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125th Anniversary

Welcome from the Principal

the business community and playing a major role in economic success. We also take pride in our cultural influence, and welcome visitors to share in the life of the College through public lectures, concerts and open days.

Royal Holloway is an innovative and forward-looking place. Today we maintain the pioneering spirit of our founders in a fast-moving world, and our global network of alumni is a legacy of the wealth of opportunities we continue to provide.

Thank you for your interest in Royal Holloway.

Professor Paul Layzell Principal

I’m delighted that you are considering joining our staff here at Royal Holloway, University of London.

I feel sure you will be impressed by the excellence of our academic programmes, our superb campus environment and the close-knit nature of our community.

The University of London degree is highly regarded worldwide. At Royal Holloway we bring together talented students in departments where academic staff are working at the frontiers of their subjects. Through top-class research, international networks and local outreach, we are advancing knowledge and serving society in many different ways.

Royal Holloway is a powerful force in the region, building partnerships with

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Royal Holloway was founded by the Victorian entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway in 1886. The self-made multi-millionaire made his fortune in patent medicines and, after initiating a public debate inviting suggestions as to ‘how best to spend a quarter of a million pounds or more’, he took his wife’s advice that a college for women would prove ‘the greatest public good’.

Royal Holloway College, largely inspired by the Chateau Chambord in the Loire Valley, was opened by Queen Victoria in 1886. The Founder’s Building, which is built around two quadrangles and includes a beautiful gilded chapel and picture gallery, is one of the most spectacular university buildings in the world.

Thomas Holloway was not the first Victorian visionary to realise the benefits of an education for women. Elizabeth Jesser Reid, a pioneering social reformer, founded Bedford College in 1849 as the first college in Great Britain for the higher education of women. In 1900, Royal Holloway College and Bedford College became part of the University of London and became the first institutions in the UK to award degrees to women.

Both Bedford and Royal Holloway admitted male undergraduates for the first time in 1965, but their commitment to women’s education remained. The 1982 partnership agreement between the two colleges, signed as a result of severe cuts in government spending on higher education, paved the way for the merger in 1985.

Our history

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The Information Security Group is one of the largest security groups in the world. Its research includes the protection of critical infrastructures, systems, networks and device security and protection.

Royal Holloway today

More than 9,000 talented students from as many as 130 countries are taught by staff working at the forefront of their subjects.

As part of the University of London, Royal Holloway degrees are highly regarded and lead to top careers world-wide. College alumni who currently occupy prestigious roles include EU Foreign Minister Catherine Ashton, Botanist and environmental activist David Bellamy OBE, award-winning actor Mark Strong, and international opera singers Dame Felicity Lott and Susan Bullock, to name a few.

This teaching and academic excellence is reflected in Royal Holloway’s league tables and rankings, where the College was placed 102nd in the Times Higher Education World Rankings published in September 2013, placing us 12th in the UK and 36th in Europe.

Royal Holloway continues to offer first-class education and is acknowledged worldwide for its innovative, ground-breaking and pioneering research across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences.

Set in 135 acres of Surrey countryside, the Egham campus offers a close-knit, friendly village community. It is the character and location of the campus that attracts scholars and students. The magnificence of the Founder’s building with all its historical grandeur is surrounded by modern academic and sports facilities, including the state-of-the-art Windsor Building, demonstrating the blend of tradition and innovation.

The College has an excellent teaching record, delivering a broad range of traditional subjects and cutting-edge modern courses in 18 academic departments which are arranged into three faculties: Arts and Social Sciences; Management and Economics; and Science.

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John TuckDirector of Library Services

John Tuck joined Royal Holloway in 2008 as Director of Library Services. Previously, John had been Head of British Collections at the British Library, a role which included close work with Royal Holloway on projects in the field of theatre and drama collections. John has wide experience of a number of libraries, including his role as Deputy to the Director of University Libraries and as Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford. As Director of Library Services at Royal Holloway, John is responsible for the management, operation and development of the Bedford and Founder’s libraries, ensuring the services and content meet the needs of all students and staff.

“The joy of working at Royal Holloway lies not just in the wonderful environment but in the opportunities and challenges provided by the students, academics and researchers who throng the Library and use its services. Their patterns of behaviour may have changed as the printed word gives way to digital content but their enthusiasm, interest and intellectual curiosity get ever stronger. This is what brings job satisfaction.”

