Following consultation, the University of Sunderland set up a prayer facility in a small, dedicated building on the city campus. The facility is very popular with students, staff, alumni and the wider community. Feedback from users is that the university’s facilities are seen as inclusive, women-friendly and supportive, both in terms of worship and as a social space.
Through this provision, the university is engaging with traditionally harder-to-reach members of the wider community, who increasingly view the university as a place to study and work. This provision is reviewed as city campus work progresses.