Choose Roehampton

An outstanding academic community

Our outstanding staff and facilities will help you to achieve your potential and prepare you for a successful career in your chosen area.

At Roehampton you will be taught by staff working at the cutting edge of their subjects. Here are just a few examples:

• Zachary Leader, Professor of English Literature – recently published a highly acclaimed biography of the novelist and poet Kingsley Amis.
• Dr Aisha Gill, Senior Lecturer in Criminology – an expert on violence against women in black and minority communities, Dr Gill frequently features in the media as an expert on “honour” killings.
• Cecilia Essau, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology – led analysis of the most cited project in child and adolescent psychopathology to date: the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project.

The University received an outstanding result in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), which measures the quality of research within UK universities. Roehampton was rated number one in the UK for its research in the areas of Dance and Biological Anthropology. The RAE also found that almost 80 per cent of the research submitted by Roehampton was of an international standard.

Unrivalled campus location

London’s only campus university, Roehampton is a collegiate university set on a beautiful and historic parkland campus providing the perfect location for you to transition to your new home and immediately feel part of an academic and social community.

The four colleges, all founded in the nineteenth-century still form a fundamental part of daily campus life. The college communities also play an important role in student welfare and staff work to support you to ensure you quickly feel at home.

Enhance your future career

Employability at Roehampton remains strong, and we are proud that we have the highest employability rates amongst all modern London universities.

Roehampton’s Employment and Careers Service offers comprehensive advice about career options, skills enhancement, employability and volunteering.

You will also have full access to these services for up to three years after you have finished your studies at Roehampton.

Student support

Through our department of Student Affairs, we offer a strong support network for students, including:

• academic advice
• careers advice
• counselling services
• disability services
• English language support
• IT support
• library support
• medical advice
• study skills support

London

One of the world’s greatest knowledge capitals and hub of the creative industries, London boasts a wealth of internationally renowned facilities such as libraries and museums available to students. London is also an international centre for film, music, sport, nightlife, theatre, fashion and art.

Being in London offers you an unparalleled opportunity to network with professionals from your chosen sector, for example with one of the more than 20,000 businesses in London or world class cultural powerhouses.

London’s many districts, each with their own distinctive character, provide opportunities for an extraordinary range of social and cultural experiences. From pubs to clubs, museums to concert venues, restaurants to shops, football to tennis, there really is something for everyone and many places in London even cater to students on a tight budget!

London is also the jumping off point for many European adventures. You can take the Eurostar to Paris for a weekend or hop on to any of the budget airlines now operating out of London’s airports and go almost anywhere in Europe.