Promoting Equality of Opportunity and Diversity

The University welcomes staff and students of all faiths and beliefs. If you would like more information please visit the University Chaplaincy web pages for details on provisions within the University and in the local community.

The University has a Religion and Belief Position Paper PDF / word and since October 2010 an Inter Faith Council with representatives from different major Faith groups acting as Faith Advisors.

Christian Distinctiveness at Canterbury Christ Church

The Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) recently funder the Leadership Foundation to produce a report on the identities of the Cathedrals Group Universities (a mission group to which the University belongs.) The report was finalised in March 2011 and discussed the features that make Cathedrals Group Institutions distinctive.

The Report: "Distinctiveness and identity in a challenging HE environment: a unique opportunity for Cathedrals Group institutions"

Useful Resources

The Higher Education Academy have produced a series of Faith Guides, that can be downloaded for free.

These guides (published 2006) aim to give information to staff in the Higher Education sector on how best to support students with a variety of religious beliefs.

Currently covering Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism, the series has been written by respected academics with many years' research and teaching experience in their fields of expertise, and in consultation with religious communities.