Maybe it's different for me being in a university setting, but most students I would suspect are muslim based on their names aren't wearing hijabs, in fact it's rare.
I'm going to say yes, it's because you're in a university setting. Any female Muslim at a university with white male British folk is part of a tolerant family seeking to truly integrate. I wish I could say that was a reflection of Islamic immigration in general. But it's not.

Try going to the suburbs of Birmingham. Whenever I have to get the bus through certain parts, it is clear that many Islamic immigrants have no intention of integrating. ALL of the women you can see are wearing at least a hijab, and we are talking about a district where there are very few, if any, white people living. The schools in these regions are Islamic schools, then banks are Islamic, the shops are Islamic. This would be fine if it were unique. There's regions of Spain where it's full of English people, who speak exclusively English and eat fish and chips. The Spanish don't really like these guys, can't say I blame them. Fortunately for Spain, it's not widespread. If it were, then the English would be more disliked. And we're not even batshit religious nutjobs, we share a lot in common with the Spanish, even if we speak different languages.