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Over £1,700 cash stolen from Egham business

More than £1,700 in cash was stolen from an Egham business yesterday after the owner was threatened with a knife. The burglars, both male, forced their way into the North Street business through a back door at around 5am. They woke up the owner and threatened him with a knife, forcing him to open a [...]

Royal Holloway News

RHUL announces closure of Department of Lactogenics

The College today announced the closure of its Department of Lactogenics, in an announcement that comes shortly after announcements of cuts to the Modern Languages departments. The department, one of the leading in the country, caters for around 600 students and offers BSc Lactogenics, BSc Galactopoiedical Studies and MSc Human Lactoscience. It also boasts a [...]

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Insanity Radio 103.2FM break world record with 100 hour broadcast

A team of three presenters from Insanity Radio 103.2FM have broken a world record by broadcasting continuously for 100 hours. Georgia Fish, Jack Gordon and Chris Smith, all students at Royal Holloway, University of London, finished broadcasting at midday today (Friday 30 March) after surpassing the previous record of 73 hours, set by Kiss FM, [...]

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Emergency GM votes no confidence in Media and Communications Officer-elect

The Media and Communications Officer-elect for the academic year 2012-2013, Jack Gordon, lost a vote of no confidence held at an emergency general meeting tonight. The meeting, attended by 83 students, was held after questions were raised over actions carried out during his time as Head of Web Operations at Insanity Radio. The Union Chair, [...]

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Colours Ball Success

The College’s annual Colours Ball took place last Saturday at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel. The event was a sell out as usual, with over 400 students in attendance from the 35 sports clubs that make up RHULSPORT. Men’s Rugby had a particularly good evening with a number of senior players receiving Half & Full [...]


 
 

 
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SU General Meeting Liveblog – May

Can’t make it to the General Meeting tonight?  Worried about falling behind on all the SU news?  Just want to avoid some revision?  Then join me here from 6:30pm for an informative and insightful commentary of the eveningâ...
by Louise Quick
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Cannabis plants found at property in Egham

Last week, officers from the Runnymede Neighbourhood Support Team uncovered a suspected cannabis factory to be in operation within Egham. Following new information, a search warrant was executed on Wednesday 28 March under the ...
by Jack Smale
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Over £1,700 cash stolen from Egham business

More than £1,700 in cash was stolen from an Egham business yesterday after the owner was threatened with a knife. The burglars, both male, forced their way into the North Street business through a back door at around 5am. They...
by Julian Farmer
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Royal Holloway

RHUL announces closure of Department of Lactogenics

The College today announced the closure of its Department of Lactogenics, in an announcement that comes shortly after announcements of cuts to the Modern Languages departments. The department, one of the leading in the country,...
by Julian Farmer
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Photo: Insanity Radio

Insanity Radio 103.2FM break world record with 100 hour broadcast

A team of three presenters from Insanity Radio 103.2FM have broken a world record by broadcasting continuously for 100 hours. Georgia Fish, Jack Gordon and Chris Smith, all students at Royal Holloway, University of London, fini...
by Julian Farmer
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RHUL teams perform strongly in ULU finals

Over the week of Monday 12 March to Sunday 19 March, no fewer than five Royal Holloway teams were involved in the ULU League Cup and Intercollegiate Finals. After a year of mixed fortunes in the league, RHUL Men’s Footbal...
by Jack Smale
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