Open Day guide
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General talks
Welcome from Royal Holloway Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Fellowes
10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm
Windsor Building, auditorium
Supporting you: Health and wellbeing at university and student finance
10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm
Windsor Building, room 1-04
Get future ready
Study abroad, placements, volunteering, Careers Service and more. Find out how you can build your skills through placements, study abroad, enterprise, jobs and global opportunities.
11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm
Windsor Building, room 1-04
What's it REALLY like to be a Royal Holloway student?
Hear an honest view of university life directly from our students. Come and ask all your questions!
12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03
Accommodation at Royal Holloway
12.15-12.45pm | 3.15-3.45pm
Windsor Building, auditorium
Find out about the Foundation Year
12.30-1pm | 3.30-4pm
Windsor Building, room 1-04
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Subject sessions
Biological Sciences
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Why Biological Sciences? Why Royal Holloway?
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 1 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session: Advanced therapy for rare diseases
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session: How animals respond to human-induced environmental change
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Tours: Take a tour of our microscopy and biochemical analytical facilities
Bourne Building, foyer 11am | 11.45am | 2pm | 2.45pm -
Lab bazaar drop-in: Practical activities and specimen demonstrations
Bourne Building, teaching lab 11am-1.15pm | 2-4pm -
Chat with us
Bourne Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Business School
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Introduction to studying in the Business School
Moore Building, auditorium 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm | 3.30-4pm -
Taster session: Business in motion
Meet in Moore Building, foyer (guests will then be escorted to sessions either in Moore Annexe auditorium or McCrea Building, room 201) 10.35-11.05am | 1.35-2.05pm -
Discover our Year in Business
Moore Building, auditorium 11.10-11.40am | 2.10-2.40pm -
Find out more about our specialist pathways
BSc Marketing - Moore Annexe, auditorium | BSc Accounting and Finance - Moore Building, auditorium | BSc Business and Management (Accelerated degree) - Moore Building, room 0-06 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Chat with us
Moore Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Classics (including Ancient History, Archaeology and Classical Studies)
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Welcome to Classics at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session: Hellenistic mosaics: Making and meaning
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Taster session: Soft tongues and masculine hearts: Constructing female speech in ancient tragedy
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 12.45-1.15pm | 3.45-4.15pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, upstairs foyer 10am-4pm
Computer Science
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Study Computer Science at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, auditorium 10.15-10.45am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Taster session: Blockchains: Reality vs multiverse: The magic of quantum computing
Shilling Building, auditorium 11-11.30am | 2-2.30pm -
Lab tours
Bedford Building 10am-3.30pm -
Chat with us
Bedford Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Creative Writing
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Introduction to English and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11-11.30am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: How to write The Great Gatsby in four easy steps
Windsor Building, room 1-05 12.30-1pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
Chat with us
International Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Criminology and Social Science
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Why study Criminology/Sociology and Criminology/Psychology at Royal Holloway?
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session (Criminology): The study of crime: Causes and responses
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm -
Introduction to BSc Social Science at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 1-05 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Why students love Social Science and where they go next
Windsor Building, room 1-05 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm
Drama and Theatre
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Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway
Caryl Churchill Theatre 10.15-10.45am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Practical workshop
Caryl Churchill Theatre 11-11.30am | 2-2.30pm -
Tours
Caryl Churchill Theatre 10am-3.30pm -
Chat with us
Caryl Churchill Theatre, foyer 10am-4pm
Earth Sciences
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Introduction to Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway
Queen's Building, room 240 10.45-11.15am | 2-2.30pm -
Exploding volcano practical session with environmental geoscientists
Outside Queen’s Building (weather permitting) 11.30am-12pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Earth Studies tour
Queen’s Building, first floor foyer 12.15-12.45pm | 3.30-4pm -
Lab tours
Queen’s Building, first floor foyer 10am-4pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, first floor foyer 10am-4pm
Economics
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Economics at Royal Holloway
Davison Building, room 1-04 10-10.30am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Introduction to risk, returns and investment
Davison Building, room 1-04 10.45-11.15am | 2.30-3pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Electronic Engineering
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Electronic Engineering at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, creative thinking room 11-11.30am | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: Creativity-led engineering (includes tour of labs and facilities)
Shilling Building, creative thinking room 11.45am | 3.15pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
English
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Introduction to English and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11-11.30am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: The key to reading Tolkien: A short introduction to Old English literature
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.30-3pm -
Chat with us
International Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Geography
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Introducing Geography at Royal Holloway
Queen's Building, lecture theatre 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session (Human Geography): A world in your pocket: The geography of the smartphone
Queen’s building, lecture theatre 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session (Physical Geography): What does the climate crisis mean for you?
