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Open Day guide

Explore the many exciting things taking place at our Open Day

  • General talks

    Welcome from Royal Holloway Vice-Chancellor and Principal Julie Sanders

    10-10:30am

    1-1:30pm

    Windsor Building, auditorium

    Accommodation at Royal Holloway

    12:15-12:45pm

    3-3:30pm

    Windsor Building, auditorium

    Funding your studies

    10:45-11:15am

    1:15-1:45pm

    Moore Building, auditorium

    Supporting you: Health and wellbeing at university

    11:30am-12pm

    2:30-3pm

    Windsor Building, room 1-04

  • Department talks

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    Accounting and Finance

    • Introduction to Accounting and Finance

      Moore Building, auditorium 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm

    • Experience Business and Management: Take a tour and see how you’ll be taught

      Moore Building 10:45-11:15am | 12:30-1pm | 1:15-1:45pm | 3:30-4pm

    • Chat with us

      Moore Building 10am-4pm

    Biological Sciences

    • Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

      Bourne Building, lecture theatre 1 10:30-11am | 1:30-2pm

    • Taster session: Using fruit flies to study neurodegenerative diseases

      Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 11:15-11:45am | 2:15-2:45pm

    • Taster session: Feeding the planet without destroying it

      Bourne Building, lecture theatre 2 12-12:30pm | 3-3:30pm

    • Tours

      Bourne Building, foyer 10am-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Bourne Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Business & Management

    • Introduction to Business and Management

      Shilling Building, auditorium 10-10:30am | 2-2:30pm

    • Experience Business and Management: Take a tour and see how you’ll be taught

      Moore Building 10:45-11:15am | 12:30-1pm | 1:15-1:45pm | 3:30-4pm

    • Chat with us

      Moore Building 10am-4pm

    Classics (including Ancient History, Archaeology and Classical Studies)

    • Studying a classical degree at Royal Holloway

      Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm

    • Taster session: Learn Greek in 30 minutes

      Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm

    • Taster session: Roman genocide: Imperialism and resistance on the German frontier

      Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm

    • Chat with us

      Windsor Building, upstairs foyer 10am-4pm

    Computer Science

    • Study Computer Science at Royal Holloway

      Shilling Building, auditorium 10:45-11:15am | 1:15-1:45pm

    • Taster session: The limits of Computer Science

      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

    • Introduction to English and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway

      Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm

    • Taster session: Dialogue and DMs

      Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm

    • Chat with us

      International Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Criminology and Social Science

    • Introduction to Criminology and Social Science

      Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10-10:30am | 1-1:30pm

    • Taster session (Criminology): Thinking sociologically

      Windsor Building, room 0-02/03 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm

    • Taster session (Social Science): Exploring social media and regulation today

      Windsor Building, room 1-05 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm

    • Chat with us

      Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm

    Drama, Theatre and Dance

    • Drama at Royal Holloway

      Caryl Churchill Theatre 11:15-11:45am | 2:15-2:45pm

    • Drama workshop

      Boilerhouse, lecture theatre 12:15-12:45pm

    • Ask your questions: Drama Q&A

      Caryl Churchill Theatre 3:15-3:45pm

    • Tours

      Caryl Churchill Theatre 10am-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Katherine Worth Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Earth Sciences

    • Why choose to study Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway?

      Queen's Building, room 240 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm

    • Taster session: Antarctic fossil forests: Clues for climate change

      Queen's Building, room 171 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm

    • Lab tours

      Queen's Building, foyer 10am-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Queen's Building, upstairs foyer 10am-4pm

    Economics

    • Economics at Royal Holloway

      Davison Building, room 1-04 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm

    • Taster session: Introduction to game theory

      Windsor Building, room 0-04 12-12:30pm | 3-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm

    Electronic Engineering

    • 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 10am-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    English

    • Introduction to English and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway

      Windsor Building, room 0-02/3 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm

    • Taster session: Jane Eyre and Mary Seacole

      Arts Building, lecture theatre 1 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm

    • Chat with us

      International Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Geography

    • Introduction to Geography

      Queen's Building, lecture theatre 10:30-11am | 12:45-1:15pm | 3-3:30pm

    • Explore the department: Beastly pasts and contemporary global challenges

      Queen's Building, lecture theatre 11:15am-12pm | 1:30-2:15pm | 3:30-4:15pm

    • Chat with us

      Queen's Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Health Studies

    • Introduction to Health Studies

      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

    • Introduction to History at Royal Holloway

      Boilerhouse, auditorium 10-10:30am | 1-1:30pm

    • Taster session: Anti-colonial ‘terrorism’ and the end of 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)

    • Introduction to the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

      Windsor Building, room 1-02/1-03 10-10:30am | 1-1:30pm

    • Taster session (Liberal Arts): Creative encounters

      Horton Building, lecture theatre 1 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm

    • Taster session: Travelling texts and cultures in translation: The Carmen myth

      Horton Building, lecture theatre 1 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm

