Prayer and quiet space

Announcement A new prayer room is available on the Marston Road Site. Room G.42 is equipped with prayer mats and privacy screens. All staff and students are welcome to use room 1.63 as a quiet room.

There are spaces set aside for prayer, contemplation and quiet across all Oxford Brookes University campuses. They are all open during core teaching hours, with some out-of-hours access.

Please follow all signage relating to keeping the spaces clean and using them safely.

If you have comments about the spaces, how we could improve them or how you would like to see them used, please complete the form in the quick links.

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Harcourt Hill Campus

Our spaces on Harcourt Hill are open during core teaching hours and some evenings.

A new prayer room has opened in GLG building. It has washing facilities, level access, and a designated space for women's prayer. The door code is C-1278.
The Westminster Chapel is at the heart of campus and provides a quiet space, open to all. There is a piano that students and staff can request to practice on. The Chapel is also used for worship or commemoration services (for example, during Advent or on Remembrance Day).
There is a quiet room in the Chapel entrance vestibule (to the left of the main doors).

Headington: Gipsy Lane

The Multifaith Chaplaincy Rooms can be found on the ground floor of the Buckley Building on the Headington Campus. There is card access to the building whenever campus is open.

We are open for prayer and worship, study and discussion, drop-in and socialising every day of the week, with something for most people. Anyone is welcome, and whenever you call in you will be sure to meet some great people.

The Garden Room is adjacent to the tea point and the Multifaith Chaplaincy office. This space is open for prayer and worship, for socialising, sharing lunch with friends, and meeting with the Chaplains. There is tea and coffee available in the tea point next door. Many of our events are held here.
The Garden Room can be booked for events at the discretion of the University Chaplain. If you are staff or student and would like to book a space, please do drop in or email chaplaincy@brookes.ac.uk. Please familiarise yourself with the room usage guidance.
The Prayer room (also known as the Inner Room) is adjacent to the ablution facilities. This space is open for prayer and worship, meditation, and quiet time. Prayer mats and scriptures are available. It will be available during core teaching hours, but may occasionally be used for events in the evenings or outside UMP semester time.

Read the room usage guidelines.

Headington: Marston Road

There is a designated prayer room on the ground floor of the Marston Road Site, and a quiet room on the first floor. They should be unlocked during campus opening hours; if you find them to be locked when you need access please contact reception.

The prayer room is on the ground floor in room G.42 (near the lecture theatre).
The quiet room is on the first floor in room 1.63 (near the upper entrance to the lecture theatre).

Swindon Campus

The prayer and quiet room can be found on the first floor (Room 1.17). Prayer mats are available, and there are washing facilities available in the building. The prayer and quiet room is accessible whenever the building is open.

Please note, due to limitations on space this room may need to be used by a First Aider in an emergency.