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College life

Founder’s Courts are one of the most scenic spots to play sport. They consist of four tennis courts, and are also used for netball and basketball. Next to the courts there is a large grassed area suitable for recreational sport. Staff sports clubs include a badminton club, football fives, a cricket club and a golf society.

The College hosts a packed programme of events held throughout the year. From performances by the world renowned Choir of Royal Holloway to the distinguished guests speaking as part of the College Lecture Series and concerts by top stars including the three famous sopranos Dame Felicity Lott, Susan Bullock and Sarah Fox, there is always something to keep you entertained on campus.

A programme of special events, outreach activities and volunteering initiatives extends the College’s influence and involvement across the local area and beyond, including the annual Garden Party, Heritage Open Day and Science Festival.

Royal Holloway offers a vibrant community, with a thriving cultural scene enjoyed by students, staff and the wider community.

The picturesque campus is home to an impressive range of modern academic and social facilities housed within acres of woodland and open spaces. There are a range of bars and cafes on campus providing everything from fairtrade gourmet coffee and delicious homemade cakes to fruit smoothies, authentic cooked-to-order stir fries, salad bars and homemade soups.

The College has a number of active staff-led sports clubs that offer the opportunity to socialise and keep active. Royal Holloway offers excellent sports facilities that staff and students can enjoy.

Located at the bottom of the campus and open seven days a week, the Sports Centre is the College’s main on-site sporting facility. It provides a multi-use sports hall, a fitness suite with weights room, aerobics area and substantial changing facilities. Overlooking the stunning Founder’s Building, the

Academics from the School of Biological Sciences secured £3m in grants to address the decline of bees.

Our academic excellence

The College’s current research themes are

Royal Holloway is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, confirmed by the results of the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) conducted by the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE).

The College ranked 16th in the country for research for the highest (4*) rated research of international significance, with nine departments across the arts, sciences and social sciences ranked in the top 10.

Our research community attracts leading academics and research students from throughout the world and collaborates on research projects with other international universities, industry, charities, governments and public agencies.

Identity, place and mobility The relationship between people and places and the impact of mobility on identity

Creativity

The study of creativity as a process and practice, and research as an artistic form

Society, representation and cultural memoryUnderstanding the past, reflecting on contemporary society and imagining the future

The College’s Research and Enterprise department works closely with academic colleagues to align their research with national strategic priorities, immediate business requirements and the goals of charities. The department has close contact with all the main UK Research Councils including the Technology Strategy Board and Knowledge Transfer Networks. It also maintains an influential network within the European Union to ensure awareness of research priorities and funding opportunities.

For more information visit the RAE 2008 pages on the Royal Holloway website.

www.rhul.ac.uk/research/currentresearch/rae2008/home

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Health, the human body and behaviourThe science and culture of health and the study of human and social behaviour

Sustainability and global securityProtecting and sustaining social, economic and environmental resources

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Royal Holloway is one of the major colleges in which the University of London has chosen to concentrate its science teaching and research. Its world-leading and internationally excellent research (4* and 3* standard) saw four of the departments – Biological Science, Earth Science, Geography, Psychology – achieve top ten rankings for their discipline across all universities in the UK in the latest Research Assessment Exercise. All of our courses are taught by specialist staff with high professional standards and international reputations. The academics who are writing internationally recognised papers are the same academics teaching students within the College. Our academics are at the forefront of scientific research finding cures for diseases, searching for solutions to safeguard the planet and answering questions about the universe.

Recent research success include:

• Professor George Dickson, from the Department of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London and a team lead by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), made an important breakthrough in the development of a treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

• Scientists at Royal Holloway were awarded a one million pound European Research Council grant to support a new search for the mysterious and as yet unseen part of the universe, dark matter.

• Dr Mark Brown, Biological Sciences, is part of a team responsible for the return of a bumblebee species extinct in the UK for nearly a quarter of a century.

• ISG has been recognised for its world class research in the field of cyber security by UK intelligence agencies GCHQ. The College is one of just eight institutions to receive Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security. Research (ACE-CSR) status.

Faculty of Science

ecology and environment

BSc

geology with a year in industry

human geography

computing & business

MSc

earth sciences by researchgeoscience

physics

MSci

information security

management with entrepreneurship

MRes

biomedical sciences

zoology

biology

geography, politics and international relations

geography, politics and international relations

mathematics of cryptography and communications

mathematics of cryptography and communications

environmental diagnosis & management

physical geography and geology

computer science (artificial intelligence)

astrophysics

biomedical research (molecular neuroscience)

petroleum geoscience (tectonics)

MA

BA

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Royal Holloway is a leading institution in the development of novel therapies for rare diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and severe combined immunodeficiency.

