Royal Holloway University of London

Royal Holloway, University of London is a research-led UK university offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across six schools, including Business & Management, Engineering, Humanities, Law & Social Sciences, Life Sciences & the Environment, and Performing & Digital Arts. The university places a strong emphasis on employability and employer engagement, with a dedicated Careers Service that works closely with businesses to help them recruit students and recent graduates through careers fairs, employer engagement events and a free vacancy advertising service. Royal Holloway supports skills development and work-based learning through structured initiatives such as placements, internships, and a summer skills placement programme designed to build sector-relevant experience and career readiness. It also offers pathway and online programmes, including International Foundation and Pre-Masters courses, which help learners build subject knowledge and professional skills to progress onto degrees and into employment. In health and related sectors, Royal Holloway has developed higher technical qualifications such as the Diploma in Higher Education in Health Studies, embedding employability and challenge-led placements to prepare learners for roles in the NHS, social care and other health providers. While Royal Holloway engages with apprenticeship standards in the wider higher education context, its main publicly described offer is degree-level study, employability support and professional pathway programmes.