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 | established            = 2004 – Roehampton University<br />1975 – Roehampton Institute of Higher Education<br />1841 – establishment of [[Whitelands College]]
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 | chancellor             = [[Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma]]
 | vice_chancellor        = Jean-Noël Ezingeard
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 | city                   = London
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 | budget                 = [[Pounds sterling|£]]132.1 million&nbsp; (2021/2022)<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Financial Report 2021/22|url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/globalassets/documents/finance/annualfinancialreport_2021-22.pdf|publisher=Roehampton University|access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref>
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 | affiliations           = The [[Cathedrals Group]]; [[European University Association]]; [[Universities UK]]
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The '''University of Roehampton''' is a [[public research university]] in [[Roehampton]], [[London]]. Founded as the '''Roehampton Institute of Higher Education''', the university was established by four institutions, founded in the 19th century, which today make up the university's constituent colleges: [[Digby Stuart College]], [[Froebel College]], [[Southlands College, Roehampton|Southlands College]] and [[Whitelands College]].

Between 2000 and 2004, Roehampton, together with the [[University of Surrey]], partnered as the [[Federal University of Surrey]]. In 2004, Roehampton became an independent university, and in 2011, it was renamed the University of Roehampton. The university is one of the [[post-1992 universities]] and is a member of the [[European University Association]] and [[Universities UK]].

The university achieved a silver rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework<ref>{{Cite web |title=TEF 2023 outcomes |url=https://tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk}}</ref> and it also received positive results in recent{{When|date=September 2025}} student satisfaction surveys and national research assessments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roehampton ranked top 10 in UK for postgraduate student satisfaction |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2023/august/roehampton-ranked-top-10-in-uk-for-postgraduate-student-satisfaction/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The University of Roehampton {{!}} Study London |url=https://studylondon.ac.uk/home/universities/the-university-of-roehampton/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Flag of the University of Roehampton.svg|thumb|Flag of the University of Roehampton, with a quarter to represent each of the University's four constituent colleges.<ref name="Ron Lahav and Laurence Jones">{{cite web |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb_u-roe.html |title=University of Roehampton (England) |author=Ron Lahav and Laurence Jones |date=10 February 2006 |work=Flags of the World |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref>]]
Roehampton still operates through a collegiate system comprising four historic colleges, each originally established in the 19th century as women's [[teacher training college]]s:

* '''[[Whitelands College]]''' – Founded in 1841 by the [[Church of England]], the college is one of the first teacher training schools for women in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Portal |url=https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Whitelands-College-John-Ruskin-and-the/99514737102346 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=openresearch.surrey.ac.uk}}</ref> It occupies a 14-acre site overlooking [[Richmond Park]].
* '''[[Southlands College, Roehampton|Southlands College]]''' – Established in by the [[Methodist Church]] in 1872, originally in [[Battersea]], as a teacher training college for women, becoming coeducational in 1965. Today it is the location of the university's business school.
* '''[[Digby Stuart College]]''' – Established in 1874 as a teacher training college for [[Roman Catholic]] women. The college owes its existence to the [[Society of the Sacred Heart]], whose members continue to support the college and the university.
* '''[[Froebel College]]''' – Founded in 1892, the secular college (non religious) was established to further the values of [[Friedrich Fröbel]], the German educationalist who pioneered a holistic view of child development. It is one of the UK's major centres for initial teacher training

All four colleges were founded to address the need to educate poor and disadvantaged children. In 1976, the four colleges joined to form the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education. Its first [[Rector (academia)|rector]] was [[Kevin Keohane]], the former professor of science education at [[Chelsea College of Science and Technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-kevin-keohane-1307375.html|title=Obituary:Kevin Keohane|work=The Independent|date=28 April 1996|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk/article/13th-february-1976/2/roehampton-institute-rector|title=''Roehampton institute Rector''|publisher=Catholic Herald (archive)|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>

The institution gained research degree awarding powers in 1998 and in 2000 became part of the [[Federal University of Surrey]] as the [[University of Surrey Roehampton]]. In 2004 it became a university in its own right as Roehampton University. It was one of the last institutions to gain university status under the pre-[[Higher Education Act 2004]] rules that required research degree awarding powers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/mar/22/newuniversities19922012.highereducation|title=Colleges to gain university status|author=Donald MacLeod|date= 22 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/regulatory-resources/the-ofs-register/#/provider/10007776|title=Roehampton University|website=Office for Students|date=24 January 2022 |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-status-given/189628.article |title= University Status Given |work= Times Higher Education Supplement |date= 25 June 2004}}</ref>

