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Prayer and Contemplation Rooms

The University recognises the important role that faith, belief and spirituality plays in the lives of many people. UCD provides a number of dedicated spaces for individual or group worship, quiet contemplation, reflection, meditation or prayer. All students and employees have a duty to respect other users and to ensure the environment remains welcoming to people of all faiths and beliefs, and for those who do not adhere to a religious faith.

The Faith and Religion Working group has been established to better understand UCD’s campus climate in relation to faith and religion and explore the topics of expression of faith, religious equality, religious diversity, religious inclusion. More information about the Faith and Religion Working group can be found here. 

Below is a summary of the prayer and contemplation rooms available in UCD.  Please use the (opens in a new window)Estates Services Map to locate the buildings.

For more information in regards to the location, access, type and contact details please click on each room on the below list.

Prayer and Contemplation Rooms

Location: It is found on the path in front of the Health science and Conway building if you follow it to the right. There is a bush around it, can be easy to walk past if you don’t know it’s there, so maybe pictures of the building from the path could be useful to have on the website.

Type: It is a Muslim prayer space.

Access: Booking is not required. In case the room is locked, please knock on the door and wait for someone to open the door. UCD Islamic society members have the code to enter.

Contact: Islamic Society <islamic@ucdsocieties.ie>

Location: Located through an external door in Block E

Type: A multi faith room

Access: Booking is not required. In case the room is locked, please talk to the estate services desk that manages the key and can open it at any stage.

Contact: services.blackrock@ucd.ie (01) 716 8908n open it at any stage.

Location: (opens in a new window)Level 2 of the James Joyce Library (Room 206).

Type: A quiet multi faith room is available for prayer and contemplation. This room is open to any student or staff working in the Library who is seeking a place to pray, meditate, or reflect.

Access: There is no key, code or booking required. It is freely accessible to anyone using the Library Booking is not required.

Contact: Please direct any questions to the Welcome Desk on Level 1.

Location: Across from the student services and science building

Type: It is a Christian prayer space

Access: Booking is not required. It is a Christian prayer space which is open from 8am -7pm every day. It’s open to the public, so staff and students can drop in anytime. During term time mass is at 12:05-12:30 Mon-Fri and Sunday @11am during term time.

Contact: Becky Heaslip <becky.heaslip@ucd.ie>

Location: The contemplation room is attached to the side of St. Stephens Chaplaincy, over by the lake and Confucius Center. 

Type: Christian faith space. 

Access: Booking is not required. A separate side entrance and is open from 8am-9pm every day during term time for any staff or student to use. 

Contact: Becky Heaslip <becky.heaslip@ucd.ie>

Prayer and Contemplation Rooms Table

Contact UCD Equality Diversity and Inclusion

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
E: edi@ucd.ie