Professor George DicksonProfessor of Molecular Cell Biology School of Biological Sciences

Professor George Dickson has been a Royal Society Research Fellow, and taught at UCL and KCL, before joining the School of Biological Sciences of Royal Holloway in 1995 as University Chair of Molecular Cell Biology. Currently Professor Dickson plays a leading role in College on the general theme of Health, Human Biology and Behaviour. His research has included: the first cloning of an intact dystrophin gene; the discovery of the role of cell adhesion molecules in muscle stem cell fusion; and the first description of exon skipping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Professor Dickson has also conducted notable research into gene therapy for muscular dystrophy and atherosclerosis, and genetic vaccination against HIV/AIDS. 

Dr Jocelyn MonroeSenior Lecturer in Particle Physics Department of Physics

Jocelyn Monroe joined the Royal Holloway Physics Department in September 2011 as a Senior Lecturer in Particle Physics. From 2009–2011 she was an Assistant Professor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Physics Department, working on the DEAP/CLEAN (a liquid argon dark matter detector programme) and DMTPC dark matter direct detection experiments. From 2006–09 she was a Pappalardo Fellow in MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, working on the SNO solar neutrino oscillation experiment, and the DMTPC directional dark matter search. Dr Monroe’s research is on searching for dark matter, mysterious particles that make up 20% of the universe, approximately five times more than all the particles we know about.

“Royal Holloway has an inspiring, dynamic academic environment which is essential to nurture world-class research.  It has an exciting ethos which encourages both team work and individual excellence.”

“Royal Holloway made a bold choice in starting a new research group in my area of expertise, and has been extremely supportive of the new endeavour. I enjoy the environment and experience of teaching in a small department

– I feel I can have a big impact, both on the students and the department.”

ecology and environment

BSc

geology with a year in industry

human geography

computing & business

MSc

earth sciences by researchgeoscience

physics

MSci

information security

management with entrepreneurship

MRes

biomedical sciences

zoology

biology

geography, politics and international relations

geography, politics and international relations

mathematics of cryptography and communications

mathematics of cryptography and communications

environmental diagnosis & management

physical geography and geology

computer science (artificial intelligence)

astrophysics

biomedical research (molecular neuroscience)

petroleum geoscience (tectonics)

MA

BA

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BMusenglish & drama

social workgreekMA

media arts

classics

playwriting

MSceuropean studies

history

�lm studies

BA

international broadcasting

politics

music

comparative literature and culture

music with political studies

documentary by practice

ancient history with philosophy

theatre (directing)

victorian literature, art and culture

classics & philosophy

Royal Holloway’s faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a unique combination of creative arts and humanities disciplines delivered by world-class scholars. The Department of Music is the top department in the UK with Drama, Media Arts and History also among the top ranking departments. Our academics are at the cutting-edge of research in their disciplines and host internationally recognised conferences, sit on government boards and undertake valued studies. Recent research undertaken within the faculty includes:

• Professor Peter Longerich, from the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, carried out an inquiry into racial hatred in Germany. The report, Anti-Semitism in Germany: Forms, conditions, prevention, was commissioned by German Parliament in an effort to combat racial hatred.

• A major research grant of £121,000 has been awarded by the A.G. Leventis Foundation to the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway for the cataloguing and study of the Greek Manuscript Collection of Lambeth Palace Library.

• Professor Helen Nicholson, from the Department of Drama and Theatre, is evaluating a pioneering project which enables advanced dementia sufferers to take part in art, drama and dance projects.

Students are taught by academics who are also highly-acclaimed professionals in their chosen field. Last autumn saw the premiere of a new score composed by Mark Bowden, Lecturer in Composition from the Department of Music, at Rambert Dance Company’s Season of New Choreography. This followed the world premiere performance of a composition by Dr Bowden at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival following his appointment as Resident Composer for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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BMusenglish & drama

social workgreekMA

media arts

classics

playwriting

MSceuropean studies

history

�lm studies

BA

international broadcasting

politics

music

comparative literature and culture

music with political studies

documentary by practice

ancient history with philosophy

theatre (directing)

victorian literature, art and culture

classics & philosophy

Sir Andrew MotionProfessor of Creative Writing

Sir Andrew Motion read English at University College, Oxford before pursuing a successful freelance writing career as a poet, biographer, and novelist, and is most widely known for his narrative poetry. He taught English at the University of Hull; from 1980 to 1982 he edited the Poetry Review and from 1982 to 1989 he was Editorial Director and Poetry Editor at Chatto & Windus. He joined Royal Holloway in 2003 as Professor of Creative Writing and continues to write alongside his teaching commitments. Professor Motion was Poet Laureate from 1999 until 2009. He currently serves as a Council Member on the Arts Council of England and is President of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England.

