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Royal Holloway was founded on principles of social inclusion, equality and being amongst the first places in Britain where women could enter higher education.

Contact the Widening Access team

We have a contextual offer and financial support available to students who meet certain Widening Access criteria.

For schools/colleges in London and the South East we offer a range of activities, resources and opportunities for students in years 7-13.

5 year Access & Participation Plan 2019/20 APP monitoring – provider impact report 2020 - 2025 APP summary

HEAT (Higher Education Access Tracker) 

We use HEAT to store data about students we've worked with as part of evaluating our outreach activity. Student data is collected directly from schools/colleges as part of a data sharing agreement.

Read the Royal Holloway, University of London HEAT privacy notice 

Read the overall HEAT privacy notice

Contact the Widening Access team

Book an outreach activity

See our range of live online and in person activities.

Residentials

Experience university life at Royal Holloway on one of our free residentials for students in Year 10, 11 and 12.

RH Link

A 2 year subject specific programme for year 12s & 13s.

Celebrating Black History

Upcoming events, resources and the Black Creatives Award

Widening Access applicants

Thinking of applying to us? Find contextual offers, bursaries/scholarships and much more here.

Online content

Videos, resources, blogs, tutorial packs and more

Meet the WA team

Get to know the Widening Access team and how to contact

Explore Royal Holloway

Scholarships

Get help paying for your studies at Royal Holloway through a range of scholarships and bursaries.

Clubs and societies

There are lots of exciting ways to get involved at Royal Holloway. Discover new interests and enjoy existing ones.

Accommodation

Heading to university is exciting. Finding the right place to live will get you off to a good start.

Support and wellbeing

Whether you need support with your health or practical advice on budgeting or finding part-time work, we can help.

Departments and schools

Discover more about our 21 departments and schools.

Research Excellence Framework

Find out why Royal Holloway is in the top 25% of UK universities for research rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

Challenge-led research themes

Royal Holloway is a research intensive university and our academics collaborate across disciplines to achieve excellence.

Research institutes and centres

Discover world-class research at Royal Holloway.

Royal Holloway today

Discover more about who we are today, and our vision for the future.

Our history

Royal Holloway began as two pioneering colleges for the education of women in the 19th century, and their spirit lives on today.

Our alumni

We’ve played a role in thousands of careers, some of them particularly remarkable.

Governance

Find about our decision-making processes and the people who lead and manage Royal Holloway today.