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Field trips

Fieldwork is a key part of the experience of doing Geography at Royal Holloway. The Department offers a substantial and exciting range of field trips in the UK and overseas. Current locations include Netherlands, Spain, Sicily, and London. The cost of the Year 1 fieldtrip to Spain is included in the student fee.

Athena Swan UK Silver Award

Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London has achieved a Athena Swan UK Silver Award.

2026 Infographics

We are delighted by the excellent performance of the department in the recently published Guardian Higher Education league tables for Geography.

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Geography is a vibrant hub of international research and researchers.

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Fieldwork is critical to researching our changing world

“The fieldtrip to Spain confirmed to me that this is really what I want to do.”
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100%

students agree teaching staff are good at explaining things

Source: NSS 2025

100%

of research impact is 4* or 3* world leading and internationally excellent

Source: REF, 2021

4th

for graduate prospects

Source: out of 71, The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2027

Top 10

in the UK for Geography out of 65

Source: The Guardian University Guide, 2027

8th

in the UK for research

Source: out of 70, The Complete University Guide, 2027

48th

in the world for Geography

Source: Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, 2026

1st

in the UK for staff-to-student ratio

Source: out of 65, The Guardian University Guide, 2027

12th

for student satisfaction in the UK

Source: out of 70, The Complete University Guide, 2027

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  • Geography

    Physical Geography

    3 years full time

    BSc F840

  • Geography

    Geography BA

    3 years full time

    BA L700

  • Geography

    Geography, Environment and Climate

    3 years full time

    BSc F810

  • Geography

    Geography BSc

    3 years full time

    BSc F800

  • Geography

    Human Geography

    3 years full time

    BA L701

  • Geography

    Geography, Culture and Identity

    3 years full time

    BA L710

  • Geography

    Geography, Geopolitics and Global Affairs

    3 years full time

    BA L711

  • Geography

    Global Futures: Justice, Development and Sustainability

    1 year full time

    MSc

  • Geography

    Gender Studies Global Futures pathway

    1 year full time

    MSc

  • Geography

    Cultural Geography

    1 year full time

    MRes

  • Geography

    Geopolitics, Development, Security and Justice

    1 year full time

    MRes

  • Geography

    Global Futures: Culture and Creativity

    1 year full time

    MSc

  • Geography

    MSc Geography by Research

    1 year full time

    MSc by Research

  • Geography

    Geography PhD

    4 years full time

    PhD

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