Archive photograph of alumna diarist Winifred Seville uncovered

14 Feb 2023

An archival photograph of alumna Winifred Seville has been uncovered in Royal Holloway’s Archives and Special Collections within photographs of the Royal Holloway College Drama Association (CHARD).

Celebrating our alumnae in science

11 Feb 2023

Mina Golshan (MSc Physics Research 1998), Safety, Security and Assurance Director for Sizewell C, spoke to us about her role, challenging preconceptions and the opportunities for women in STEM.

The Beach House - a new play by alumna Jo Harper

07 Feb 2023

The Beach House, a new play by alumna Jo Harper (Playwriting 2015) will be on at Park theatre London from 15 February to 11 March 2023.

Decommissioning of alumni email accounts

20 Jan 2023

Royal Holloway is decommissioning the alumni email service to improve our cyber security position and enhance the safety and security of our university and community. Retrieve your data by 21 June.

Opportunities for involvement in community heritage project

17 Jan 2023

Pascal Theatre Company are looking for Bedford College alumni to research key figures for their two-year community heritage project 'Women for Women: 19th century women in Bloomsbury'.

University Challenge team through to the quarter-finals!

10 Jan 2023

Many congratulations to the Royal Holloway University Challenge team, who competed and won against students from St Andrews earlier this month. They now progress to the quarter-finals!

John Lewis, Emeritus Professor of Zoology: 1938-2022

09 Jan 2023

The university, especially the Department of Biological Sciences, was saddened to learn of Professor John Lewis’s death last month.

Ready steady Get Started

29 Dec 2022

Thanks to the generous support of our alumni community, we are levelling the playing field for would-be students from all backgrounds.

Where the Seals Sing

31 Oct 2022

Alumna Susan Richardson's (English 1990) latest book, 'Where the Seals Sing', has recently been published by Harper Collins

Love and Laughter in the Work of Aymé Dubois-Jolly

31 Oct 2022

The fifth book of Bedford College alumna Dr Mary Munro-Hill (French 1964), 'Love and Laughter in the Work of Aymé Dubois-Jolly', was published last month by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Professor Mike Thorndyke (1946-2022) - an obituary

30 Sept 2022

The obituary of former staff member, Professor Mike Thorndyke, who died earlier this year, was published recently in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK.

The impact of a Bedford Society Scholarship

26 Sept 2022

We spoke to three of the 2021/22 Bedford Society Scholars about the impact of the scholarship and their aspirations for the future as they near the completion of their studies.