhs, Religious Transmission and the Internet’ presentation at the ‘Digital Methodologies in the Sociology of Religion Conference‘, University of Derby, UK.
October 2012 – PhD Thesis Submitted
October 2012 – ‘Sikh Societies in the UK’. Presented at the NUS Sikh Students’ Conference, London, UK.
September 2012 – Presented at the British High Commission in Delhi as part of the AHRC ‘Jalsa: Celebrating UK-India Arts and Humanities Research’ event. Further details here.
May 2012 – Project Update – BECAS Annual General Meeting.
May 2012 – ‘Online Authorities? Young British Sikhs, Religious Transmission and the Internet’ presentation at the ‘Sacred Practices of Everyday Life’ conference, University of Edinburgh, UK. Podcast and slides available here.
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. Poster submitted:
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
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 project poster. Judges comments included “Clear and visually interesting poster. Engaging speaker. Shown impact and dissemination clearly” and “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 to PGCE RE students, Institute of Education, London
November 2010 – ‘Researcher@Leeds: the use of online surveys in doctoral research’. Presentation at White Rose Research Information Forum, Researcher Skills Development conference, University of 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, University of 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, University of 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, University of 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, University of 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 discussing ‘How do you learn about Sikhism?’
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, University of 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, Huddersfield, UK
October 2009 – Passed Transfer to Full PhD.
September 2009 – BABY SON BORN !
August 2009 – Submitted PhD Transfer document including Theoretical Review, Literature Review and Project Plan.
May 2009 – Attended conference on “Whatever happened to Sikh Ethno-nationalism?”, University of Birmingham, UK
May 2009 – Attended International PhD Training Course on “Writing a Ph.D on Identities and Cultures”, University of Leeds, UK
May 2009 – ‘The transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs (18-30)’ presented at Religion & Society Phase 2 Launch Conference – Lancaster, UK
April 2009 – ‘Head First: Young British Sikhs, Hair and the Turban’ presented at BASAS Annual Conference, University of Edinburgh, UK
March 2009 – Presentation on “Sikhism and the Environment”, Leeds Faiths Forum conference
January 2009 – ‘Head First: Young British Sikhs, Hair and the Turban’ 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’, London, UK
October 2008 – ‘Head First: Young British Sikhs, Hair and the Turban’ presented at Punjab Research Group – London, UK
October 2008 – Start of PhD
June 2008 – ‘Head First: Young British Sikhs, Hair and the Turban’ presented at “Sikhs in Europe: History, Religion and Representation” conference, University of Lund, Sweden
April 2008 – ‘A study of the perspectives of young British Sikhs on hair and the turban’ presented at BSA Sociology of Religion annual conference on “Religion and Youth”, Birmingham, UK
Dr Jasjit Singh 