Since 2011, the university has been branded the University of Roehampton. However, its legal name remains Roehampton University.<ref name="Legal">{{cite web | url=http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/corporate-information/Charitable-and-Legal-Information/ | title=Legal Name and Correspondence Address | work=Charitable and Legal Information | publisher=University of Roehampton | access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> In 2012, Whitelands College was legally merged with the university, bringing all the colleges into a common management structure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/uploadedFiles/Pages_Assets/PDFs/Finance/Accounts%20the%20one.pdf|title=Annual report and financial statements 2012–2013|publisher=University of Roehampton|access-date=17 March 2016|archive-date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430001636/http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/uploadedFiles/Pages_Assets/PDFs/Finance/Accounts%20the%20one.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Organisation==
;Academic departments
*Faculty of Business and Law (including Roehampton University Business School and Roehampton University Law School)
*School of Arts (including Computing)
*School of Education (rated as an outstanding provider by OFSTED<ref>50214833 (ofsted.gov.uk)</ref>)
*School of Humanities and Social Sciences
*School of Life and Health Sciences (including Nursing)
*School of Psychology
*Sustainable Engineering and Technology Education Centre<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roehampton secures major grant to develop new Sustainable Engineering and Technology Education Centre |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2022/december/roehampton-secures-major-grant-to-develop-new-sustainable-engineering-and-technology-education-centre/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>
*Croydon University College - In 2020 the University of Roehampton announced a partnership with Croydon College (Croydon University Centre). The Centre delivers Nursing programmes and a range of undergraduate programmes in Croydon town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Centre Croydon and University of Roehampton partner to offer new BSc in Adult Nursing |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/life-and-health-sciences/news/university-centre-croydon-and-university-of-roehampton-partner-to-offer-new-bsc-in-adult-nursing/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>

==Academic profile==
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===Research===
Roehampton's research spans five key areas: Creative exchange, Health and wellbeing, Social justice and inclusivity, Faith in society, and Economic Sustainability and Environmental Conservation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research at the University of Roehampton |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref> Roehampton supports several research centres across its academic disciplines:

# Centre for Practical Philosophy, Theology and Religion: Engaging in research emphasising the significance of Philosophy, Theology, and Religion in modern societies, this centre explores the intersections of faith, religious practice, and race.<ref name="roehampton.ac.uk">{{Cite web |title=Research Centre for Inclusive Humanities |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/research-centre-for-inclusive-humanities/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>
# Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing: Works to improve our understanding of factors that influence health, mental health, and wellbeing. The Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing focuses on applied research in counselling and psychotherapy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Research in Psychological Wellbeing |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-research-in-psychological-wellbeing/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>
# Centre for Integrated Research in Life and Health Sciences: Promoting factors supporting healthy living, this centre tackles health inequalities through an interdisciplinary approach. It integrates life and health sciences to address critical health challenges, aiming to enhance quality of life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Integrated Research in Life and Health Sciences |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-integrated-research-in-life-and-health-sciences/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref> The centre receives funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC). 
# Centre for Equality, Justice and Social Change: Explores and promotes social justice in relation to inequalities, prejudice, and social trends in diverse societies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Equality, Justice and Social Change |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-equality-justice-and-social-change/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>
# Centre for Research in Arts and Creative Exchange: Emphasising the value of creativity and the arts for social and political change, this centre provides a space for collaborative inquiry and practice.<ref name="Research Centres">{{Cite web |title=Research Centres |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>
# Research Centre for Literature and Inclusion: Focuses on equitable cultural representation, access, and inclusion, working with communities and organisations across various sectors.
# Research Centre in History and Classics: Uses insights from the past to inform public understanding and address present societal challenges.<ref name="roehampton.ac.uk"/>
# Centre for Sustainability and Responsible Management: focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It aims to develop sustainable and ethical practices in organisations and enterprises, addressing contemporary challenges like climate change and societal equity<ref name="Research Centres"/>
# Centre for Learning, Teaching and Human Development: Enhances educational outcomes for effective lifelong learning, leading to creative, inclusive, and healthier societies.

