Sarah Turvill Multifaith Centre

The Sarah Turvill Multifaith Centre

The Sarah Turvill Multifaith Centre is opened with a tree planting ceremony

Multifaith Centre 'ground breaking': Vice-President and Registrar & Secretary, Mike Shore-Nye and Exeter Students’ Guild Communities and Equality Officer, Mia Robillard-Day

The construction site August 2024

The University has made a significant investment to create a new, flexible and inclusive Multifaith Centre in the heart of Streatham Campus.

We have built a dedicated Multifaith Centre that replaces existing Muslim prayer rooms and multifaith spaces in the Old Library and created a new space for quiet reflection and multi-faith activities, which promote respect, community and inclusion.

Located across from the Forum Kitchen and the South Piazza, the Sarah Turvill Multifaith Centre is a space for quiet reflection, multifaith activities and events, as well as providing a 50 person Muslim prayer space, and a dedicated home for our Multifaith Chaplains who serve the whole University community.

The building is named in honour of alumna of the University and former Chair of the University’s Council, Sarah Turvill, who has generously provided transformational philanthropic support and played a key role in advocating for the Multifaith Centre.

Sustainability and reducing carbon emissions have been fundamental both to the design and the construction of the building, which has aimed to achieve Passivhaus certification for its energy efficiency, carbon reduction and air quality. The building is constructed from energy efficient porotherm blocks, and includes air source heat pumps and solar panels on the roof. 

The planting and landscaping around the Multifaith Building will start shortly, with the remaining being undertaken in Spring next year.

We will hold an official opening event in March 2025 to celebrate the new space.

Take a look at this interactive walk through of the building to find out more about the new centre.