Year end review for supporters 2019/20

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2019/20

Student wellbeing

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Message from the Principal, Paul Layzell These past few months have seen a period of extraordinary change. In what we hope will be a once in a lifetime event, the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had far-reaching consequences for us all personally and professionally.

The health and well-being of our community is our priority and we have made significant changes to life at the university as we have sought to manage the impact of the pandemic on our students and staff. Our goal has been to ensure that no student is academically disadvantaged as a direct consequence of the pandemic and that all reached an orderly conclusion to their studies, either progressing to the next year or going on to graduate. We have had to make some difficult choices about how we delivered these outcomes, but equity, fairness and practicality have underpinned the decisions made.

We talk a lot at Royal Holloway about our strength as a community, and that community spirit extends beyond campus. During the unprecedented events of the last six months, many of our students, alumni and academics pursued volunteering opportunities to help vulnerable individuals and their area as a whole. I am extremely proud to be part of such a supportive community.

Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, the past 12 months have seen our community go from strength to strength, both in league table rankings and research successes. In September, Royal Holloway rose five places to become a top 20 UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. This ranking is a clear endorsement of our approach to delivering high quality teaching and world-class research and is a testament to the outstanding contribution and achievements of our students and staff. The National Student Survey (NSS) 2020, also shows that the university exceeded the sector average score for overall satisfaction for the third year in a row. We achieved a score of 87% for overall student satisfaction, four percentage points above the sector average.

The year also saw our academic staff continue to demonstrate excellence in their subject areas. In January, the sound of a mummified priest was heard for the first time in 3,000 years, thanks to ingenious research by Professor David Howard, from the Department of Electronic Engineering alongside academics from the University of York and Leeds Museum and Galleries. Professor Robin Walker, from the Department of Psychology created a new and improved version of EV News, a free web app for people with Agerelated Macular Degeneration (AMD), the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK. Professor Harriet Hawkins, Co-Director of the Centre for GeoHumanities was awarded a prestigious five-year Consolidator Grant, worth 1.95m Euros, to help researchers understand underground environments and the opportunities they provide for us in the future.

Now more than ever, your generosity is integral to helping to ensure our students continue to achieve their goals as we introduce new ways of providing teaching and learning support in 2020/21 in direct response to the pandemic.

Thank you for all of the support you have already given and continue to give as we face the challenging year to come.

Professor Paul Layzell DL Principal

882 donors and supporters

Enriching student experience The regular donations generously made

by Royal Holloway alumni to the Student Opportunities Fund have made some fantastic student-led projects possible this year. These have not only enriched the student experience here on campus, but also added real value to the wider community.

Students can apply for grants from £100 to £3,000 for projects or initiatives which align with the themes of Global Perspectives, Entrepreneurship or Community and Culture. This year, funding was granted to Royal Holloway Volunteering to help run a project providing English support for Syrian refugee families and asylum seekers as part of the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Scheme. The funding provided transport for the families, some with young children and grandparents, to visit campus for weekly six-hour sessions hosted by student volunteers.

Funding was also awarded to STEAM Stars, a new student project promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths to local school children by teaching them to design and build their

own robot cars. Student leaders and other student volunteers planned and trialled a series of six weekly workshops with 60 Year 5 children in a local school, inspiring the next generation.

The fund also made it possible for Royal Holloway’s Brass Band to participate in UniBrass 2020, hosted by Bangor University, making them the first London university to do so.

Image provided by Royal Holloway Brass Band and taken prior to social distancing.

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supporting students to succeed The Bedford Society’s generous gifts and donations have once again provided life-changing opportunities for students wishing to study for a postgraduate qualification. A total of four scholarships were awarded for the 2019/20 academic year to a group of exceptional students.

History undergraduate Emily was selected as the recipient of the Dinah and Jessica Nichols Scholarship, while Bedford Society Scholarships were awarded to Emily (MSc Quaternary Science), Aliyah (MSc Forensic Psychology) and Hayley (MA Crusader Studies).

“In no uncertain terms, receiving the Bedford Society Scholarship has been life-changing, making the once seemingly distant possibility of studying at postgraduate level a reality,” said Hayley.