===Reputation and rankings===
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The university was recognised (jointly) as the best UK modern university for research in the REF 2021, for which 218 staff were submitted in 12 areas and were graded 3*-4* overall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Results & submissions : REF 2021 : View results and submissions by institution|url=http://results2021.ref.ac.uk/profiles/institutions/10007776 |access-date=19 May 2021|website=results.ref.ac.uk}}</ref> Overall 77% of the research  submitted was ranked as 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent', an increase of 11% since REF2014. In the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings (2024), Roehampton was ranked 164 of 1,172.<ref>{{Cite web  |title=THE Young University Rankings 2024  |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/young-university-rankings#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats  |website=Times Higher Education  |date=8 May 2024 |access-date=2025-06-09}}</ref>

In the 2014 [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF), the university was already ranked as the most research-intensive post-1992 university in the UK. Roehampton submitted work by more than two-thirds of its academic staff, in 13 subject areas. This is the highest proportion of any post-1992 university. 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 4th for English. Roehampton was ranked highly  in London in these subject areas. Overall, 66 per cent Roehampton's research was judged either world-leading or internationally excellent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/News/2014/December/Roehampton-is-most-research-intensive-modern-university-UK/ |title=University of Roehampton - Roehampton is most research intensive modern university UK |access-date=1 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091916/http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/News/2014/December/Roehampton-is-most-research-intensive-modern-university-UK/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Results & submissions : REF 2014 : View results and submissions by institution|url=http://results.ref.ac.uk/Results/ByHei/30|access-date=17 November 2017|website=results.ref.ac.uk }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RAE 2008 : Quality profiles|url=http://www.rae.ac.uk/results/qualityProfile.aspx?id=30&type=hei|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.rae.ac.uk|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413161618/http://www.rae.ac.uk/results/qualityProfile.aspx?id=30&type=hei|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Roehampton is ranked 38th in the UK for the impact of its research.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=REF 2021: Impact scores |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/content/ref2021impact |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> The University works with local businesses, arts organisations, the third sector, and higher education across the UK and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Roehampton |url=https://kef.ac.uk/data/10007776 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=kef.ac.uk}}</ref>

==Facilities==

===Library===
The university opened a new library in 2017, designed by [[Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/15513516.Roehampton_University_unveiled_its_new___35_million_library_today/|title=Roehampton University unveiled its new £35&nbsp;million library today|website=Your Local Guardian|date=4 September 2017 |access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref> The library houses the Jewish Resource Centre Collection,<ref name="JRC Collection">{{cite web | url=http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Jewish_resource_centre.aspx | title=Jewish Resource Centre Collection | work=Library Services | publisher=University of Roehampton | access-date=30 January 2014 | archive-date=2 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115358/http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Jewish_resource_centre.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref> the Centre for Marian Studies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/student-life/library/|title=Student Support: Library|publisher=University of Roehampton|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> a collection of resources covering all matters regarding the Virgin Mary, the Queen's 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).<ref name="Crompton">{{cite web | url=http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Library/Resources/Archives-and-special-collections/Richmal-Crompton/ | title=The Richmal Crompton Collection | work=Library Services | publisher=University of Roehampton | access-date=30 January 2014 | archive-date=2 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202120905/http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Library/Resources/Archives-and-special-collections/Richmal-Crompton/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Biomechanics research facilities===
The university has a biomechanics laboratory, which is based at Whitelands College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sport and Exercise Science Research Centre |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/sport-and-exercise-science-research-centre/ |access-date=27 November 2017 |publisher=University of Roehampton |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040338/https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/research-centres/sport-and-exercise-science-research-centre/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The lab is equipped with advanced [[Motion analysis|optical motion analysis]] systems, [[Force plate|Kistler force plates]], Biometrics [[Electromyography]] equipment, [[Goniometer]]s and 3D Accelerometers, Motion Tracking Sensors, and Physiological assessment equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Life Sciences {{!}} Facilities {{!}} Biomechanics Laboratory |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/life-and-health-sciences/facilities/biomechanics-laboratory/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref>

===E-sports===
The university has an [[Esports|e-sports]] arena, with 20 PCs and facilities for [[live streaming]] and video editing. The University of Roehampton was the first university in the UK to offer e-sports scholarships.<ref>https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-09-university-of-roehampton-introduces-uks-first-e-sports-scholarship {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

=== Mary Seacole Health Innovation Centre ===
The Centre was unveiled in a ceremony on 28 September by Sir David Warren, the Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Roehampton unveils state-of-the-art Health Innovation Centre |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2022/september/university-of-roehampton-unveils-state-of-the-art-health-innovation-centre/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref> It cost £3.2m to construct and was made possible by a capital grant from the Office for Students (OfS) to support the development of a new Healthcare Hub. The Centre has been supported by several external partners, including Croydon Health Services, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, St George's University Hospitals, Kingston Hospital, Sutton Health and Care, Your Healthcare, Central London Community Health, Southwest London and St George's Mental Health, Surrey and Borders Partnership and CCGs. The Centre is named after Mary Seacole, a British-Jamaican nurse known for her role in supporting British soldiers during the Crimean War. The facility bears a mural, painted by Alban Low, which portrays her likeness alongside images of her caring for British soldiers and the medals she received for doing so.

===Accommodation===
[[File:Grove House, Roehampton - