Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

Royal Holloway’s Mission Statement summarises the objectives of the College, and provides the basis for the College Plan, designed to achieve those objectives. The Mission Statement reads as follows:
“Royal Holloway, University of London is committed to providing an environment which nurtures research, learning and teaching of the highest quality, and which advances knowledge, the personal development of its students and staff, and the public good, locally, nationally and throughout the world. To this end we seek:
• to ensure the highest quality of teaching and learning, led by active research and scholarship, so that taught programmes reflect the latest developments in their subject areas and are responsive to the changing needs of society and students;
• to contribute by research and scholarship to the advancement of knowledge and the enhancement of public policy, wealth creation and the quality of life in the UK, the EU and the wider world beyond;
• to foster integrity, tolerance and human value; to promote equality of opportunity; to protect and enhance the physical and social environment for students and staff;
• to establish practical partnerships at national and international level with other academic and research communities; with government, business and industry; and with the local community;
• to foster a cosmopolitan community of scholars and students in which both staff and students are encouraged and enabled to fulfil their potential and develop in skill and understanding;
to pursue these objectives by playing a leading role in the University of London.”