Open Day guide
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General talks
Talks run throughout the day, where you can find out loads more about studying and living at Royal Holloway. You’ll have the chance to hear from our Vice-Chancellor and Principal Julie Sanders as well as talks about your accommodation options on campus and the fantastic range of support we provide.
Come back soon for full details on times and locations for all our Open Day talks.
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Department talks
Accounting and Finance
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Introduction to Accounting and Finance
Moore Building, auditorium 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm -
Experience Business and Management: Take a tour and see how you’ll be taught
Moore Building 10:45-11:15am | 12:30-1pm | 1:15-1:45pm | 3:30-4pm -
Chat with us
Moore Building 10am-4pm
Biological Sciences
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Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 1 10:30-11am | 1:30-2pm -
Taster session: Using fruit flies to study neurodegenerative diseases
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 11:15-11:45am | 2:15-2:45pm -
Taster session: Feeding the planet without destroying it
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 12-12:30pm | 3-3:30pm -
Tours
Bourne Building, foyer 10am-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Bourne Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Business & Management
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Introduction to Business and Management
Shilling Building, auditorium 10-10:30am | 2-2:30pm -
Experience Business and Management: Take a tour and see how you’ll be taught
Moore Building 10:45-11:15am | 12:30-1pm | 1:15-1:45pm | 3:30-4pm -
Chat with us
Moore Building 10am-4pm
Classics (including Ancient History, Archaeology and Classical Studies)
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Studying a classical degree at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm -
Taster session: Learn Greek in 30 minutes
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm -
Taster session: Roman genocide: Imperialism and resistance on the German frontier
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, upstairs foyer 10am-4pm
Computer Science
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Study Computer Science at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, auditorium 10:45-11:15am | 1:15-1:45pm -
Taster session: The limits of Computer Science
Moore Building, auditorium 12:30-1pm | 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
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm -
Taster session: Dialogue and DMs
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm -
Chat with us
International Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Criminology and Social Science
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Introduction to Criminology and Social Science
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10-10:30am | 1-1:30pm -
Taster session (Criminology): Thinking sociologically
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm -
Taster session (Social Science): Exploring social media and regulation today
Windsor Building, room 1-05 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm
Drama, Theatre and Dance
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Drama at Royal Holloway
Caryl Churchill Theatre 11:15-11:45am | 2:15-2:45pm -
Drama workshop
Boilerhouse, lecture theatre 12:15-12:45pm -
Ask your questions: Drama Q&A
Caryl Churchill Theatre 3:15-3:45pm -
Tours
Caryl Churchill Theatre 10am-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Katherine Worth Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Earth Sciences
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Why choose to study Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway?
Queen's Building, room 240 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm -
Taster session: Antarctic fossil forests: Clues for climate change
Queen's Building, room 171 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm -
Lab tours
Queen's Building, foyer 10am-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, upstairs foyer 10am-4pm
Economics
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Economics at Royal Holloway
Davison Building, room 1-04 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm -
Taster session: Introduction to game theory
Windsor Building, room 0-04 12-12:30pm | 3-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm
Electronic Engineering
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Electronic Engineering at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, creative thinking room 10:30-11am | 1:30-2pm -
Taster session: Creativity-led engineering
Shilling Building, creative thinking room 11:15-11:45am | 2:15-2:45pm -
Lab tours
Shilling Building 10am-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
English
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Introduction to English and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 0-02/3 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm -
Taster session: Jane Eyre and Mary Seacole
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm -
Chat with us
International Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Geography
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Introduction to Geography
Queen's Building, lecture theatre 10:30-11am | 12:45-1:15pm | 3-3:30pm -
Explore the department: Beastly pasts and contemporary global challenges
Queen's Building, lecture theatre 11:15am-12pm | 1:30-2:15pm | 3:30-4:15pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Health Studies
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Introduction to Health Studies
Windsor Building, room 1-05 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm -
Taster session: Making a difference
Windsor Building, room 1-05 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, upstairs foyer 10am-4pm
History
