Food and Drink Public Lecture Series

21 Sep 2022

Judith Hawley, Professor of Eighteenth-Century English is chairing a series of on-line talks which explore the rich culture of wining and dining in the historic houses which line the Thames west of Lo

Zakia Carpenter-Hall

06 Sep 2022

Royal Holloway PhD student, Zakia Carpenter-Hall, was featured on the Poetry Society/Poetry Review podcast.

Publication and award for Dr Karina Lickorish Quinn

04 Aug 2022

The paperback of Dr Karina Lickorish Quinn's debut novel The Dust Never Settles was published in June 2022 by Oneworld Publications.

REF 2021 results for English at Royal Holloway

11 May 2022

How did the Department of History perform in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021?

Creative Writing at Royal Holloway ranked 1st in the UK

13 Oct 2021

We are proud to have been ranked 1st in the UK for Creative Writing in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

Dr Harry Newman shortlisted for University English Book Prize 2021

10 Sep 2021

Dr Harry Newman shortlisted for University English Book Prize 2021

Nadifa Mohamed and Adam Roberts both listed for prestigious awards in 2021

29 Jul 2021

Two members of the Department of English received recognition for their published work this week.

AWW-STRUCK: Creative and Critical Approaches to Cuteness

08 Jul 2021

The ‘AWW-STRUCK’ events series and publication, co-organised by Poetics Research Centre PhD researcher Caroline Harris, has drawn together international professors, ECRs, PGRs, curators and poets.

Royal Holloway’s overall student satisfaction score exceeds sector average in National Student Survey 2020

15 Jul 2020

The National Student Survey (NSS) 2020, published today (15 July 2020) shows that Royal Holloway, has exceeded the sector average score for overall satisfaction for the third year in a row.

Scholarship information for undergraduates and postgraduates

03 Mar 2020

The department of English is delighted to offer an unusually high number of scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate applicants.