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Summer 2022

Royal Holloway remains within the top 25% of all UK research 

The independent assessment of the quality of research across UK universities, positions the research of Royal Holloway within the top 25% of research overall, with 88% of its research judged to be within the top two categories: world-leading or internationally excellent, respectively. Find out more.

Royal Holloway signs Memorandum of Understanding with Runnymede Borough Council

Professor Paul Layzell, Principal of Royal Holloway and Paul Turrell, Chief Executive of Runnymede Borough Council, both signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to represent both parties working together on collaborative activities of mutual benefit in the local area. Find out more.

Travel through time for free family fun with StoryTrails this summer

This summer, StoryTrails will bring a unique immersive storytelling experience to 15 towns across the UK, allowing audiences to travel through time and place. In areas including Slough and London, local communities can try the latest multimedia technologies and see the town’s past, present and future collide in a celebration of local culture. For more information, click here.

Over 30 new trees planted to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

Professor Paul Layzell, Principal of Royal Holloway and Michael More-Molyneux, The Lord Lieutenant of Surrey unveiled a plaque to commemorate the Queen's Green Canopy, where over 30 new trees have been planted in Royal Holloway's Heritage Orchard. Read more.

Come and join a family day at Royal Holloway on 3 June

Tickets are on sale for the Royal Holloway Students’ Union family fun day on 3 June 2022, to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Featuring children’s entertainers, fairground rides and Queen Will Rock You – a Queen tribute band and Hey Duggee. Find out more.

Refurbishment of Chestnuts building on Chestnuts Drive in Egham

Royal Holloway is refurbishing its Chestnuts building on Chestnut Drive in Egham to create a teaching facility for the university’s new Department of Health Studies. Find out more.
 

Royal Holloway students support the local community as part of their degree

Royal Holloway students have been supporting the local community as part of their degree through the university’s ‘Voluntary Work in the Community’ module. Students are getting the opportunity to learn more about the voluntary sector with many local organisations benefitting from the course including museums, theatres and primary schools. Read more.

Two opportunities to be part of research projects at Royal Holloway

Wakehurst Kew and Royal Holloway are inviting the public to take part in a study to find out how biodiversity impacts wellbeing. The study launches on 22 May. Find out more.

 

On Thursday 16 June, Royal Holloway’s Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy would like to invite members of the local community to join them in discussing opinions on offensive and aggressive speech on social media or face-to-face.

These group discussions will take place as part of a wider research project and participants will receive a £30 voucher. For more information on how to register, click here.

Free digital skills course for the public

Royal Holloway partner Santander is running a free digital skills course, ‘Your Digital Pathway’. This online course, which is open to UK residents, is designed to support individuals to return to or start education, return to or start work, pivot their career, or set up a business online. Register here.

Community call-in session on 17 May


Royal Holloway holds a termly call-in session for local residents. During the session there are bookable appointments, and these appointments are held over the phone. The next session is on Tuesday 17 May with bookable telephone appointments available between 5pm and 6pm. More information can be found here.

What's on: University events


Royal Holloway holds a number of events each year which are open to the public. The university is once again offering some events on campus, together with others that will be hosted online. Details of the events can be found here.
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