Research and teaching Departments and schools Liberal Arts
Prehistoric people resilient in the face of extreme climate events
Pioneering early people who lived at the end of the last ice age actually carried on with life as usual despite plummeting temperatures.
Dr Daniel Beer wins prestigious prize for his ground-breaking study of Siberian exile
Dr Daniel Beer from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, has been awarded the international Cundill History Prize for his book The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars.
Revolutionary artist on display at the Turner Contemporary
The work of artist Jean Arp is being exhibited in the UK, thanks to the work of Eric Robertson, Professor of Modern French Literary and Visual Culture in the School of Modern Languages.
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Academics in the School are active researchers with international reputations
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Dr Ruth Hemus
""I use my own research in my teaching as much as I can and also learn from my students""
for student:staff ratio
Source: School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Guardian University Guide 2018
for research intensity
Source: Times Higher Education, REF 2014
say staff are good at explaining things
Source: NSS 2017
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