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Royal Holloway

We are one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, with 19 academic departments spanning the arts and humanities, sciences, social sciences, management and economics

Founder's and rainbow. Photo taken by Will Chamberlin, 2nd year Geography

Outstanding campus

We have one of the world’s most beautiful campuses with everything you need in 135 acres of parkland

International outlook

We're ranked 1st in the UK and 5th in the world for international outlook in the Times Higher World Rankings

Our location

We’re a College of the University of London, but our safe, leafy campus is based in Egham, Surrey, less than 40 minutes by train from central London and just seven miles from Heathrow airport

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a PhD?

We have lots to offer in terms of academic and financial support across a range of subjects

Our research
impact

How is our research making headlines? Find out in our slideshow

The Curiosity
Project

Go behind the scenes of our ambitious development programme and see what excites your curiosity

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Bollywood's love affair with Shakespeare

Description: Shakespeare is a bigger hit than ever in Bollywood, according to researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, and for the first time, Indian filmmakers are cashing in on his name to attract huge audiences.
Date:: 16/04/2014

Royal Holloway expert to advise German government on African climate change

Description: Today (Wednesday 9 April), a leading academic from Royal Holloway, University of London is to give expert evidence on climate change and urbanization in Africa to the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) in Berlin.
Date:: 09/04/2014

New app turns text messages into animated film

Description: Mobile phone users will be able to bring to life their archived text messages using a new app being developed by award-winning researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Date:: 07/04/2014

Inspired by… Classics student transforms the Ancient World into modern day musical

Description: With a passion for music and a natural affinity with the Ancient World, Classics student Stephanie Fitchett seems to have found the perfect way of combining both her loves – by writing her own show Odyssey the Musical.
Date:: 02/04/2014

Events|

Lunchtime Reading: Andrew Cowan, Worthless Men

Date: 15/05/2014
Description: Author Andrew Cowan reads from his novel 'Worthless Men', about the First World War and set in an English provincial town in 1916. For further details click on the link above.

Play! Festival of Culture 2014

Date: 03 - 06/06/2014
Location:: Royal Holloway campus
Description: Play!, our annual festival of culture – where theatre, dance, music, comedy, creative writing, debate and media meet to showcase the best of creations by students and staff - is coming home to Royal Holloway's campus this year, after two hugely successful years at The Firestation Centre for Arts & Culture, Windsor. For further details click on the link above.

Garden Party

Date: 08/06/2014
Location:: South Quad
Description: An annual event in aid of local charities. For further information click on the link above.