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
Accommodation at Royal Holloway
12.15-12.45pm
3.15-3.45pm
Windsor Building, auditorium
Funding your studies
10.45-11.15am
1.14-1.45pm
Moore Building, auditorium
Supporting you: Health and wellbeing at university
11.30am-12pm
2.30-3pm
Windsor Building, room 1-04
Find out about the Foundation Year
10-10.30am
1-1.30pm
Windsor Building, room 1-05
Being a student at Royal Holloway
10.45-11.15am
1.45-2.15pm
Windsor Building, room 1-04
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Department talks
Please note that Health and Social Care/Social Science talks can be found under Criminology and Social Science.
Accounting and Finance
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Intro to studying in the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway
Moore Building, auditorium 10-10.30am | 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Take a tour and discover our innovative teaching approach
Meet at Moore Building, outside room 0-02 10.45-11.15am | 12.30-1pm -
Chat with us
Moore Building, foyer, outside rooms 0-02 and 0-03 10am-4pm
Biological Sciences
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Why Biosciences? Why at Royal Holloway?
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 1 10.30-11am | 1.30-2pm -
Taster session: Developing therapies for motor neurone disease using fruit flies (Ella Dunn)
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Taster session: Evolution in extreme environments (Dr Rudy Riesch)
Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 12-12.30pm | 3-3.30pm -
Tours
Bourne Building, foyer Throughout the day -
Chat with us
Bourne Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Business & Management
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Intro to studying in the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway
Moore Building, auditorium 10-10.30am | 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Take a tour and discover our innovative teaching approach
Meet at Moore Building, outside room 0-02 10.45-11.15am | 12.30-1pm -
Chat with us
Moore Building, foyer, outside rooms 0-02 and 0-03 10am-4pm
Classics (including Ancient History, Archaeology and Classical Studies)
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Introduction to the Classics department
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11-11.30am | 2-2.30pm -
Taster session: Debs and protests in ancient Rome
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session: Love, magic and curses: Greek ways of communicating with the Divine
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: Playing games, cutting cakes, and sharing pizzas
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
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: From Graceland to Graciasland: Who sings what, how, and why does it matter?
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 12.15-12.45pm | 3.30-4pm -
Chat with us
International Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Criminology and Social Science
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Introduction to Criminology
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session (Criminology): Riots, racism and social media
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Introduction to Health and Social Care/Social Science at Royal Holloway
Davison Building, room 1-04 10-10.30am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Taster session (Health and Social Care/Social Science): Finding your place: Psychological and sociological views on human development in adolescence
Windsor Building, room 0-04 11-11.30am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm
Drama, Theatre and Dance
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Drama, Theatre and Dance at Royal Holloway
Caryl Churchill Theatre 11.15-11.45am | 2.15-2.45pm -
Workshop session
Caryl Churchill Theatre 12.15-12.45pm | 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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Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway
Queen's Building, room 171 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session: Campus fieldwork and ‘Bring a bottle’ water testing activity (Please bring your small bottle of water to Queen’s Building and we will carry out a chemical analysis and send you the results afterwards)
Queen's Building, room 171 12.30-1pm | 3.30-4pm -
Lab tours
Queen’s Building, first floor foyer 10am-4pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, first floor foyer 10am-4pm
Economics
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Economics at Royal Holloway
Davison Building, room 1-04 11-11.40am | 2-2.40pm -
Taster session: Did X really cause Y?
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, foyer 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
Boilerhouse, auditorium 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: Indifference makes one blind: The work of James Baldwin
Boilerhouse, auditorium 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 | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: Understanding our world: Visualising spaces, contested spaces
Meet at Queen’s building, foyer 11.15-11.45am | 3.15-3.45pm -
Chat with us
Queen's Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Health Studies
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Health Studies at Royal Holloway
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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Why studying History at Royal Holloway is a great idea
Boilerhouse, auditorium 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session: The decline and fall of the Roman 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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Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Modern Languages, Translation Studies, Comparative Literature and Culture, Liberal Arts) at Royal Holloway
Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 10-10.30am | 1-1.30pm -
Taster session: Art as work or play? Reworking and replaying old fables
Arts Building, lecture theatre 2 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Chat with us
International Building, first floor 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 an example 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 10.45-11.15am | 1.45-2.15pm -
Taster session: Screenwriting with lecturer Rex Obano
Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 11.30am-12pm | 2.30-3pm -
Taster session: 360 degree cinema (Kubrick) with Prof Barry Langford
Williams Building, practice teaching space 12.15-12.45pm | 3.15-3.45pm -
Video games lab: Unreal engine as a creative tool in Media Arts
Games development lab, Davison Building, lower ground floor 1-1.30pm | 4-4.30pm -
Facilities tour
Williams Building 10am-3.30pm -
Chat with us
Katharine Worth Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Music
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Music at Royal Holloway
Founder's Building, lecture theatre 10.15-10.45am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Taster session: The blank page: Finding inspiration and structuring our thoughts
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 12.30-1pm -
Concert
Chapel 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session: The sounds of silent cinema
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 3.30-4pm -
Facilities tour
Leave from Chapel, following concert 1pm | 4pm -
Chat with us
Founder’s Building, Picture Gallery 10am-4pm
Philosophy
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Introduction to Politics, International Relations and Philosophy
Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 11-11.30am | 2-2.30pm -
Taster session: What is Philosophy?
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 and Astronomy at Royal Holloway
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 10.15-10.45am | 1.15-1.45pm -
Taster session: A tunnel to the beginning of time: ATLAS and the Large Hadron Collider
Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 11-11.30am | 2-2.30pm -
Lab tours
Tolansky Building, foyer 11.30am | 2.30pm -
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: Hobbes and the English Civil War
Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Chat with us
Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm
Psychology
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Introduction to Psychology
Shilling Building, auditorium 11.45am-12.15pm | 2.45-3.15pm -
Taster session 1 (15 minutes): Let’s tune in to the sound of your brain
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 -
Research and equipment display
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 cafés, restaurants, shops and food stalls open throughout the day
Café on the Square: 9am-4pm
Crosslands, Founder's Building: 10am-4pm
The Hub: 11.30am-2.30pm
Union Shop: 8am-11pm
Boilerhouse Café: 9am-4pm
The Packhorse: From 11am
Food stalls outside Students' Union: 8.30am-4pm
Don’t forget to also grab a free hot drink outside the Picture Gallery or from the gazebo in Founder’s Square.
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
Campus
Tours run throughout the day
Founder's Square
Accommodation
Tours run throughout the day
George Eliot Hall or The Hub (for south of campus halls tours)
Davison Building, Events Space for Accommodation Hub
Sport
Tours run throughout the day, as part of the campus tours
Founder's Square
Library
11am and 1pm
Emily Wilding Davison Building foyer
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Information point and Advice zone
Information point
Ask any questions or access First Aid at the information point outside the back entrance of the Davison Building (opposite the Moore Building).
Advice zone
Come to the Emily Wilding Davison Building to find out about the student support at Royal Holloway. Meet teams including health and wellbeing, the Careers Service, student finance and the Students’ Union.
Find out more about our support services
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Other things to see
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
Visit Founder’s Square for a taste of the societies and sports clubs you can get involved with outside your studies.
Find out more about our clubs and societiesInsanity Radio
Drop by Founder’s Square to see radio station, Insanity, run by Royal Holloway students, broadcasting live.
Chill-out zone
If you need a breather, pop in to our Student Lounge (in the Windsor Building).
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