University of Roehampton Information

The University of Roehampton, formerly Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, is a public university in the United Kingdom, situated on three major sites in Roehampton, south-west London.

The university has its roots in the traditions of its four constituent colleges, all of which were founded in the 19th century as womens teacher training colleges:

All four colleges were founded to address the need to educate poor and disadvantaged children. In 1975, the four colleges joined to form the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education.

Roehampton was formerly an equal partner in the now-dissolved Federal University of Surrey (along with the original University of Surrey in Guildford). On 1 August 2004, the University of Surrey Roehampton became Roehampton University.

Since 2011, the university has been branded University of Roehampton. However, its legal name remains Roehampton University. In 2012 the last college, Whitelands, was legally merged with the university, bringing all the colleges into a common management structure.Schiller International University degrees are awarded and accredited by Roehampton.

The University has a range of specialist facilities for use in teaching and research. This includes:

Biomechanics Laboratory: used for a wide range of biomechanical assessments. Facilities include a nine-camera Vicon 3D motion capture system, three Kistler force plates, two isokinetic dynamometers, a range of accelerometers, electromagnetic tracking device, FASTRAK system, ultrasound bone scanner, acoustic emission measuring system, pressure plate, 2D video analysis, portable ultrasound and software associated with devices and analysis.

Physiology Laboratory: for use in physiological experiments, with equipment including a metabolic cart; environmental chamber; head, neck, and chest cooling systems; 16-channel wireless electromyography system; neuromuscular electrical stimulator; isometric strength testing devices; temperature logger and thermistors; various bike, running and rowing ergometers.

Sport and Exercise Psychology laboratories: facilities include standalone and mobile eye-tracking systems, electroencephalography systems, transcranial magnetic stimulation systems, and functional magnetic resonance imaging technology.

The university opened a new library in 2017, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. The library houses the Jewish Resource Centre Collection, the Centre for Marian Studies, a collection of resources covering all matters regarding the Virgin Mary, the Queens Archive, featuring material on authority and governance within the Roman Catholic Church in the UK and the Richmal Crompton Collection of books and archive material accumulated during the lifetime of the author Richmal Crompton (1890–1969).

The university has a modern fitness centre, grass football pitches, a multi-use games area, studio facilities and a sports hall for indoor sports and classes. Teams also have access to nearby facilities, including the Roehampton Club and the National Tennis Centre. Sports are managed by Sport Roehampton, and the options available to students range from football and cricket to ultimate and Zumba.

Roehampton consists of four colleges, around which accommodation is centred. Mount Clare is offered to continuing students and Linden House is offered to Postgraduate students, whilst a majority of the others are available to First Year undergraduate students. Since 2014 it has also offered accommodation in central London at the Spring Mews development in Vauxhall, central London. In September 2015, it opened new student accommodation in the grounds of Downshire House – Chadwick Hall. In September 2016 new student accommodation opened on Digby Stuart College –Elm Grove Hall.

Digby Stuart College

Froebel College

Southlands College

Whitelands College

In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, 66 per cent of Roehampton research submissions were classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Dance was the top performing subject, with 94% of research rated 4* and 3* – making it the highest rated department in its subject area in the UK. Roehampton was also ranked 3rd in London for research quality in Education, and the 4th for English. In both Roehampton was the strongest performing university in London in these subject areas.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Roehampton University was ranked first in the country for Dance and Biological Anthropology. Ten out of the fifteen subjects that submitted work included at least some proportion of research judged to be world-leading in terms of its originality and significance. 78% of all research undertaken at the university was of an international standard. This has led to the university having "one of the strongest research profiles among modern universities" (meaning post-1992 universities).[full citation needed]

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