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Where can I pray?
Where can I pray?
There are loads of spots on campus dedicated to prayer or quiet thought and reflection. Take a look at our spaces below and find out where’s best for you.
Christian Chapel in the Emmanuel Centre
The Universities Chaplaincy service has a Christian chapel in the Emmanuel Centre.
Catholic Chaplaincy
The Catholic Chaplaincy, near to campus on St Marks Avenue, holds Mass on most days and there’s plenty of space for reflection and prayer.
The Green Room
The Green Room is our main Islamic prayer space on campus, open Monday to Friday 11:00 - 19:00 and located on the side of the Conference Auditorium, behind the Edge. It offers separate prayer rooms, ablution and washroom facilities for brothers and sisters, and has disabled access and washroom facilities. Contact equality@leeds.ac.uk to ask for the access code for the Green Room.
Cemetery Lodge – fully closed for refurbishment
Cemetery Lodge is closed for refurbishment to create a better-equipped and more welcoming prayer and study space for our Muslim community. Work is due to be completed in 2025.
Chemical and Process Engineering Building – new temporary Islamic prayer space
This prayer facility is located in the basement of the Chemical and Process Engineering Building, and will be open Monday to Friday, from 11:00 to 17:30. This includes accessible prayer and ablution facilities.
The access code for the prayer space entrance is available from the Student Information Service either by sending an email from your university email address, or by showing your student/staff ID at the Student Information Point in the foyer of the Chemical and Process Engineering Building, or at any of the other Student Information points.
This new space replaces the temporary prayer space in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and the cabins next to the Medical and Biological Engineering Building which will be closed from 2 November. For more information about prayer facilities email muslimstudentsupport@leeds.ac.uk, or contact the Leeds University Union Islamic Society. Muslim Student Adviser, Sister Jaan Malik, offers 1:1 support for Muslim students and other members of the University community. You can contact Sister Jaan by emailing j.malik@leeds.ac.uk.
Jewish Prayer Space
Hillel Student Centre Synagogue has regular Morning Prayer services and offers Orthodox and Egalitarian Friday night services.