A major report commissioned by the Church of England and supported by many of the main faith communities in the UK, Faiths in Higher Education Chaplaincy offers a tutorial in the valuable work of university and college chaplains up and down the country. It calls on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the government to continue to invest in chaplaincies to help them further their significant contribution to social cohesion, at a time when 43 per cent of young people in England and Wales have experienced higher education.

Chaplains actively demonstrate how religious communities can work alongside each other in an environment of mutual respect that promotes dialogue, builds community cohesion and so in turn challenges extreme perspectives, argues the Revd Jeremy Clines, chaplain of York St John University.

Examples of good practice highlighted in the report include setting up inter faith societies, organising visits to places of worship, or mounting a ‘faith week’ to raise awareness about different world faiths. The report points to the key role such projects play in fostering good relations between the future leaders of different faith communities in the UK.

The contents of this report can also be downloaded here.

Also available: Executive Summary.