UCAS Visit Days 2010–11 Welcome to our UCAS Visit Days The aim of this visit is to provide you with the opportunity to ask questions, meet staff in our departments, and fi nd out more about your chosen course. Please follow the timetable of events provided by your department. In addition, you may wish to come to some of the events listed below to learn more about student life at Royal Holloway. We hope that you have an enjoyable day!

Information Point Campus tours Staff and students will be available for Your chance to take a tour around the general information, directions and College campus with a current student, including the publications. opportunity to view a room in one of our Halls Time: 9.30am– 3pm of Residence. Location: Windsor Building Foyer Times: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm (Plan ref: 2) Location: Windsor Building Terrace (Plan ref: 2) Welcome to Royal Holloway This presentation includes a brief history and Accommodation only tours overview of the College, as well as focusing on A current student will show you a range of student life at Royal Holloway with input from rooms in our Halls of Residence. current students. Times: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm Time: 12pm–12.30pm Tour lasts one hour Location: Windsor Building Auditorium Location: Windsor Building Terrace (Plan ref: 2) (Plan ref: 2)

Student Finance Refreshments This presentation provides information on Refreshments can be purchased at any of the student fees, fi nance, and College bursaries following outlets on campus: and scholarships. Staff will also be available to Founder’s Dining Room (Plan ref: 1) answer any questions. Crosslands (Plan ref: 1) Time: 12.30pm–1pm Café Jules (Plan ref: 15) Location: Windsor Building Auditorium The Store on Campus (Plan ref: 6) (Plan ref: 2) Students’ Union (Plan ref: 23) Medicine (Plan ref: 45) The Hub (Plan ref: 41)

Students’ Union Members of the Students’ Union will be available during the morning in the Windsor Building Foyer to talk about the social life at Royal Holloway. They will also have information on the many clubs and societies at the College.

Midweek Music Come and hear the renowned Choir of Royal Holloway in the beautiful setting of the College Chapel. Held on Wednesdays between 1.15–1.45pm, the concerts are free of charge and informal, allowing people to come and go as their schedule allows. Key

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Car Parking Academic Departments and Centres Biological Sciences 31, 34 Bourne & Wolfson Laboratories Classics & Philosophy 1 Founder’s Building (west ground floor) Computer Science 17 McCrea Building Drama & Theatre 74 Sutherland House & Lodge 25, 14 Handa Noh Theatre, Boilerhouse Earth Sciences 35, 36 Queen’s Building & Annexe Economics 20 Horton Building (upper floor) English 15 International Building European Studies 1 Founder’s Building (west first floor) Geography 35, 36 Queen’s Building & Annexe Health & Social Care 16 Arts Building (upper floors) Hellenic Institute 15 International Building History 17 McCrea Building Management 12, 13, 1 Moore Building , Annexe & Founder’s Building (east first floor) Mathematics 17 McCrea Building Media Arts 11, 16 Williams Building & Arts Building (ground floor) Modern Languages 15 International Building French 15 International Building German 15 International Building Hispanic Studies 15 International Building Italian 15 International Building Music 62, 65 Wetton’s Terrace , Woodlands Physics 21, 22 Tolansky & Wilson Laboratories Politics & International Relations 1 Founder’s Building (west first floor) Psychology 34, 30 Wolfson Laboratory, Bourne Annexe Royal Holloway International 15 International Building

