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Faith spaces

We have places on campus set aside for groups or individuals to worship, pray, meditate or reflect, and all students and staff are very welcome to make use of them. There are also some regular extras, such as our portable ‘labyrinth’ (popular during exam periods!), and opportunities to respond to events in the news or mark occasions such as Holocaust Memorial Day or World Aids Day - check out the Keele Chapel Facebook or Instagram, or Islamic Centre Facebook, for the latest. If you want to know more about using these spaces, please contact the chaplains.

The exterior of the Chapel viewed from Union Square, with the metal Forest of Light Sculpture in the foreground. The chapel is a striking blue brick building with two rounded towers at the near end. The left hand side of the building is covered in Virginia creeper which has leaves ranging from green to vivid red.

The Chapel

Everyone is welcome!

The outside of the Islamic Centre - a single story brick building with two white doors providing separate entrances for sisters and brothers.

The Islamic Centre

Read more about the Centre on the Islamic Centre web page.

A simple room with grey carpet containing a comfortable chair, a wooden rack for shoes, and shelves containing prayer mats. There is a picture on the wall of a mountain reflected in a lake. The vaulted ceiling continues past a black room divider that separates the room into two halves.

Prayer and Reflection Rooms

There are rooms around the university available for any students and staff to pray or reflect according to their own beliefs.

There are three prayer rooms in the Chancellors Building:  CBA 0.017 and 19 are specifically for Muslim prayer, one for sisters and one for brothers.  CBA 0.015 is a quiet room open to staff and students of all genders and of all faiths and none for prayer, meditation or reflection.

There are also multi-faith prayer rooms in the David Weatherall building (Room 0.37) and the Clinical Education Centre at the Royal Stoke Hospital site (Room FF13).  These are for quiet and individual use, and are divided by gender to make them suitable for Muslim prayer.

 

The Memorial Garden in the sunshine - there are open areas of grass, wildflower borders, and a mix of trees from saplings to mature.

The Memorial Garden

The Memorial Garden is behind the Clockhouse.

This is a place where all are welcome to reflect and remember Keele alumni, students and staff who have died. Trees may be planted here in memorial by arrangement with the chaplains and alumni team.

To find it, go through both the Clockhouse archways, down the steps and follow the path straight ahead to a gate on your right.

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