Aaron Lecciones

Review of Royal Holloway - Egham

There is so much potential for Royal Holloway and ...

There is so much potential for Royal Holloway and for the most of it, that potential is met.

Academic-wise the uni is known for producing top notch graduates and for having excellent teachers. My mentor Dr Jay Mistry under the MSc Practising Sustainable Development degree was more than helpful - she was an inspiration! Pushed me when I needed it but was also gentle when I felt burnt out - and with a plethora of practical experience and an enormous amount of theoretical know-how I was in great hands.

For someone like me who likes to have a place of my own while taking my postgraduate degree, the housing nearby is affordable enough. Groceries from Tesco, post office was near, every basic thing you need is nearby. For entertainment though you need to go to London. Thankfully, the Egham train station is just about a kilometer away from the Uni and I was able to get housing in between the Uni back gate and the train station - so it was perfect.

The unique blend of having a campus and being near enough London as well as Heathrow - gives you that good balance of time to study, time to relax, time to go to London for fun and excitement.

I give the Uni 4.5 stars only because of the unmet potential which include upgrading facilities and also increasing linkages with local and London-based institutions to increase academic activities and engagement. More institutional engagement with my country would be great as well.