Chaplaincy and Meeting House
Discover our Meeting House and chaplaincy. A welcoming space for everyone, right in the heart of campus.
About the Meeting House and chaplaincy
The Meeting House is in the middle of our campus by Library Square. It‘s the base for our campus chaplains and also an excellent place for quiet study, relaxing, chatting with friends or eating your lunch.
The first floor of the Meeting House is our iconic kaleidoscopic round space, where the light is different every week. The atmosphere is charged with a sense of the sacred.
On the ground floor you'll find a large open space and small kitchen where you can get a tea or coffee, or use the micowave.
Opening times
- Monday to Friday 8am - 8pm during term time
- Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm during vacation periods.
Key contacts
- James Croft, University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor
- Janine Thorogood, Administration Officer
Chaplaincy
Chaplains are here for the whole campus and to offer welcoming, informal support to all, whether you are with or without faith.
We are here to help and value talking about some of the 'big questions' about life, direction, and the stuff that 'makes us tick'.
You may just want to sit in our beautiful chapel on the first floor, whatever your religious persuasion (or lack of one) and be quiet for a time.
We provide regular opportunities throughout the week for staff and students to de-stress and relax, through mindfulness and meditation sessions.
If you want to talk to one of the chaplains, you can read their biographies and view their contact details.
Welcome to the Meeting House
An exterior shot of the Meeting House, with green grass and trees surrounding the building.
Sunlight reflecting through the coloured glass windows of the Meeting House.
Coloured glass reflects the light.
Rag 'n' Bone Man during the filming of the video for Crossfire
A performance taking place in The Chapel
Regular services
Find specific dates and details of services and sessions on the events page.
- Week day services
- Monday 12pm - Roman Catholic Eucharist
- Tuesday 12.15pm - Church of England, Anglican (weekly service of Holy Communion)
- Tuesday 5.30pm- Roman Catholic Eucharist (term time only)
- Thursday 12pm - Roman Catholic Eucharist
- Friday 12pm - Roman Catholic Eucharist
- Sunday services
6pm - Roman Catholic Mass, followed by refreshments
- Meditation
Meditation sessions are available in person or online.
- Tuesday 1pm online, please email our Quaker chaplain Jason to join the mailing list and receive weekly reminders complete with Zoom links, for campus community and local Quakers. The online meditation enables you to seek spiritual guidance for whatever is bothering you, listening to that deepest part of you that is essentially good.
- Wednesday 6.30-7.30pm, Buddhist Mediation (term time only)
- Thursday 1pm, 'Focus', Focusing (Gendlin) meditation. In person meditation enables you to tap into your body's own innate wisdom, a powerful psychotherapeutic approach offered in a way that is safe and accessible.
- Organ recitals
D'Arcy Trinkwon, University Organist, is one of the outstanding virtuoso organists of his generation. He performs in international festivals and concert series around the world giving concerts in concert halls, cathedrals and churches, including television and radio broadcasts. He is also organist to Worth Abbey
He will perform 45 minutes of music on the last Wednesday of the month during term time at 12pm.
Enjoy a vast repertoire of organ music on D'Arcy's YouTube channel.
- Chamber Choir
The Chamber Choir meets on Mondays at 6pm-7.30pm. (term time only)