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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 Tuck
Director 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.
8. 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 memory
Understanding 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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9. Health, the human body
and behaviour
The science and culture of health and the
study of human and social behaviour
Sustainability
and global security
Protecting 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 environm
BSc
geology with a year in industry
human ge
computing business
MSc
earth scien
geoscien
physics
MSci
information secur
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MRes
biomedical sciences
zoology
biology
geography,politics and international relations
geography,politics and international relations
mathematics of cryptography and com
mathematics of cryptography and communications
environmental diagnosis management
physical geography and geolo
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 Dickson
Professor 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 Monroe
Senior 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.
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BMusenglish drama
social wor
greek
MA
media arts
classics
playwriting
MSc
european studies
history
film 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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Sir Andrew Motion
Professor 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.
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Professor
Katie Normington
Dean 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.
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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
BScnational accounting
mathematics a
MSc
international management econo
management with accounting
MSc/PGDip
economics of public policy
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Diploma
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 entrepr
financial and business econom
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Professor
Dan Anderberg
Professor 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 Unerman
Professor 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.
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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 universities
Across 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 structures
We 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
benefit
Whilst 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 refreshes
Our 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 worldwide
Royal 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 leaders
We 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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Employee benefits
Pension
The 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 leave
Academic 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 Vouchers
Childcare 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 scheme
Royal 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 relocation
The 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.
Web links
Next steps
www.rhul.ac.uk/humanresources/home
www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/home
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