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10 Facts About Helen Dawes

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Helen Elizabeth Dawes was born on 5 January 1974 and is a British academic administrator.

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Helen Dawes studied Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996: as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts degree.

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In 1999, Dawes matriculated into Westcott House, Cambridge, to study theology and train for holy orders.

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Helen Dawes left in 2002 to be ordained in the Church of England.

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Helen Dawes continued her studies and graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with a Master of Arts degree.

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Helen Dawes undertook a part-time Doctor of Philosophy degree in theology and economics at King's College London.

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Helen Dawes graduated in 2018, and her doctoral thesis was titled "An examination of the contextualisation of the human person as a potential contribution to conversation between theology and political economy".

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Helen Dawes was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2002 and as a priest in 2003.

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In 2015, Helen Dawes returned to parish ministry, having been appointed Team Rector of Shaftesbury in the Diocese of Salisbury.

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Helen Dawes was additionally Dean of Women's Ministry for the diocese from 2016.