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Bibles could be removed from university halls of residence after a student vote.

Students at Aberystwyth University voted this week in what is reportedly the first ever all-student vote to decide whether a religious text should be placed in university rooms.

Fewer than five per cent of students voted and there were concerns over the “ambiguity” of the question, the Cambrian News reports.

Aberystwyth Students’ Union passed the motion, which considered whether or not it should be union policy to call for the university to allow students to opt out of receiving a Bible or other religious texts that have been placed in their halls room.

The yes or no vote was voted on by 475 out of the university's 10,000 students.

In a statement passing the motion, the Students’ Union said that 300 students voted to support the motion, with 175 voting against.

The union said the vote result is now “binding”.

The union said it would now discuss with the university whether to change the current system so that an option is given in the accommodation application process to allow students to opt out of spiritual texts.

An earlier survey had found that half of students found the compulsory inclusion "uncomfortable" or "unacceptable".

The university said it will review the policy in the wake of the vote.

UPDATE: This article was corrected at 10.15am on May 15 to reflect the fact that students had voted on whether it should be union policy to call for the university to allow students to opt-out of receiving a Bible or other religious texts.