Public events
Royal Holloway is a University of Social Purpose with a long history of sharing knowledge, expertise and research with our wider community. We warmly welcome you to join us for public lectures, exhibitions, concerts and other events at the university.
If you are not able to make our events in person or want to watch an event you attended previously, you can view recordings of selected past events.
Royal Holloway operates a permit parking system on our campus. While we encourage the use of public transport where possible, parking is unrestricted for all guests attending events listed below in car park 4 or 12. Parking spaces are not guaranteed and availability can be especially limited between 8am and 5pm. There are Blue Badge designated spaces on campus. Please see information on parking for details.
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'Notes To Self' with Catrin Finch
5 Nov 2026Welsh harpist Catrin Finch makes her Royal Holloway debut as part of her 2026 UK tour, bringing her new album, Notes To Self, to life in an intimate evening of music and storytelling.
Writing a new history of women and power
9 Nov 2026This year's Bedford Lecture will be given by Professor Kate Williams, historian and novelist and Professor of Public Engagement with History, University of Reading.
The things we don’t say: Ellipsis, liminality, and narrative uncertainty
10 Nov 20262026 David Vilaseca Memorial Lecture by Dr Marta Pérez-Carbonell, Associate Professor of Spanish, Colgate University, USA .
Fred Piper Annual Information Security Lecture
3 Dec 2026This year's lecture will be given by Kieron O'Hara, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow within the Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton.