Former Bedford Society Scholar, Emese (MSc Forensic Psychology, 2019) is testament to the opportunities a scholarship can provide. “The financial support enabled me to focus on my studies rather than working to pay my tuition, and I received distinctions for all but one of my courses. I also benefited from being part of the Bedford Society which is a unique, value-based community and was able to receive expert advice on my PhD proposal from the members,” she says. “I am currently a PhD researcher at the School of Law and Social Sciences at Royal Holloway, where I am investigating attitudes towards and help-seeking from anti-trafficking organisations. I also assist with teaching and marking student papers and help them improve their writing skills. In addition, I work with victims of human trafficking at the

The Bedford Society Helen Bamber Foundation part-time as an assistant psychologist and I am a junior research fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Applied Research in Human Trafficking."

Emese, MSc Forensic Psychology, 2019 and current student, PhD Law

Your impact in numbers 2019/20 Total £1.3m

Philanthropic income Careers and employability Citizens project Greatest needs Scholarships and awards Special projects Student experience Student wellbeing Donor investments

£11,000 £131,000 £51,000 £785,000 £123,000 £20,000 £38,000 £176,000

All figures rounded to the nearest thousand.

Supporting outstanding leadership skills 2019/20 was the inaugural year of the Marriott Family Future Leaders Scholarship, which was awarded to Maritta (BSc Business and Management).

Generously funded by Chris Marriott, Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Equistone Partners Europe, and his wife Lindsey, the scholarship covers the full tuition fee for students studying all undergraduate degrees in Management and selected courses within the Department of Economics. Chris, who read French and History at Royal Holloway from 1988-1992, said: “This year’s recipient is obviously a real self-starter – it’s lovely to be able to help someone like Maritta to get through university, get a great degree and hopefully go on to make a positive contribution to business.” Find out more at royalholloway.ac.uk/impact-stories Chris Marriott, BA French and History 1992

Christmas challenge to support disadvantaged students Royal Holloway took part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge for the fourth year and succeeded in raising £115,000 to support students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds. Thanks to the generosity of our 246 donors, we both exceeded our target and completed the challenge in just under four days, beating our previous record by three days. The Big Give’s Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest match funding campaign. The money raised this year will be even more vital to our students in light of Covid-19. Thanks to the money raised in 2019, ten students who might otherwise have faced barriers to their university education have been granted scholarships.

Supporting rare diseases research Royal Holloway’s excellent reputation in the field of gene and cell therapy research has been boosted by support from The Hobson Charity. Their gift enabled second year PhD student Ellie to continue working to develop a new lentiviral therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, a severe disease that affects mainly children. Working in the Advanced Gene and Cell Therapy laboratory run by Professor Rafael Yáñez, Ellie used her grant to conduct valuable research into the cultivation of motor neurons, research which, without the grant, would have ceased.

“The experiments conducted greatly improved the quality of my PhD thesis and I am very grateful.”

Ellie, current student, PhD Biological Science

Santander step in to provide additional support for current students In October, Santander, through Santander Universities announced its successful partnership with Royal Holloway would continue until 2023, by which time they will have donated £1m to the university.

In response to the global pandemic, Santander Universities intervened with an additional £25,000 to help alleviate student hardship and offered to divert existing funding towards Covid19 relief activity. This has helped the university move quickly to support students who faced difficulty in accessing online learning and assessments because of digital disadvantage, enabling academic progression and, in turn, helping to reduce anxiety. Helen Groenendaal, Head of Student Advisory and Wellbeing at Royal Holloway, said: “We are extremely grateful to Santander Universities for this additional funding which allowed us to act quickly to provide support at such a difficult and challenging time for students.”

Find out more at royalholloway.ac.uk/impact-stories

Celebrating the transformative power of scholarships On 3 March 2020, we held our annual Scholars Reception in our celebrated Picture Gallery. Attended by scholarship recipients, our donors and supporters as well as members of staff, it was a chance to celebrate our scholars’ successes and introduce them to some of the donors whose generosity made their attendance at Royal Holloway possible.

Royal Holloway alumna, former staff member and supporter of the university, Pirkko Koppinen, said: “I wanted to give back to the university, especially to the MA in Medieval Studies which is so close to my heart… to help students to join this wonderful degree and hopefully have the same marvellous experience as I have had here."

