Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we have a responsibility to produce a publications scheme, which identifies information that the College already publishes.
We follow the model publication scheme for higher education institutions approved by the Information Commissioner's Office. If you are unable to locate the information you are looking for please contact FOI@royalholloway.ac.uk.
Who we are and what we do
An overview
Legal framework
Governing documents:
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Act 1985
How the institution is organised
Location and contact details
Companies wholly owned by us
Please see our Financial Statements
Student activities
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial Statements
Extensive financial information is contained in our Financial Statements, which are published each year and are available to download.
Income and expenditure
Our financial income pages host infographics which explain the sources of income for the last academic year and the ways this money was spent.
Audit
The independent auditor's report to Council is included in our Financial Statements.
Capital programme
Our key investment projects are detailed on our Financial Information page.
Financial regulations and procedures
Finance policies, procedures and information
Staff allowances and expenses
Travel subsistence and personal expenses policy
Staff pay and grading structures
Procurement
Research funding
What our priorities are and how we are doing
Annual Report
Strategic plan
Teaching and learning
Academic quality and standards
Audit
The independent auditor's report to Council is included in our Financial Statements.
Corporate relations
Discover how we work with industry.
Government and regulatory reports
The Office for Students (OfS) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education, acting as the independent regulator and competition authority for higher education sector in England.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) checks how UK universities and colleges maintain the standard of their higher education provision.
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the process for assessing the quality of research in UK Higher Education institutions across three key criteria: outputs, environment and impact.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is the official agency for the collection, analysis and dissemination of quantitative information about higher education and provides statistical information and analysis about UK higher education including. A fee is charged for some categories information, details of which can be found on the HESA website.
Equality
How we make decisions
College Council, including Minutes of meetings
Academic Board, including Minutes of meetings
Our policies and procedures
Policies and procedures for conducting HEI business
Council has adopted the Higher Education Code of Governance and Statement of Primary Responsibilities drawn up by the Committee of University Chairs (CUC).
The key governing documents for Royal Holloway are:
See also:
Freedom of Speech Code of Practice
Procedures and policies relating to academic services
Our student general regulations, including a suite of policies, can be found on the General Regulations page of our student intranet.
Procedures and policies relating to Human Resources
These can be found on our staff intranet.
Equality and Diversity policies; Equality Scheme
Equality and Diversity information
Health and Safety
Estate management
Estate department information pages
Complaints policy
Freedom of Information Complaints policy
Staff Grievance Policy and Procedure
Records management and personal data policies
Acceptable use of IT facilities
Research policy and strategy
Publicly funded research outputs and data
Details of our research projects and funding providers can be found on our PURE website.
Charging regimes and policies
Freedom of Information requests: in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004, the College is not obliged to respond to a request for information where the cost of determining whether the information is held, locating, retrieving and extracting the information being sought is estimated to exceed £450. In terms of staff time, this is calculated at £25/hr. The College does not usually make a charge for reproducing documents, postage or for providing the information in the requested format. However, for large requests, or where the College has incurred substantial costs, the College reserves the option to charge the applicant. In this circumstance, the College will notify the applicant detailing the costs and asking them to be covered before the work is undertaken. The applicant is not required to accept the costs, and may instead choose to withdraw the request. Where charging regimes are listed elsewhere on the College website (for example, but not limited to, charges for books or publications, reproduction of Archive records), if requested under Freedom of Information, provision of the information will be subject to the same charge as listed on the website.
The services we offer
Prospectus and course information
Prospectuses and departmental brochures can be viewed and hard copies ordered here.
Find the right course (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Services for outside bodies
Consultancy and laboratory services
Welfare, Health and Counselling services
Careers
Chaplaincy Services
Sports and recreational facilities
Facilities relating to music, art and other cultural activities
Art Collections and Picture Gallery
Museums, libraries, special collections and archives
Archives and Special Collections
Art Collections and Picture Gallery
Conference facilities
Advice and guidance
Information for prospective students and parents
Media
