Inclusive facilities - quiet/prayer rooms, childcare, and more

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all visitors.

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Our campus offers several facilities and services to accommodate diverse needs, including:

Quiet spaces and prayer rooms 

We offer several quiet spaces and prayer rooms with wudu facilities near campus during open days for religious observance or quiet reflection.  

You can locate your nearest prayer room via our.

Quiet spaces
  • Students Union - Quiet Room on level 2 (10am-4pm)
  • Diamond - Meeting room 1 (level 3) (10am-4pm)
  • Firth Court - Chancellors Room (10am-4pm)
  • Alfred Denny - Conference room (10am - 4pm)
  • Dental School - Seminar room 1 (10am - 4pm)
  • Hicks Building - F28 (10am-4pm)
  • Jessop Building - Seminar room 116 (10am - 4pm)
  • Mappin Building - John Carr Library meeting room (10am - 4pm)
  • Richard Roberts - Seminar room B79(10am - 4pm)
  • The Wave - Seminar Room 7 (10am-4pm)
  • Medical School - Wellbeing Room CU17b (10am-4pm)
Prayer rooms
  • Med School / Hallamshire Hospital - Muslim prayer room on B Floor and a multifaith room on the right-hand side of the chapel.
  • Firth Court - H1. No Wudu facility nearby.
  • Students' union - Level 2. Wudu facilities are available inside the rooms.
  • Info Commons - E37/E38 - Wudu facilities nearby. E49 (Female) - Prayer Room. E48 (Male) - Prayer Room.
  • Diamond - Wudu facilities in the basement and floor 1. Men & women temporary prayer rooms on floor 1.
  • The Wave - male and female prayer rooms and Wudu facilities on the ground floor, behind reception

Quiet Zone: Away from the campus crowd

We have two outdoor locations close to our main concourse where you can stop for a break or eat your lunch away from the busy central campus:

  • Firth Court Quad
  • Leavygreave Pocket Park

Free childcare for visitors with children aged 11 and under (June and July)

For our June and July 2026 open days, we are trialling a free childcare service for visitors with children/dependents aged 11 and under. This is provided by , a registered childcare provider that the University have worked with since 2017. This service will be open 9am - 4pm, and based in the octagon centre (adjacent to the Students' Union). 

Parents/guardians are required to provide a packed lunch and snacks for their child on the day.

If you are booked to attend our June and/or July open day and would like to make use of this childcare provision, please complete this  as soon as possible. As places are limited, the open days team will then email you back to confirm your place(s) and provide further information and the full registration form for Tinies Yorkshire.

Please note that we require a minimum of 3 working days to accommodate a childcare request.

Gender-neutral bathrooms 

We have gender-neutral toilets accessible to visitors across our campus. You can find the location of gender-neutral bathrooms via on our visitor web pages.

Dietary requirements 

We have Halal, vegetarian and vegan options available across all catering outlets on our campus. For further information, please visit the page of our website.

Accessible routes

In partnership with AccessAble, previously DisabledGo, and includes a number of route plans to help visitors navigate across campus. We have also developed the dedicated mobile app ‘AccessAble - UOS’ to make accessing this information even easier. The app is available free for both and devices.

Please note that not all buildings and facilities are open at weekends and during our offer holder events.

For support with finding available facilities and services during your visit, please feel free to ask our event staff at the Information Hubs.


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