Faith spaces, University of Manchester

On Campus. If you're interested to see where the various kinds of faith facilities are located on campus, see this interactive map and select 'multifaith prayer and contemplation spaces'. See also this recent study of the use and benfits of such spaces in Manchester and a brief overview of faith, belief and worship at the university.

Incident at Heaton Park Synagague, Yom Kippur

In solidarity. We express our heartfelt sympathy with those who died, their families, and all who have been affected by the attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue on 2 October 2025. Rabbi Daniel Walker, the synagogue’s spiritual leader, is a former student of ours, and another of those present was the synagogue’s vice president Rob Kanter, a current PhD student with us, researching the history of Jewish-Muslim relations in the UK. Their ties to our community make this tragedy feel especially close. Education alone will not repair the world, but as we go about our work in the Department of Religions & Theology and in the Centre for Jewish Studies, attempting to understand religion, that most powerful of social forces, let us rededicate ourselves to building understanding, resisting hatred, and affirming the bonds of humanity that unite us. Here is the UoM President’s statement. 

BBC News

Judaism. R&T PhD student Rob Kanter, whose research is in Jewish-Muslim history, speaks to the BBC about the attack on Heaton Park Synagogue and continuing the Yom Kippur service. 2 Oct 2025. Further information.