Facilities and Services Student Residences Bedford Library 27 Beeches 72 Boilerhouse 14 Butler Hall 3 Botanic Supply Unit 70 Chestnuts 73 Café Jules 15 Founder’s Building 1 Careers Service 20 Garden Lodge 8 Chapel 1b Gate Lodge 54 The Store on Campus 6 Gowar Hall Computer Centre 10 (incorporating Sang Il Lee Hall) 48 Crosslands 1Harvest Road No 1 67 Crosslands Bungalow The Hub 41 incorporating College Bookshop 4 Highfield Close 57 Depository Lodge 38 Highfield Cottage 60 Electron Microscopy Unit 37 Highfield Court 55 Enterprise Centre, Orchard Building 24 Penrose Court (Flats) 61 Estates Workshop 26 Penrose Court (Houses) 56 Founder’s Library 1 Reception & Hub 41 Health Centre 1 Reid Hall 42 Jane Holloway Lecture Hall 50 Halls 1 & 2 43 Laundry, Muslim Prayer Room 5Tuke Hall 9 Library Depository 39 Wedderburn Hall 47 Little Echoes Day Nursery 64 Williams Annexe 11a Main Lecture Theatre 1 Williamson Hall 40 Medicine & Stumble Inn 45 Woodlands 65 Munro Fox Lecture Theatre 32 Woodlands Cottage 66 Munro Fox Laboratory 33 Munro Fox Seminar Room 33 Natwest Bank 7 Picture Gallery 1a Sports Centre & Fields 46 Student Administration Centre 4 Students’ Union (upper floor) 23 The Hub 41 Wetton’s Annexe 63 Windsor Building (upper floor) 2 Non-accessible Buildings To Reading

Where to fi nd us

By road By bus Royal Holloway is on the A30, 19 miles from central The following buses stop outside the College: London and about a mile south-west of the town London & Country buses 441 (Heathrow to of . It is two miles from Junction 13 of the Englefi eld Green), Westlink 417 (Hounslow to M25 (London Orbital). Windsor) and First 71 (Heathrow to Slough). Directions from the M25 For local bus information, visit County 1 After leaving the M25, follow the A30 west Council’s website: www.surreycc.gov.uk and (signposted Bagshot and Camberley); this is the select Roads and transport, Buses and trains. Egham by-pass There is also a College bus service, which runs 2 At the end of the Egham by-pass, continue on the between Egham railway station and the campus. A30 up Egham Hill (a petrol station is on your left) The College bus, like the taxis, leaves from the main 3 The main College entrance is on the left car park adjacent to the station. For more details, immediately after the second footbridge visit: www.rhul.ac.uk Directions from the west By taxi from Egham 1 From the west leave the M3 at Junction 3 north There is a taxi rank at the station. Otherwise, turn and follow the A30 towards Staines and London right out of the station onto Station Road and there 2 Continue on the A30 past Wentworth Golf Course is a taxi offi ce on the left, next to the Build Center. on your right and Lake on your left. The fare is about £5. Go straight through the fi rst major set of traffi c Some local taxi fi rms include Area Cars lights and you will see the Founder’s Building and (01784 471001), Egham Cars (01784 434646), the main College campus on the right and Gemini Cars (01784 471111). By train On foot from Egham station There are frequent services from London Waterloo to The College is about a mile from the station, Egham (40 minutes); Reading to Egham (40 minutes); approximately 20 minutes walk. and Woking to Egham (35 minutes; change at Weybridge). Services at weekends, especially those Directions from Egham station on Sunday, are less frequent than on weekdays. 1. Turn right out of the station along Station Road and walk about 100 yards to the junction and Train links to the rest of the country are available via the traffi c lights the London stations or Reading. Eurostar services to mainland Europe also operate into and out of London. 2. Turn left at the junction and follow the road to the large roundabout; go left up Egham Hill For local train timetables, visit South West Trains’ website: www.southwesttrains.co.uk 3. The main College entrance is on the left immediately after the second footbridge For national rail enquiries, visit: www.nationalrail.co.uk ticket tothebusdriveronboarding. You willneedtoretainyourticket station andthecampusbusstop. You willbedirectedtoallocated For validtravel,pleaseshowthis service betweenEghamrailway The Collegebusrunsaregular Please notethatthispermitis only validonthedatewhich car parkingonyourarrival. permit inyourwindscreen you havebeeninvitedto. Please clearlydisplaythis to avoidbeingclamped. for returntravel. College bus Car parking

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