Religion and Belief | Our Research

Below you will find a list of services and resources available to colleagues and students at Newcastle University. You may find it useful to be aware of these either for yourself or to direct members of your team to.

Newcastle University Chaplaincy Service

The Chaplaincy Service is a dedicated team made up of Newcastle colleagues from a variety of faith organisations. The team is committed to making the University a place of religious tolerance, diversity and respect. Colleagues can join a Faiths Forum email group.

Newcastle University Diversity Calendar

The NU Diversity calendar provides a selection of faith festivals, awareness raising days as well as equality, diversity & inclusion-related events reflecting the diverse population of our students and colleagues. You could save the web link or print a copy to make sure you stay up to date on upcoming dates.

Internal Religion and Belief Guidance Page

There is a Religion and Belief guidance page on the intranet with further links and support to be aware of.

Training courses and workshops

You can access training on the Learning Management System (LMS) that cover ‘What Is Religion, Belief and Non-Belief?’ and ‘Religion, Belief and Non-Belief at Work’ (ncl login required).

Newcastle University Annual EDI Report

Within Newcastle’s ‘Annual EDI Report’, the University reports on the colleague demographic in terms of the nine protected characteristics. For example, within the 2022 report, it notes that 17.9% of colleagues told us they had a religion; 13.4% were Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.5% Spiritual, and 0.4% Muslim and or Buddhist. 2.5% stated having a religion not listed and 19.4% reported having no religion.