“The particular pleasures about teaching at Royal Holloway are to do with location (because we draw on the depth and variety of sympathetic events in the locality and in London), with quality of student (which is exceptionally high), and with working in a sympathetic community (which is unusually warm-hearted as well as clever). It’s altogether a remarkable place.”

Professor Katie NormingtonDean of Arts and Social Sciences

Professor Katie Normington taught in further education and at Greenwich University before joining the Drama Department of Royal Holloway in 1997 as a lecturer. Her areas of research include medieval theatre and contemporary theatre practice. She was promoted to senior lecturer in 2005 and was Head of Department in 2006. She received her Chair in 2006 and in 2008 became Dean of Arts. After a faculty restructure in 2011 the faculty was renamed Arts and Social Sciences.

“I thoroughly enjoy working at Royal Holloway. Sitting in the Chapel during various College events I am always moved by the importance of the history of Royal Holloway. Numerous plaques on the chapel wall commemorate women who progressed from being pupils to lecturers; it’s an insight into the wealth of opportunities afforded Victorian women and my career here has found a resonance with that spirit.”

Ancient music is available to all thanks to the Early Music Online project, a collaboration between Royal Holloway and the British Library.

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Management and Economics is a newly formed faculty at Royal Holloway and is an influential platform for first class research, teaching and consultancy. Our ethos is built around our commitment to furthering knowledge, stimulated by original research and effective collaborations with local and international businesses, governments and public services.

The School of Management has a globally diverse academic and student body, which provides our programmes with a strong international focus and sound cultural awareness. We aim to apply the insights of social science to the management of private, public and voluntary sector organisations.

The school has the largest group of marketing experts within the University of London who are carrying out innovative market-leading research. Professor Chris Hackley has recently been making headlines with his research into young people, alcohol, and UK alcohol policy. His research analysed attitudes towards alcohol and the effect that branding has had on youth binge drinking.

The Department of Economics is a leading teaching department with a range of single and joint honours undergraduate courses, as well as taught and research postgraduate courses. Our academics are undertaking world-leading, internationally excellent research across the core fields of the discipline – microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics – with particular focus on labour economics, development economics, experimental economics and economics history. Research is varied and far reaching, exemplifying this is Professor Jonathan Wadsworth, who together with colleagues from the University of Bologna and the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, published research that seeks to analyse the extent to which the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has caused long-term effects on health and the labour market performance of the adult workforce.

Faculty of Management and Economics

BScinternational accounting

mathematics and management

MScinternational management economics

management with accounting

MSc/PGDip

economics of public policy

management with entrepreneurship

management with entrepreneurshipDiploma

economics with french

politics

economics with german

economics, politics and international relations

economics with italian

international human resource management

diploma in financial economics

financial and industrial economics

economics with music

leadership and management in health

management with entrepreneurship

financial and business economics

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Professor Dan AnderbergProfessor of Economics Department of Economics

Professor Dan Anderberg’s research focuses on the areas of family economics and taxation. His current research projects include analysing domestic violence from a theoretical and empirical perspective, endogenous limited cooperation within families and optimal policy, and optimal taxation in the context of endogenous risky education. Professor Anderberg received his PhD in Economics from Lund University. Before joining Royal Holloway, Professor Anderberg worked at the University of Stirling, Heriot-Watt University and the University of Warwick.

“Royal Holloway provides a first-class environment for research and for learning. It uniquely blends an interesting history with a modern approach and offers a real buzz that inspires researchers and students alike. ”

Professor Jeffrey UnermanProfessor of Accounting and Corporate Accountability School of Management

Professor Jeffrey Unerman holds a PhD in social and environmental accounting from the University of Sheffield, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and is an honorary member of CPA Australia.

He is Professor of Accounting and Corporate Accountability and Head of the School of Management at Royal Holloway. His research, public policy work and consulting focuses on the role of accounting and accountability practices in helping organisations become more sustainable, recognising the interdependencies between economic, social and environmental sustainability.

