In the context of heated discussion and debate about recent UK government requests to 'build community cohesion and tackle violent extremism in the name of Islam at universities and colleges', this talk explores the intersections of government policy, campus spaces and religious identities. To do so, information from interviews with twenty seven Muslim university students attending a British higher education institution are used. In particular, the talk focuses upon three main issues. First, the reactions of Muslim students and their responses to this government policy highlight how this has contributed to their senses of exclusion and marginalisation. Second, the students experiences of the university campus are examined, focusing in particular upon the ways in which they construct this place of learning as a 'liberal space'. The final issue reflects upon the students constructions and contestation of their Islamic identities in the context of global, national and local issues, thereby highlighting variations in religious identities and practices across the student body.