How ‘campus climate’ affects students’ attitudes to people of different religions

By Kristin Aune, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Coventry University
Mathew Guest, Professor in the Sociology of Religion, Durham University
Matthew J. Mayhew, Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University

This year’s new university students are settling into life on campuses often notable for their diversity – and that includes in religion. Over 33,000 Buddhist students started university in the UK in 2023-24, for instance, alongside 769,220 Christian and 37,520 Sikh students.

Universities have a role to play in helping their students relate to others of different religious backgrounds, especially at a time of concern…

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