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Study Science at Royal Holloway

Study Science at Royal Holloway

Our Royal Holloway community of scientists are addressing the key issues facing the world today and what needs to be done to build a better world.

We offer high quality teaching and research, and a commitment to supporting our students to succeed. This is reflected in the consistently high scores for student satisfaction our departments receive in annual National Student Surveys, and high levels of graduate employability.

The majority of our science departments hold Silver or Bronze Athena SWAN Awards, recognising the diversity and inclusiveness we encourage in our staff and student community and an equality ethos that remains true to the principles of our founders.

At Royal Holloway our science departments are grouped into two Schools, these are:

Departments in the School include Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geography, Health Studies and Psychology.

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Departments in the School include Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Information Security, Mathematics, and Physics.

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Royal Holloway is a research intensive university and our academics collaborate across disciplines to achieve excellence.

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Royal Holloway began as two pioneering colleges for the education of women in the 19th century, and their spirit lives on today.

We’ve played a role in thousands of careers, some of them particularly remarkable.

Find about our decision-making processes and the people who lead and manage Royal Holloway today.