It is with profound sincerity that we thank the alumni, parents, staff, individuals, trusts, foundations and companies who choose to support Royal Holloway, particularly during such an unprecedented time. The incredible generosity enables us to fund scholarships and support programmes that give our students extra help to fulfil their potential and achieve their goals, provide resources vital to our researchers and enhance the impact that Royal Holloway can have around the world.

Donors whose names appear in bold gave £5,000 or more.

Mr Suid Adeyanju

Miss Helen Carey

Mr Alexander Dennison

Miss Helen Groenendaal

Mr Russell Adfield

Mr and Mrs Caroussis

Mr Matthew Derbyshire

Mr Simon Hadlington

Mrs Eileen Adkins

Mrs Heather Carrington

Miss Frances Dimond

Mrs Patricia Haffenden

Mrs Stella Agyepong Sarkodieh

Mr Jamie Carroll

Miss Dania Akeel

Dr Annaclara Cataldi Palau

Mr James Dixon Herringham Scholarships

Mr Jonathan and Mrs Hilary Hale

Mr Graham Almandras

Mrs Jill Cattell

Mrs Pat Doble

Maggi Hambling CBE

Miss Christine Armour

Miss Lisa Chandler

Mrs Sarah-Jane Docherty

Mr Edward Hammond

Mr Simon Arnell

Dr Greg Chapman

Mrs Wendy Dopheide

Dr Richard Hancock

Dr Michael and Mrs Elizabeth Baker

Miss Edith Chester

Mr Paul Dorman

Miss Edith Hanson*

Professor Gavin Drewry

Roger Harben

Miss Maria-Luiza Dumitrescu

Mrs Anne Harding

Mr Jason Duncan

Mr Peter and Mrs Helen Harrington

Dr Helen Barker Dr Diana Barnes PhD Mr Christopher and Mrs Alison Bates Mrs Frouke Bates Mrs Kathryn Beecroft Mr David Beever Ms Katie Behboodi – Behboodi Scholarship

Mr Robert and Mrs Mary Childs Mr Yannis Chronopoulos Mrs Mo Clancy Mrs Jane Clark Mrs Ailsa Clarke Mr Donald Clarke Mr Dave Cobb Dr Robert Cockroft

Mrs Jean Benson

Mr Tim Coghlan

Mr Kurt Benson

Mr Neil Colman

Mrs Sheila Bishop

Mr Aiden Coloe

Mrs Katharine Boddy

Mrs Marion Cooper

Mrs Carol Bostock-Smith

Miss Sheila Cooper

Ms Joanna Bowley

Dr Nicholas Coureas

Mrs Diana Boxall

Mr Alasdair Coutts-Britton

Professor Clare Bradley

Dr Peter Cox

Dr Elizabeth Brennan

Professor John Creaser

Mr Alan Bricknell

Mr Gavin Crook

In memory of Jeanne Brown

Ms Grace Crowhurst

Dr Kathryn Brown

Mrs Patricia Crowson

Patricia Brown

Mrs Fiona Crutchley

The Reverend Dr Arnold Browne

Mr Jon Cutter

Mr Jerry Brownlee Mrs Dawn Bruin Mr L Preston Bryant Jr. and Mrs Elizabeth W. Bryant

Mrs Jane Dannatt Dr Claire Gobbi Daunton Dr Adelina Davies

Mr Matthew Dunster Mrs Jennifer Elliott Mrs Ladan Esfahani Mr Bruce Eshbaugh Elaine Etherton Scholarship Professor Jane Everson Ms Ann Ewing Professor Michael Farthing Miss Rachel Fenn Mrs Hania Flannery Mrs Gill Fletcher Miss Susie Fletcher Mrs Janet Foreman Mrs Angeliki Frangou Miss Mary Franklin Miss Vera Freeburne RSEN Mrs Elisabeth Freeman Miss Elizabeth Fudakowska Mr Graham Funnell Miss Caroline Willbourne Mr and Mrs Gent Mr Michael Germaschewski Mr Maurice Gifford