“I really value the flexibility and collegiality at Royal Holloway while benefiting from the College’s strong reputation for high quality research and research-informed teaching. Having previously worked at two of the larger Russell Group universities, I know that Royal Holloway’s reputation is as strong, and in many areas stronger, than larger institutions in the areas where we specialise.”

BScinternational accounting

mathematics and management

MScinternational management economics

management with accounting

MSc/PGDip

economics of public policy

management with entrepreneurship

management with entrepreneurshipDiploma

economics with french

politics

economics with german

economics, politics and international relations

economics with italian

international human resource management

diploma in financial economics

financial and industrial economics

economics with music

leadership and management in health

management with entrepreneurship

financial and business economics

Economists have refuted the preconception that testosterone causes aggression in a behavioural experiment where the distribution of a real amount of money was decided.

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Royal Holloway prides itself on delivering an outstanding student experience. The results of the annual National Student Survey has shown satisfaction levels among our students to have risen consecutively over recent years, with a rating of 89 per cent overall satisfaction in the latest survey. Our multi-million pound estate investment programme continues to enhance our campus, ensuring award-winning modern additions such as the Windsor Building and new halls of residence sit comfortably alongside the historic buildings.

The College prides itself on its friendly and inclusive culture, attracting a cosmopolitan community of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Our first Chinese student came to study at Royal Holloway in 1887 just one year after the College opened. We currently have nearly 2,700 international and EU students studying with us. We have a very active Students’ Union which organises a packed schedule of events and activities throughout the academic year. There are also a host of clubs and societies available for students to join, including sports clubs, drama and comedy clubs, politics societies and much more.

Many of our students undertake volunteering work during their time at Royal Holloway. The College runs a vast programme of collaborative projects with local community organisations, with our students giving up their free time to help teach English to young asylum seekers, running radio broadcasting workshops with ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and deprived communities, and helping to clean up the local community during the annual Big Spring Clean and National Volunteering weeks.

Student experience

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We are placed amongst the top research universitiesAcross each of our academic disciplines, we will have high-quality staff and at least one distinctive, world-leading research specialism, along with high levels of performance within the UK REF assessment exercise. All our taught courses will contain elements that are informed by cutting-edge research and scholarship and our research students will be guided by world-leading researchers.

We take full advantage of our size and flexible structuresWe will grow our student numbers from 9,000 to 10,500, whilst retaining our overall human scale and sense of community, so that we can continue to respond flexibly in a changing environment and work effectively across organisational and disciplinary structures.

We work collaboratively with key partners to achieve greater mutual benefitWhilst our scale and culture mean that we can sometimes achieve more than some larger organisations, other activities will require greater scale and resource. We will be open and collaborative so that we can work with key partners to ensure the best us of our resources and achieve more than we can do alone.

Our campus environment stimulates, inspires and refreshesOur inspiring and imposing Founder’s Building will be complemented by outstanding new facilities that add to the sense of a scholarly community, encourage collaborative, multi-disciplinary activities, and provide a personalised, individual experience for students and staff.

The College Strategy, launched in September 2013, describes the future we are working towards, and the challenges we must respond to, over the next seven years. The higher education environment will continue to see significant change, including greater competition for students and challenge from new providers. In a changing environment it is important that we have a clear sense of shared purpose, accompanied by an ambitious set of objectives that will stand us in good stead to thrive. We want to be sure that Royal Holloway is making as significant a contribution to the world’s research and education then it has for every one of our preceding 164 years.

Our vision for the future informs the choices that we make, so that we are certain that, in every case, our actions are bringing us closer to our goals. We intend to realise our vision by both building on our existing strengths and also setting in place a number of fundamental improvements to a range of areas.

Together, these actions will create a university that, by 2020, will look like this:

Our strengths and achievements are known worldwideRoyal Holloway will be consistently recognised as a top 20 UK university in major league tables and we will hold our place amongst the world’s top 200 universities.

Our students are independently-minded and socially responsible leadersWe will attract independently-minded students who will benefit from a personalised education. This will enable them to fulfil their potential, by achieving academic excellence, being prepared for the world of work, having a global outlook and having the confidence to lead in a socially responsible manner.

