Royal Holloway provides excellent facilities across all faculties: there are two well-equipped libraries, a Computer Centre, several IT laboratories for teaching and for 24-hour independent internet access as well as a wireless network, theatre spaces, and specialist science laboratories including an MRI scanner and an Electron Microscopy Unit.
Teaching methods vary across subjects, and include seminars, lectures, workshops, fieldwork and laboratory work. The style of university-level teaching in the UK places special emphasis on the role of independent study. This approach encourages self-discipline and self-reliance, showing that education is not just about acquiring specific knowledge but is designed to develop lifelong transferable skills. For example students may spend time preparing coursework and researching for assignments, either individually or in small groups, in addition to their formal lectures and seminars.