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6994 Corporate Brochure 210X210 Text Royal Holloway, University of London 2 Contents Welcome to Royal Holloway, a community that inspires success 02-09 A history we’re proud of 06 A successful university today 07 Strong and sustainable in the future 09 We are advancing knowledge to change the world 11-21 Changing lives through scientific discoveries 15-17 Expanding minds with creativity and knowledge 18-19 Learning how we manage power and responsibility 20-21 Making a positive impact locally, regionally and nationally 22-27 Our economic impact 23 Our cultural impact 24 Magna Carta celebrations 25 Innovative and impactful partnerships 26 Global research collaborations 26 Inspiring support to global leaders 27 Life changing research partnerships 27 Applying knowledge for commercial success 27 Preparing our students for success beyond campus 28-29 Building soft skills 29 Supporting access to practical experience 29 Seeking to create a level playing field 29 Be part of our community 30 Grow your business 30 Be part of world leading research 30 Engage with and inspire some of London’s brightest students 30 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information within this publication at the time of printing (February 2016). However, the College reserves the right to introduce changes to the information given. 3 4 Welcome to Royal Holloway, a community that inspires success As Principal of one of the UK’s leading universities I would like to welcome you to Royal Holloway, University of London. We are a close knit community and our goal is to work together to inspire individuals to succeed academically, personally and professionally. We are privileged to be home to some of the world’s leading authorities in science, the arts, management, economics and law. Our founders were Victorian social pioneers and we are proud to continue their legacy through our shared commitment to the individual and social value that comes from education and knowledge. We also recognise our role in helping our students to prepare for life beyond campus and work hard to support them to compete in a challenging graduate job market. At the heart of our campus is the iconic Grade I-listed Founder’s Building. I hope, by reading about Royal Holloway, you’ll want to spend more time with us here. Professor Paul Layzell Principal Royal Holloway, University of London 5 A history we're proud of Thomas Holloway Jane Holloway Elizabeth Jesser Reid Royal Holloway was founded by two social pioneers; Elizabeth Both Colleges were among the very first institutions in the UK to Jesser Reid founded Bedford College in 1849 and Thomas give women access to higher education. In 1900, the Colleges were Holloway, inspired by his wife Jane, founded Royal Holloway admitted to the University of London and merged in 1985 to form College and built the stunning building that opened in 1886 and is what is today known as Royal Holloway, University of London. at the heart of our campus today. 6 A successful university today By any measure, Royal Holloway is one of the world’s leading universities TH TH GLOBALLY UK THE IN 129Times Higher Education World University Rankings,19 2015-16 Research Excellence Framework, 2014 % OF ROYAL HOLLOWAY’S TOP % RESEARCH OF WAS RATED WITHIN THE TOP TWO ALL 25UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK CATEGORIES OF 81WORLD LEADING OR INTERNATIONALLY EXCELLENT THE WITHIN FOR RESEARCH National Student Satisfaction Survey, 2015 TH OUT OF OVERALL % SATISFACTION OVERALL 89 SATISFACTION RATING 35158 RATING OF LONDON INSTITUTIONS HIGHEST INSTITUTIONS 7 8 Strong and sustainable in the future We aim to grow our student population to around 12,000 by 2030. This will ensure that we have the critical mass to continue to provide a first class education, informed by world leading research. In doing so, we build on the legacy of our founders as a source of inspiration for the next generation of independent thinkers. To support our growth we have invested in new courses; in 2015 we welcomed the first students to our Law programme and started new courses including BA Liberal Arts and a BA and BSc in Digital Media Communications. Architect's impression of our new library and student services building, opening 2017 We are preparing to launch the College’s first Electronic Engineering course and are developing our historic estate to provide a 21st century campus to meet the modern needs of people who live and work at our College today. Our state of the art library and student services building is scheduled to open in 2017. We are also creating a new science building and student residences and are planning a new home for our Music and Media Arts courses. 9 10 We are advancing knowledge to change the world Royal Holloway’s academics in the sciences, arts, business, economics and law come from all over the world and bring a global perspective to their teaching, research and collaborations. Across 21 departments and schools, some of the world’s leading authorities in their field inspire students and colleagues to strive for success so that individually and as a community we are helping to ensure education and knowledge make a positive difference in the world. 