Queen’s Building, lecture theatre 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Tour of department and labs
Queen’s Building, foyer 12.45-1.15pm | 3.35-4.05pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, foyer 10am-4pm
History
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Why studying History at Royal Holloway is a great idea
Boilerhouse, auditorium 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session: Anti-colonial terrorism and the end of empire
Shilling Building, lecture theatre 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Chat with us
International Building, History Department 10am-4pm
Languages, Literatures and Cultures (including Comparative Literature and Culture, and Liberal Arts)
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Introduction to our Modern Languages, Comparative Literature and Culture, and Liberal Art degrees
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session: Why Liberal Arts is a 21st century choice
Horton Building, lecture theatre 1 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session: The lyrical city: Poetic and visual responses to the urban environment
Horton Building, lecture theatre 1 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Chat with us
International Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Law
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Introduction to Law
Windsor Building, auditorium 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Experience how you’ll be taught in a sample lecture
Windsor Building, auditorium 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm
Mathematics
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Introduction to Mathematics at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, lecture theatre 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: Play with maths
Shilling Building, lecture theatre 12.15-12.45pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Media Arts
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Introduction to Digital Media Arts at Royal Holloway (BA Digital Media Culture & Technology and BA Video Game Art & Design)
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Introduction to Film, Television and Screen at Royal Holloway (BA Film, Television & Digital Production and BA Film Studies)
Shilling Building, lecture theatre 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session: Music video
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: An introduction to screenwriting
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: Video game art and design sample talk and intro to Futures Studio
Futures Studio 12.15-1pm | 3.15-4pm -
Facilities tour
Williams Building, foyer 10am-3.30pm -
Chat with us
Williams Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Music
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Music at Royal Holloway
Founder's Building, lecture theatre 10-10.30am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Taster session: All ears: Music in Disney theme parks
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 10.45-11.15am -
Concert
Chapel 12.30-1pm -
Taster session: Music composition
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 2-2.30pm -
Facilities tour
Leaves from drop-in desk, Arts Building, foyer 11.30am-12pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Chat with us
Arts Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Philosophy
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Introduction to Philosophy
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: What makes you ‘you’? Issues with personal identity
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 12.15-12.45pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Physics
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Studying Physics at Royal Holloway
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session: The highest energy collider and biggest detector in the world - searching for exotic/new particles!
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Tours of the teaching labs, London low-temperature labs and astrodome
Leave from talk in Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 11.15am | 2.15pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Politics and International Relations
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Introduction to Politics and International Relations
Founder's Building, lecture theatre 11.30am-12pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session: Is there a terrorist threat?
Founder's Building, lecture theatre 12.15-12.45pm | 3.30-4pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Psychology
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We are Royal Holloway Psychology
Shilling Building, auditorium 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session 1 (15 minutes): Emotion processing in autism: Debunking the myths
Shilling Building, auditorium 12.30-12.45pm | 3.30-3.45pm -
Taster session 2 (15 minutes): The remembering brain: space and time in the human hippocampus
Shilling Building, auditorium 12.45-1pm | 3.45-4pm -
Lab equipment bazaar: drop-in activities
Wolfson Building, room 128 10am-4pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
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Where to eat
We have a number of restaurants, cafés, shops and food stalls open throughout the day.
Don’t forget to also grab a free hot drink at Founder's North Quad or at the Student Lounge in the Windsor Building (available 9am-3pm).
Opening hours
Social Bite, Davison Building: 8am-4pm
Crosslands, Founder's Building: 10am-3pm
The Hub: 10.30am-2.30pm
Founder's Kitchen: 9am-3pm
Union Shop: 8am-11pm
Boilerhouse Café: 9am-4pm
The Packhorse (opposite campus on A30): From 11am
Tikka Nation: 10am-4pm
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Tours
Campus
9.30am - 3.30pm
Founder's Square
Accommodation
10am-3.30pm
Founder’s Square for rooms in Founder’s Building; or cross the footbridge by the main entrance and follow signs to see George Eliot Halls.
Library
11am, 1pm and 3pm
Meet at Davison Building foyer
Sport
11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
Leave from sports stand in Davison Building Advice zone
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Registration and advice zone
Registration
Once you arrive on campus, head straight for our registration points in the Picture Gallery or Students' Union so our friendly Student Ambassadors can check you in and give you all the information you need for your visit with us, including your goodie bag!
Advice zone
Come to the Davison Building to find out about student support at Royal Holloway. Meet teams including admissions, health and wellbeing, the Careers Service, student finance, Study Abroad, Integrated Foundation Year, and the Students’ Union.
Find out more about our support services -
Other things to see
Information point
Ask questions or access First Aid at the information point in the Davison Building foyer.
Wi-Fi on campus
Free Wi-Fi is available all day. Use CampusNet, register as a visitor and follow the instructions provided.
Sports and student communities
Head to the Davison Building to find out more about our gym, fitness facilities and how we support students to have an active lifestyle. To find out about clubs, societies and student communities, visit the Students’ Union stand in the Davison Building.
Find out more about our clubs and societiesInsanity Radio
Drop by Founder’s Square to hear our very own radio station, run by Royal Holloway students, broadcasting live.
Chill-out zone
If you need a breather, pop in to our Student Lounge (Windsor Building). Or relax and capture some memories of your day in our photobooth (Davison Building foyer)!
The local area
Got some extra time at the end of the day? Why not head out to some of our local towns to explore what's available for students in the local area.
Explore the local area