Victoria Anne Bird

Thesis title:

The Long Ending of the Gospel of Mark: A Text-Critical and Narrative Study of its History and Impact

Research Area

New Testament
Theology, Divinity and Religion

Conferences

EABS Graduate Symposium, "Everything Comes to an End: Exploring the significance of endings and the impact of Mark 16.9–20 on how readers understand Mark's Gospel," 6 March 2025, University of Groningen

University of Nottingham Work-in-Progress Seminar Series, "From Heavenly Translation to Bodily Resurrection: The posthumous Jesus in the Gospel of Mark and early Christian history," 5 February 2025, University of Nottingham

Teachfest @ University Park 2024, “Experiences of a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant,” 5 July 2024, University of Nottingham

Texas A&M Graduate Student Conference 2024, “The Crisis of the Cross and the Resurrection Resolution,” 10 February 2024, Texas A&M University

Teachfest @ University Park 2023, "Facing the Future of Teaching in Higher Education," 5 July 2023, University of Nottingham

Other Research Interests

Textual Criticism
Early Christianity
Women in the New Testament
The Quest for the Historical Jesus

Memberships

British New Testament Society
European Association of Biblical Studies

Scholarships and Awards

Midlands4Cities AHRC Doctoral Studentship (2022-Present)
Midlands4Cities Nottingham Masters Scholarship (2021-2022)
Edward Ball Prize for Best Dissertation in a Biblical Subject (2021), University of Nottingham
David Garlick Prize for Best Piece of Work in Islamic Studies (2020), University of Nottingham
Shelton-Smith Biblical Language 1^st Prize for Introduction to Biblical Greek (2019), University of Nottingham
Lady Susan Greenaway Award for Foundation Arts Academic Success (2018), University of Nottingham

Teaching

Foundation Arts research workshop, “My PhD Research and the Research Process,” 17^th October 2024, University of Nottingham

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant in Theology and Religious Studies (2023-2024), University of Nottingham

Foundation Arts Research Workshop, “My PhD Research and the Research Process,” 23 November 2023, University of Nottingham

Professional Development

Biblical Hebrew Academic Intensive, 7-16 January 2025, Westminster College Biblical Languages Winter School

British School at Rome Workshop, 10-17 March 2024, Midlands4Cities

Preparing to Teaching in Higher Education Certificate, 26 July 2023, University of Nottingham

German Level A1 of the CEFR, 2022, University of Nottingham Language Centre