Building student relationships across religion and worldview difference

Lucy Peacock; Mathew Guest; Kristin Aune; Alyssa Rockenbach; Ashley Staples; Matthew Mayhew

Building student relationships across religion and worldview difference

Lucy Peacock
, Mathew Guest
, Kristin Aune
, Alyssa Rockenbach
, Ashley Staples
, Matthew Mayhew

Research Centre for Peace and Security

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Abstract

Survey research with over 8,000 students in 2021 and 2022, together with case study research at four very different universities, investigated students’ views about, and experiences of, worldview diversity on university campuses. It revealed what universities are doing to facilitate relationshipbuilding and makes recommendations to improve universities’ work in this area.

Original language	English
Publisher	IDEALS UK
Number of pages	44
Publication status	Published - 2023

Funding

This research could not have taken place without the generous support of our principal funder, Porticus. We were fortunate to receive additional support from The Spalding Trust and Durham University.

Funders
Porticus UK

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

religion
Higher Education
Interfaith dialogue

Themes

Faith and Peaceful Relations

Access to Document

ideals-uk-final-report

Understanding freedom of speech in higher education in the light of good practice in interfaith relations
Aune, K. (Speaker)
1 Nov 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

IDEALS UK: Building positive relationships among university students across religion and worldview diversity
Aune, K. (Principal Investigator), Guest, M. (Principal Investigator), Mayhew, M. (Co-Investigator), Rockenbach, A. (Co-Investigator) & Peacock, L. (Researcher)
1/08/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research

Comparisons Across Higher Education Contexts: Findings from Collaboratively Adapting an Interfaith Diversity Study
Bowling, R., Staples, B. A., Mayhew, M., Rockenbach, A., Guest, M., Aune, K. & Peacock, L., 11 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Comparative Education Review. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How can universities support students’ interfaith learning? Findings from a longitudinal survey of students in the UK
Aune, K., Peacock, L., Rockenbach, A., Guest, M. & Mayhew, M., 4 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Higher Education. (In-Press), p. (In-Press)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multi-faith in policy only? Religion and belief inequalities at UK universities since the Equality Act
Aune, K., Fryer, T., Peacock, L. & Guest, M., 30 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Building student relationships across religion and worldview difference

Abstract

Funding

UN SDGs

Keywords

Themes

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Activities

Understanding freedom of speech in higher education in the light of good practice in interfaith relations

Projects

IDEALS UK: Building positive relationships among university students across religion and worldview diversity

Research output

Comparisons Across Higher Education Contexts: Findings from Collaboratively Adapting an Interfaith Diversity Study

How can universities support students’ interfaith learning? Findings from a longitudinal survey of students in the UK

Multi-faith in policy only? Religion and belief inequalities at UK universities since the Equality Act

Cite this