Mr Brian Harris Cristina Harrison Mr Roy Harrow Ms Mary Hartnoll CBE Dr Wasimul Hasan Mr Adam Hatfield Dr Kara Hattersley-Smith Professor Alastair Hay OBE Mr Timothy Hayes Mrs Susan Haynes Mrs Barbara Healy Mr John M Healy Mrs Mary Herbert Mr Michael Heslop Mr Keith Hider Mrs Carolyn Hill Mrs Rosemary Hill Mr Peter Hind Mr John Hinze Mrs Tina Hodach Mr Colin Hodge Mr John Holden Mr Albert Holderer

Dr Eirian Davies

Mr Bernard and Mrs Catherine Gilhespy

Dr Alan and Mrs Mary Buckle

Mrs Helen Davies

Miss Valerie Givan

Mr Christopher Howorth

Mr David Burke

Máire Davies

Dame Sarah Goad DCVO JP

Ms Lurlyn Hudson

Mrs Lucy Butcher

Professor Anne-Christine Davis

Mrs Penelope Gravestock

Dr Ann Hughes

Mr Alan Butler

Mrs Thelma Daymond

Mrs Anna-Marie Greenaway

Miss Bettina Hughes

Dr Ian Calvert

Mrs Barbara de Ferry Foster

Mrs Dzintra Gregory

Mr Stephen Hughes

Ms Elaine Capizzi

Mrs Ann Deamer

Gareth and Kate Griffith

Mr Tony Hulatt

Mrs Molly Hornby

Ms Janet Hunt Mrs Katharine Hunter Mrs Margaret Huntington Mrs Elizabeth Hurfurt Miss Julia Inchley Miss Glenys Ingram Mrs Patricia Jenkins Mr David Johnson Miss Patricia Johnson Mrs Susan Johnston Mrs Jenny Jones Miss Sarah Keen Mrs Sally Keith (née Border) Mrs Margaret Kemp

Sir Mark and Lady MoodyStuart Mrs Carolyn Morant Mr Nick and Mrs Carol Morgan Mrs Janet Morter Dr Anne Mullen Mr Yoshiaki Nakano Miss Anthea Nembhard Miss Ruth Newcombe Dr Joanna Newman Dinah Nichols CB Mr Chris Noble Professor Katie Normington Mrs Carolyn Norwich

Ms Carolyn Saunders Mr Paul and Mrs Fran Scarff Mrs Doris Scotford Mrs Lindsey Scotney Mr Andrew Seal Mr Edward Sealy Mr Matthew Searle Dr Daphne Self Mr Naresh Shah Miss Elizabeth Sherbrooke Mrs Sue Sheridan OBE Mr Alex Sherman Mrs Jennifer Sherwood Mrs Joyce Simpson

Dr Rosalind Kent

Mr Philip and Mrs Jennifer O'Brien

Ms Sarah King

Mrs Jacqueline Oliver

Mrs Liz Slater

Mr Paul Kinninmont

Mr Andrew and Mrs Jane Osborne

Mrs Ann Smith Ms Anita Spence

Mr David Overton

Mr Henry Stephens

Mr Christopher Owens

Mr Andrew Stephenson MP

Mr Sanjay Patel

Mr Stephen Stewart

Mrs Christine Peach

Mr Iain and Mrs Susan Stinson

Dr Pirkko Koppinen Mrs Susan Kwok Mrs Julie Lambert Mrs Ramona Lamport Mrs Gillian Lane Dr Ursula Lawrence Professor Paul Layzell DL Mr Steve and Mrs Jane Lee Mr George Lemos Dr Nigel Lightfoot Mrs Andrea Livsey Mr Richard Lloyd Mrs Muriel Long Dame Felicity Lott DBE FRAM

Lady Doreen Peach Richard and Yvonne Peet Mr Keith Penfold Dr Sarah Perry Mr John Phillips Mr Timothy Pipe Dr Piers Plummer Dr Robert and Mrs Cheryle Poddubiuk Miss Leonora Polmounter

Mr Nick Low

Mrs Catherine Pomeroy

Mrs Sylvia Lymbery

Mr John Pool

Mrs Carol Maloney

Mr David Powell

Ms Elizabeth Margosches

Mr Dougal Powrie

Mr Chris and Mrs Lindsey Marriott

Mr David Preston

Mr Glenn Matheson Mr David and Mrs Moira Matthews Mayled Scholarship for Historical Musicology Mr Andrew McClure Mrs Susan McGowan Mr John Mead Dr Moya Meredith Smith Miss Audrey Miller Air Commodore Ruth Montague