11 School of Biological Sciences Classics Computer Science % ST TH IN THE UK IN THE UK FOR THE OF GRADUATES WITH 100% OVERALL STUDENT QUALITY IN WORK SATISFACTION OF RESEARCH (National Student Survey, 2015) 92OR FURTHER STUDY WITHIN 6 MONTHS RANKED (REF, 2014) RANKED OUTPUT (Unistats, 2015) 1 Drama and Theatre Earth Sciences Economics UK ND NATIONALLY FOR WORLD-LEADING AND DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONALLY (The Guardian, Complete University DRAMA Guide 2016) EXCELLENT RESEARCH TOP (REF, 2014) RANKED TOP 10 UK DEPARTMENT 2 (Complete10 University Guide, 2016) Electronic Engineering English Geography % A TOP UK OPENING OF STUDENTS FIND COURSE DEPARTMENT 2017 INTELLECTUALLY90 STIMULATING (The Guardian, 2016) (NSS, 2015) 10 History Information Security Group School of Law % AN OUTSTANDING % OF GRADUATES RESEARCH RECORD AND OF GRADUATES IN NOW IN WORK FULL TIME WORK OR UK GOVERNMENT FUNDED FURTHER STUDY WITHIN 6 MONTHS (Unistats, 2015) OR FURTHER STUDY CENTRE FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING IN CYBER SECURITY 92 (Unistats, 2015) 95 12 School of Management Mathematics Media Arts TH ND IN THE UK FOR UK MEDIA DEPARTMENT FOR IN THE UK RESEARCH GRADUATE FOR MARKETING IMPACT PROSPECTS (REF, 2014) (Complete University Guide, 2016) TOP 7(Complete University Guide, 2016) RANKED 2 10 School of Modern Languages Music Physics UK MODERN FOR RESEARCH QUALITY PHYSICAL SCIENCES RANKED LANGUAGES CLASSED AS WORLD LEADING OR TH ST INTERNATIONALLY TOP MUSIC IN THE IN THE TOP DEPARTMENT FOR10 RESEARCH QUALITY CLASSED AS UK DEPARTMENT EXCELLENT UK AND WORLD WORLD LEADING OR INTERNATIONALLY (REF, 2014) 3 9(Times Higher Education, 2016)81 EXCELLENT AND TOP IN LONDON (REF, 2014) Politics & International Relations Professional Studies Psychology TOP EXCELLENCE WITH INDUSTRY TOP RELATED KNOWLEDGE IN THE UK FOR RESEARCH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH5 POOLING ACADEMIC AND EXPERTISE (REF, 2014) DEPARTMENT UK POLITICS FOR INTENSITY 10(Times Higher Education, 2014) Social Work THE LARGEST CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN THE SOUTH EAST 13 14 Changing lives through scientific discoveries Investigating brain processes at the heart of language and learning Kathy Rastle is Head of the Reading is one of the most remarkable of our cognitive abilities Department of Psychology, and a particular highlight of Kathy’s work is the development of Professor of Cognitive Psychology a computer model that simulates how we read. This model has and leads a research portfolio that also been successful in helping us to understand how reading investigates the mental and neural becomes impaired as a result of brain injury such as stroke or processes that underpin human dementia, how children learn to read and the neural and genetic language and reading. underpinnings of reading. Her research brings together The development of education methods that help children to methods from linguistics, become skilled readers is critically important, as literacy is at psychology, computer science the heart of achievement, economic growth, culture and well- and neuroscience to identify being in our society. Kathy’s research has been at the forefront the psychological processes of improvements in primary literacy education and in new involved in language and reading, developments in special needs provision. model them using computer Kathy completed her PhD in 1997 at Macquarie University (Sydney) and worked simulations and investigate how at the University of Cambridge before joining Royal Holloway in 2002 the brain supports these aspects of human experience. 15 Keeping cyber space safe and secure Kenny Paterson, Professor of come from; a glitch whereby the protocol terminates TLS sessions Information Security, and his and leaks a small amount of information to the attacker, who can use team in ISG are working to keep it to gradually build up a complete picture of the data being sent. cyber space safe and secure The path from scientific discovery to real-world impact normally through the creation of more takes years; but in this instance, every major web browser started secure software to help protect using more secure software because of Kenny and his team’s web users from cyber attacks. research, reflecting the importance of the TLS protocol in securing Kenny and his researchers our everyday activities on the web. identified a flaw in The Transport Going forward, Kenny and the ISG team have received funding to Layer Security (TLS) protocol form a Quantum Communications Hub to develop game-changing which provides security for secure communication technologies for consumer, commercial and online banking and credit card government markets in the UK and globally. data when shopping online, used daily by millions of people. Kenny completed his PhD in Mathematics at Royal Holloway in 1993.
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