    • Chat with us

      International Building, first floor 10am-4pm

    Law

    • Introduction to Law at Royal Holloway

      Windsor Building, auditorium 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm

    • Taster session: Police liability in the tort of negligence: A case study

      Windsor Building, auditorium 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm

    • Chat with us

      Windsor Building, room 0-05 10am-4pm

    Mathematics

    • Mathematics at Royal Holloway

      Shilling Building, lecture theatre 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm

    • Taster session: Pi

      Shilling Building, lecture theatre 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm

    • Chat with us

      Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Media Arts

    • Introduction to Media Arts at Royal Holloway

      Boilerhouse, auditorium 10:45-11:15am | 1:45-2:15pm

    • Taster session: Introduction to screen writing

      Boilerhouse, auditorium (session 1) | Williams Building, W CA8 (session 2) 11:30am-12pm | 2:30-3pm

    • Taster session: Migrant families in cinema

      Boilerhouse, auditorium (session 1) | Williams Building, W CA8 (session 2) 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm

    • Facilities tour

      Williams Building 10am-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Williams Building 10am-4pm

    Music

    • Introduction to Music at Royal Holloway

      Founder's Building, lecture theatre 10:15-10:45am | 1:15-1:45pm

    • Taster session: Korean rhythms beyond K-pop

      Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 12:30-1pm

    • Concert

      Chapel 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm

    • Taster session: Sounds of silent cinema

      Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 3:30-4pm

    • Facilities tour

      Founder’s Building, outside Picture Gallery 1pm | 4pm

    • Chat with us

      Picture Gallery 10am-4pm

    Philosophy

    • Introduction to Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway

      Founder’s Building, lecture theatre 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm

    • Taster session: What should we believe?

      Davison Building, room 1-04 12-12:30pm - 3-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Physics

    • Introduction to Physics at Royal Holloway

      Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 10:15-10:45am | 1:15-1:45pm

    • Taster session: Colliding black holes and what they can tell us about quantum gravity

      Horton Building, lecture theatre 2 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm

    • Lab tours

      Tolansky Building, foyer 10am-3:30pm

    • Chat with us

      Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Politics and International Relations

    • Introduction to Politics, International Relations and Philosophy

      Founder's Building, lecture theatre 11-11:30am | 2-2:30pm

    • Taster session: Endless economic growth

      Windsor Building, room 1-02/03 12:15-12:45pm | 3:15-3:45pm

    • Chat with us

      Windsor Building, foyer 10am-4pm

    Psychology

    • Introduction to Psychology at Royal Holloway

      Shilling Building, auditorium 11:45am-12:15pm | 2:45-3:15pm

    • Taster session: People thinking about thinking people

      Shilling Building, auditorium 12:30-1pm | 3:30-4pm

    • Lab tours (for students only)

      Book your place in the Picture Gallery, tours meet outside the Windsor Building 11am | 1pm | 1:30pm | 2pm

    • Chat with us

      Shilling Building, foyer 10am-4pm

  • Where to eat

    We have a number of cafés, restaurants and shops and food stalls open throughout the day.

    Café on the Square - open 9am-4pm

    Crosslands, Founder's Building - open 10am-4pm

    The Hub - open 11:30am-2:30pm

    Union Shop - open 8am-11pm

    Boilerhouse Café - open 9am-4pm

    Explore our food outlets

    Make sure to grab a drink at the end of the day! The Packhorse, our Students' Union pub, is giving out a 25% discount to all Open Day ticket holders - simply use the code OpenDay25% when you order.

  • Tours

    Campus

    Running throughout the day

    Founder's Square

    Accommodation

    Running throughout the day

    South of campus: The Hub

    North of campus: Founder's Building, Dining Hall

    Sport

    11am, 12:30pm, 2pm: Emily Wilding Davison Building

    11:45am, 1:15pm, 2:45pm: Sports Centre

    Library

    11am and 1pm

    Emily Wilding Davison Building foyer

  • Information point and Advice zone

    Information point

    Need to know anything else about the day or need to access First Aid? Visit our information point in the foyer of the Emily Wilding Davison Building.

    Advice zone

    Our Advice zone is in the Emily Wilding Davison Building, where you can find out more about our Integrated Foundation Year courses and meet all of our friendly support teams, including health and wellbeing, the Careers Service, student finance and the Students’ Union.

  • Other things to see

    Wifi on campus

    Free Wifi is available all day. Use CampusNet, register as a visitor and follow the instructions provided.

    Societies

    Meet our student societies and get a taste of some of the things you can get involved with outside your studies at Royal Holloway with our fair at the Students’ Union.

    Find out more about our societies

    Insanity Radio

    Drop by Founder’s Square to see North Surrey’s local radio station, Insanity, broadcasting live! Run by Royal Holloway students, this is one of the many creative societies available at the university.

    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