Royal Holloway University of London

Royal Holloway University formerly known as a Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a research institution and constituent college or  Collegiate university of the federal University of London). In 1985, the Royal Holloway institution was merged with another all-women’s college of London, the Bedford College, and then it was officially registered under the name Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. Formally, it was opened as a women's college by  Queen Victoria in 1886, but they allowed the admission of male postgraduates to the institution in 1945.

This University was founded as a member of the University of London in 1900. It includes approximately 10,500 undergraduates and postgraduates from more than 100 countries, 21 administrative blocks, and 6 schools. It has established within 135 acres of woodland at the West of Egham, surrey which is 19 miles from the center of London. Moreover, the University was founded by the philanthropist and Victorian entrepreneur Thomas Holloway.

• The University as a whole ranked in the top 200 universities in the world and moreover, it is ranked in the top 25% of UK Universities for research and highest quality teaching in science, arts, and humanities.
• Studying in the Royal Holloway campus provides a unique experience to the students. The location and environment of the university also provide a secure and tranquil atmosphere to the students.
• The campus also introduces the students to the British Culture and makes them feel that they are part of the community, as the university settled in the Egham,a traditional and historical town of England.
• The University’s 135 acres of land is filled with teaching space, a sports center, cafes, quality accommodation, and bars.
• The University has been investing in new infrastructure that includes a modernised lecture theatre complex, halls of residence, and the student’s Union that is much expected from the top universities, as well as these facilities, will help to modernise the historically significant campus.

Career services

The career service team of the campus offers a variety of workshops, cover letter assessments, and CVs to the students, furthermore, they also prepared the student for the interview process with the help of mock interviews. Along with that, their career service is part of the Careers Group, the University of London, Europe’s biggest and most inclusive career service. The experienced staff of the Career team is available to assist students in narrowing down their options and determining the best course of action. Added to this, the career consultant team brings companies onto the campus to employ students in order to refine their career choices and increase the chances of application success through alumni panels, fairs, and presentations.

Success Rate

In accordance with the National Student Survey (NSS) 2021, The Royal Holloway achieved a success rate of 77% in terms of student satisfaction. This University determines that they are having a total number of 11124 students, out of which 9674 are from the UK and 1883 are foreigners. They have approximately 95000 alumni all over the world.

Notable Alumni

Some of the notable Alumni of the Royal Holloway are:

1. Emily Wilding Davison - English suffragette that fought for women’s right to vote.
2. Sir Lenny Henry CBE - Actor, comedian, writer, and TV personality in British Television as well as the founder of Comic Relief.
3. Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell - First woman doctor who had officially received the degree in medicals, born in 1821.
4. Mark Strong - English actor
5. Emma Freud OBE - Cultural observer and English Broadcaster

Student Services

The campus works for the students with the aim of providing a positive student experience by answering and addressing all sorts of helpdesk inquiries. They do this with the help of a variety of channels that include inspections, phone calls, and other forms of communication. In case the service desk is not able to answer the query, then they get in contact with the students and colleagues simultaneously in order to find the best way to a  solution. Moreover, the helpdesk department also tracks and arranges appointment activity as well as manages careers involvement at certain college events.

Library

The University has an extensive library with more than 500000 eBooks, 450000 books, and a wide variety of academic journals. The library also provides various types of study seats including different spaces for silent and communal work in the library’s study area.

Arts and culture

The courses in the University provide the opportunity to the students to gain knowledge of the nineteenth-century literature and history of the middle of the Egham campus’s magnificent Victorian buildings.

Accommodation

The University offers halls for the undergraduate and postgraduate students separately, because of the concern of making friends with the same stage of the study. The meal offered to the students are freshly prepared and each catered hall has a separate microwave and fridge for drinks and snacks. The University also provides a shared and single room for both undergraduate and postgraduates. 

Sports facilities

The Sports Centre of this University is located on its main campus and operates as the hub of activities and sports lifestyle at Royal Holloway. They offer the students an aerobics area, multi-purpose sports hall, changing facilities, and a 60-station workout facility. Additionally, they also provide the facilities of two grass football fields, one cricket pitch, eight tennis courts, and so on, across the campus.

Commercial services

The University also provides commercial services, which maintains contact with conference and event organisers through which students can explore potential business opportunities.

Medical services

Royal Holloway also provides the services of the National Health Service (NHS), European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to the students as well as provides the service of private medical insurance to the short-term students.