Prayer rooms

The DMU Prayer Rooms are open for use for students and staff on Monday to Friday from 8am until 9pm, during term time when DMU is open. 

The Muslim Prayer Rooms are based on the Lower Ground Floor of the Portland Building. The Prayer Room entrance is found at the rear entrance of Portland Building on Newarke Close, through the car park. Our full address is:

Portland Building
De Montfort University
Newarke Close
Leicester
LE2 7GZ

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Brothers' Prayer Room

The Brothers' Prayer Room (Room 00.31) has been extended with the new area having an induction loop to assist hearing, and is wheelchair accessible. It has ablution facilities (Room 00.31b) and nearby toilets (Room 00.18).

Sisters' Prayer Room

The Sisters’ Prayer Room (Room 00.27) is next door where prayers can be joined with the Imam. The full room has an induction loop to assist hearing and is wheelchair accessible. It has facilities for ablution (Room 00.20) and toilets (Room 00.19). In these toilets, free sanitary products will be offered, as part of a De Montfort Students Union (DSU) campaign to address period poverty across De Montfort University (DMU) campus, to improve female wellbeing across the university.  

If you are a member of staff working on campus and are unable to attend the Prayer Room when it is open, you may want to discuss with your line manager whether it is feasible to allow time for you to visit other local faith centres. 

To find an alternative local mosque you can search using Mosque Finder.