Open Day guide
Explore the many exciting things taking place at our Open Day
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General talks
Welcome from Royal Holloway Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Julie Sanders
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
Find out about the Foundation Year
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
Get future ready
Find out about the opportunities available outside the lecture theatre to build your skills for choice and opportunity, including study abroad, placements and volunteering.
12.30-1pm | 3.30-4pm
Windsor Building, room 1-04
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Department sessions
Please note that Health and Social Care sessions are listed under Health Studies.
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: Preclinical biomedical research: Developing new epilepsy treatments using an amoebase
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session: Environmental DNA (eDNA) - a powerful tool for biodiversity conservation
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Lab bazaar drop-in: Practical activities and specimen demonstrations
Bourne Building, teaching lab 11am-1.15pm | 2-4pm -
Tours
Bourne Building, foyer 11am | 12pm | 2pm | 3pm -
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 | 3-3.30pm -
Take a tour and discover our innovative teaching approach
Meet in Moore Building, foyer 10.35-11.20am | 1.35-2.20pm -
Meet our Year in Business team and placement students
Moore Annexe 034a 11.25-11.55am | 2.25-2.55pm -
Chat with us
Moore Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Classics (including Ancient History, Archaeology and Classical Studies)
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Introduction to Classics at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session: Isis: Mediterranean goddess
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Taster session: All four one and one for all: The archaeology of Diocletian and the Tetrarchy (AD 284-305)
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 10.30-11am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Taster session: Turing’s gift: The limit of Computer Science
Moore Building, auditorium 12.15-12:45pm | 2-2.30pm -
Lab tours
Bedford Building 10am-3.30pm -
Chat with us
Bedford Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Creative Writing
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Welcome to the Department of English
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11-11.30am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Recycling language
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 at Royal Holloway?
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session: Experience how you’ll be taught in a sample Criminology lecture
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 what they do next
Windsor Building, room 1-05 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm
Drama, Theatre and Dance
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Introduction to Drama, Theatre and Dance at Royal Holloway
Caryl Churchill Theatre 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Drama and the musical: All you need to know
Caryl Churchill Theatre 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
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 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session: Campus fieldwork and ‘bring a bottle’ water testing experiment
Queen's Building, room 240 (please bring a small bottle of water and we will carry out a chemical analysis and send you the results afterwards) 12.30-1pm | 3.30-4pm -
Lab tours
Queen’s Building, first floor foyer 10am-4pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Economics
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Economics at Royal Holloway: Hear from academics, current students and graduates from the department
Davison Building, room 1-04 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Causality, code and curiosity: Economics for the real world
Davison Building, room 1-04 12.15-12.45pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
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-12.15pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
English
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Welcome to the Department of English
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11-11.30am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Edgar Allan Poe and the aesthetic; or, it’s a vibe
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 10.45-11.15am | 2.30-3pm -
Explore our department: Geography in a changing world
Queen’s building, lecture theatre 11.30am-12pm | 1.45-2.15pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Health Studies
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Introduction to Health Studies and health science (followed by a tour of our facilities)
Chestnuts Building, room 0-08 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session (Health Studies): Home, health, and wellbeing: What’s the connection?
Chestnuts Building, room 0-08 11.30am-12pm | 2.15-2.45pm -
Chat with us (Health Studies)
Chestnuts Building, foyer 10am-4pm -
Health and Social Care at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 0-04 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Taster session (Health and Social Care): Purpose in life and purposeful social care practice
Windsor Building, room 0-04 12.45-1.15pm | 3.30-4pm -
Chat with us (Health and Social Care)
Windsor Building, room 0-05 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: Eating and drinking in medieval Europe
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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Languages, cultures and stories from across the globe: Get to know LLC
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session: An introduction to text-image studies: Reading pictures and viewing words
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: Fun facts about Pi
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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Media Arts at Royal Holloway
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session: World cinema
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: The drama of documentary
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: Video games and design, and an introduction to the Futures Studio
Futures Studio 12.15-1pm | 3.15-4pm -
Facilities tour
Williams Building 10am-3.30pm -
Chat with us
Williams Building 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: Rhythms beyond K-pop: Korean percussion beats
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 | 2.45pm -
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 is existentialism?
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 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: Colliding black holes and what they can tell us about quantum gravity
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: The good, the not so good, and Liz Truss: MPs’ evaluations of postwar prime ministers
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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Psychology at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, auditorium 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session 1 (15 minutes): I swear
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 the Boilerhouse Café or at the Student Lounge in the Windsor Building.
Opening hours
Social Bite, Davison Building: 9am-4pm
Crosslands, Founder's Building: 10am-3pm
The Hub: 11.30am-2.30pm
Founder's Dining Hall: 9am-3pm
Union Shop: 8am-11pm
Boilerhouse Café: 9am-3pm
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
Library
11am and 1pm
Meet at Davison Building foyer
Accommodation
9.30am-3.30pm
Meet at The Hub to view halls on the south of campus; 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.
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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.
Clubs and societies
Head to Founder’s Square to find out more about our sports clubs (weather dependent).
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