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Introduction to History at Royal Holloway
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 the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 10-10:30am | 1-1:30pm -
Taster session (Liberal Arts): Creative encounters
Horton Building, lecture theatre 1 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm -
Taster session: Travelling texts and cultures in translation: The Carmen myth
Horton Building, lecture theatre 1 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm -
Chat with us
International Building, first floor 10am-4pm
Law
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Introduction to Law at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, auditorium 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm -
Taster session: Police liability in the tort of negligence: A case study
Windsor Building, auditorium 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm
Mathematics
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Mathematics at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, lecture theatre 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm -
Taster session: 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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Introduction to Media Arts at Royal Holloway
Boilerhouse, auditorium 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm -
Taster session: Introduction to screen writing
Boilerhouse, auditorium (session 1) | Williams Building, W CA8 (session 2) 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm -
Taster session: Migrant families in cinema
Boilerhouse, auditorium (session 1) | Williams Building, W CA8 (session 2) 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm -
Facilities tour
Williams Building 10am-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Williams Building 10am-4pm
Music
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Introduction to Music at Royal Holloway
Founder's Building, lecture theatre 10:15-10:45am | 1:15-1:45pm -
Taster session: Korean rhythms beyond K-pop
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 12:30-1pm -
Concert
Chapel 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm -
Taster session: Sounds of silent cinema
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 3:30-4pm -
Facilities tour
Founder’s Building, outside Picture Gallery 1pm | 4pm -
Chat with us
Picture Gallery 10am-4pm
Philosophy
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Introduction to Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm -
Taster session: What should we believe?
Davison Building, room 1-04 12-12:30pm - 3-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Physics
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Introduction to Physics at Royal Holloway
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 10:15-10:45am | 1:15-1:45pm -
Taster session: Colliding black holes and what they can tell us about quantum gravity
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm -
Lab tours
Tolansky Building, foyer 10am-3:30pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Politics and International Relations
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Introduction to Politics, International Relations and Philosophy
Founder's Building, lecture theatre 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm -
Taster session: Endless economic growth
Windsor Building, room 1-02/03 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Psychology
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Introduction to Psychology at Royal Holloway
Shilling Building, auditorium 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm -
Taster session: People thinking about thinking people
Shilling Building, auditorium 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm -
Lab tours (for students only)
Book your place in the Picture Gallery, tours meet outside the Windsor Building 11am | 1pm | 1:30pm | 2pm -
Chat with us
Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm
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Where to eat
We have a number of cafés, restaurants and shops and food stalls open throughout the day.
Café on the Square - open 9am-4pm
Crosslands, Founder's Building - open 10am-4pm
The Hub - open 11:30am-2:30pm
Union Shop - open 8am-11pm
Boilerhouse Café - open 9am-4pm
The Packhorse - open from 11am
Explore our food outletsLooking for somewhere to grab a drink or bite to eat? The Packhorse, our Students' Union pub, is offering a 25% discount to all Open Day ticket holders - simply state OpenDay25% at the till when you order.
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Tours
You’ll be able to tour our beautiful campus and see where you could be living and studying, as well as tours of facilities including sport and the library.
Come back soon for full details on tours available at our next Open Day.
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Information point and Advice zone
Information point
Need to know anything else about the day or need to access First Aid? Visit our information point in the foyer of the Emily Wilding Davison Building on the day.
Advice zone
Our Advice zone will be in the Emily Wilding Davison Building, where you can find out more about our Integrated Foundation Year courses and meet all of our friendly support teams, including health and wellbeing, the Careers Service, student finance and the Students’ Union.
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Other things to see
Wifi on campus
Free Wifi is available all day. Use CampusNet, register as a visitor and follow the instructions provided.
Students' Union
Pop in to our Students’ Union and get a taste of some of the things you can get involved with outside your studies at Royal Holloway, including our societies and sports clubs.
Find out more about the SUInsanity Radio
Drop by Founder’s Square to see North Surrey’s local radio station, Insanity, broadcasting live! Run by Royal Holloway students, this is one of the many creative societies available at the university.
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