Our future

A rare collection of theatre memorabilia of more than 140,000 items including personal letters, artwork and programmes has been bequeathed to the College by the late Roy Waters, who had close links to the Drama Department.

www.rhul.ac.uk/iquad/collegestrategy/home

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The local area

Royal Holloway is located on the outskirts of Egham, close to Englefield Green village and just a stone’s throw away from Windsor Great Park. With the beautiful Surrey countryside on our doorstep and excellent transport links – the M25 and Heathrow airport are nearby and Egham station providing regular trains into London Waterloo within 35 minutes – Royal Holloway offers the best of both worlds.

Egham’s quaint High Street is home to a range of independent stores, retail chains, pubs and restaurants. Although small, the town has a longstanding history with Egham featuring in the Doomsday Book – the first survey of landholder ownership in England – and the signing of the Magna Carta by King John in 1215 taking place in the nearby Runnymede Meadows.

There are a number of schools and colleges in the area. Magna Carta School, formerly Hythe County Secondary, is a comprehensive school in Egham Hythe, ACS International Schools has a campus in Egham and Strode’s College provides sixth form education for young people aged 16–19. For more information visit Surrey County Council’s website: www.surreycc.gov.uk

There is an abundance of things to do in Surrey, with many museums and historical houses to explore, the stunning scenery of Surrey Hills, theatres and concert performances and many more. For more information about fun days out and places to see, go to the Visit Surrey website: www.visitsurrey.com/things-to-do

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Heathrow

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The first brick of Royal Holloway was laid on 12 September 1879 by George Martin, Thomas Holloway’s brother-in-law.

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Employee benefits

PensionThe College offers an attractive pension scheme with a generous employer contribution. Academic staff and staff employed on grades 6–10 and based in the UK are eligible to join the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). www.uss.co.uk

Staff employed on grades 1–5 and based in the UK are eligible to join the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) www.saul.org.uk

The College operates SmartPension, which is a salary sacrifice scheme, whereby staff sacrifice an amount from their salary equivalent to the employee’s contribution rate and the College then makes a contribution equal to the amount of salary you have sacrificed plus the employer pension contribution. The reduction in salary results in a lower deduction for National Insurance Contributions and increases take home pay.

Annual leaveAcademic posts and members of staff on grades 6–10 receive 27 days holiday entitlement in addition to the statutory bank holidays and, at the College’s discretion, there will be six additional days, shared between Christmas and Easter, when the College is closed. Members of staff on grades 1–5 receive 20 days holiday, rising to 23 days after five years continuous service in addition to bank holidays and the six additional discretionary days.

Childcare VouchersChildcare Vouchers are available at Royal Holloway for all members of staff. This is a salary sacrifice scheme whereby Childcare Vouchers are issued in exchange for a reduction in salary of the same amount. Tax and National Insurance contributions are not paid on the vouchers, which is where the financial savings are made.

Royal Holloway offers a comprehensive package of financial and non-financial benefits for members of staff. Here is a selection of benefits available:

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The College has an on-campus childcare facility, the Englefield Green Nursery and Preschool which is managed by Bright Horizons. This is for the children of staff, students and the local community. Staff and students have priority places when a waiting list is operated.

For further details, including how to register a child and organise a visit, please email englefield@brighthorizons.com or phone 0800 085 4074.

Cycle to work schemeRoyal Holloway operates a salary sacrifice ‘bike to work’ initiative through Cyclescheme. Staff are able to purchase a bicycle and safety equipment for commuting up to the value of £1,000. This is a hire agreement which allows staff to take advantage of tax and National Insurance savings.

Removal and relocationThe College has a Removal and Relocation Expenses Scheme to assist newly appointed members of staff with the costs associated with taking up a post at the College and who are moving their homes to within a 30 miles radius of the College at which their post is based. The scheme does not apply to new staff already living inside the relevant 30 mile area at the time of their appointment.

For full details on these and all of the other College employee benefits visit the Human Resources section on the Royal Holloway website.

www.rhul.ac.uk/humanresources/payandbenefits

Since the College opened in 1886 we have welcomed almost 200,000 students from more than 100 countries.

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For more information about working at Royal Holloway, visit the College’s Human Resources pages.

For details of the College’s annual reports and financial statements, visit the Finance pages on the College website. www.rhul.ac.uk/finance/home

For all of the latest news and events visit the College news pages.

To apply online please visit the College’s online application pages.

www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/jobvacancies

Thank you for your interest in working at Royal Holloway, University of London. The College prides itself on its quality of staff and offering a professional working environment with an excellent work-life balance. It is thanks to the quality and commitment of our staff that we are able to offer the first-class learning environment for our students for which Royal Holloway has become renowned.

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