Contact us

Our opening times, how to contact us and how to get in touch with our key staff contacts.

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Opening times

The BNBR Life Centre is open 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday throughout semester and vacation times for you to drop in and use our Social and Quiet Spaces.  

If you want to drop in and see a chaplain, there is usually someone around between 10am - 2pm Monday to Thursday during semester times.  


Contact details

For general enquiries, space bookings and Listening Ear Service:

Outside office hours, Chaplains can be contacted via the University Control Room (Email security@shef.ac.uk, Telephone +44 114 222 4085)


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Location

We are no longer located at the Octagon Building, and are temporarily located at 9 Mappin Street. 

Belief, No Belief and Religious (BNBR) Life Centre

9 Mappin Street, Floor 2

Sheffield

S1 4DT

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Staff contacts

If there is a specific team member you want to contact directly, please look at our list below of advisers, associates and chaplains from many religions and beliefs.

Name Role Telephone Email
The Revd Dr Jeremy Clines Co-ordinating Chaplain +44 114 222 4098 j.clines@sheffield.ac.uk
Ameena Blake Muslim Chaplain +44 114 222 9752 ameena.blake@sheffield.ac.uk
Shelley Johnston Anglican Ley Minister   s.n.johnston@sheffield.ac.uk
Father Lee Marshall Associate Chaplain (Roman Catholic) +44 791 229 0687 lee.marshall@sheffield.ac.uk
Rabbi J Golomb Associate Chaplain (Jewish)   bnbr-life@sheffield.ac.uk
Patsy Cunningham Jewish Adviser   patsy.cunningham@sheffield.ac.uk
Deacon Jackie Wright Associate Chaplain (Methodist)   bnbr-life@sheffield.ac.uk
Imam Sheikh Mohammad Ismail DL Emeritus Chaplain (Muslim)   m.ismail@sheffield.ac.uk
Rev Joel Bindanda Associate Chaplain (Pentecostal) +44 794 384 4594 j.bindanda@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Tamara Hervey Anglican/Catholic Adviser +44 114 222 6723 t.hervey@sheffield.ac.uk
Sahar Koohbor Baha'i Advisor   s.koohbor@sheffield.ac.uk
Vimaladasa Associate Chaplain (Buddhist)   vimaladasa@sheffield.ac.uk
Katy Fox-Hodess Buddhist Adviser   katy.fox-hodess@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Dr Raymond Heng Chinese Christian Advisor   r.heng@sheffield.ac.uk
Ruchika Julka Hindu Advisor +44 787 763 0918 bnbr-life@sheffield.ac.uk
Emily Wood Humanist Advisor +44 114 215 9121 e.f.wood@sheffield.ac.uk
Abderrezak Bougara Muslim Advisor +44 114 267 1969 zak.bougara@sheffield.ac.uk
Rachel Rodham Pagan Advisor +44 114 226 8701 r.rodham@sheffield.ac.uk
Awaiting appointment Quaker Advisor    
Awaiting appointment Sikh Advisor   bnbr-life@sheffield.ac.uk
Rev Andi Phillips Unitarian Advisor +44 746 753 1322 andi.phillips@sheffield.ac.uk
Awaiting appointment United Reformed Adviser   bnbr-life@sheffield.ac.uk
Kathryn Fey-Beatson Business Operations Co-Ordinator (BNBR Life Centre) +44 114 222 8923 k.m.fey-beatson@sheffield.ac.uk
Rob Barnett BNBR Life Centre Assistant +44 114 222 4221 rob.barnett@sheffield.ac.uk
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International scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee.

Applications are open for existing offer holders for programmes starting in autumn 2025.