Dr Andrew Pullen Mr Richard Puzey Mrs Sarah Quail Professor Barbara Raw Masters Scholarships

Miss June Simpson

Mrs Judith Talbot

Mr Anthony and Mrs Joanna Wallis Mrs Elizabeth Walters Mr James Watkins Mr Christopher Wayne Mrs Dorothy Wedge Dr Susan West Jack Westaway Scholarship and Prize Mr Declan White Rachel E Whittaker MBE JP* Mr David Wilkinson CB Miss Beryl Williams Dr Stephen Williams Dr Jane Willoughby and Mr Ingram Losner Mr James Wills Ms Colette Wilson Mrs Wendy Wilson Mr Piers Wombwell Mr Roger and Mrs Kate Woodward Professor The Reverend Frances Young OBE FBA

Mr Gordon Taylor

Mr Dongkai Yuan

Mr Arun Thomas

The A G Leventis Foundation

Mr Fitzroy Thomas Mrs Christine Titman Mr Christopher Tonkin Mrs Christine Topliss Miss Imogen Trinder Mrs Joan Trobe

American Foundation for Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Inc. Ashley Family Foundation The Bedford Society Biogen Idec Foundation

Mr Colin Trussell

British Telecommunications PLC

Miss Gill Tucker

The Friendly Hand

Dr Penny Tucker

Geckoella

Ms Doris Turck

The Headley Trust

Miss Dorothy Turley

Hellenic Foundation

Mrs Barbara Turner (née Tyas)

Heritage Lottery Fund

Dr Graham Twigg

The Hobson Charity

Mrs Sarah Tyacke CB

Internet Security Research Group

Ms Elizabeth Tyte Mr Peter Underwood

The Kobler Trust

Miss Florence Rayner

Mr John Valentine

The Mendip Society

Miss Judith Rogerson

Mr Alex Voice

Pears Foundation

Mrs Jane Ross

Mr Adrian Waddingham CBE

The Reed Foundation

Mrs Jean Routley

Dr Roy Waight

Santander Universities

Mrs Alison Rudd-Clarke

Mr Daniel Walker

Sobell Foundation

Mrs Kate Sabisky

Mrs Sally Walker

Southwark Council

Mrs Valerie Saint

Mr David Wallace

St John Historical Society * sadly deceased

Lasting legacy - a lasting impact The legacy gifts that alumni and supporters generously leave to Royal Holloway are a vital source of financial support and a way of celebrating a life. Every legacy gift is valued and in the last ten years the university has received more than £2 million in legacy donations. These donations have supported key developments across campus, and had a transformative effect on our students.

When the distinguished Bedford College alumna Rachel Whittaker MBE JP (Sociology, 1965), passed away in October 2018, she left a legacy to the Bedford Society Scholarship Fund.

“The scholarship has provided me with invaluable life and learning experience, set up my profession and has given me skills for which I will be forever grateful,” said Bedford Scholar Rebecca.

Professor Barbara Raw (English, 1949 Royal Holloway College) spent much of her life teaching, specialising in Anglo Saxon literature. When she passed away in 2018, she remembered the university in her will. In collaboration with the Department of English, several awards have been created in the Professor’s name to support students studying English at all levels.

“I was really excited to think that someone who studied here such a long time ago and devoted her life to this field was able to bring that feeling to people studying here today,” said Dr Jennifer Neville from the Department of English.

Every contribution can make a difference to our students, and we would like to thank the 118 donors who have pledged their support in wills over the years.

Who’s who in the team Please feel free to contact us for assistance at any time.

Anna Blackman Assistant Director, External Relationships

Janice Rodrigues-Mendes Head of Development

Diana Sankey Development Manager

Laura Bassani-Merron Individual Giving Officer

Shilpi Shrestha Development Operations Manager

Rachael Koka Database and Donor Research Officer

Emma Grist Alumni Relations Manager

David Hannaby Alumni Relations Manager

Neil Perrott Events Manager

Sue Heath Events Officer

Content contributor - Jessica Jonzen, BA English 2004

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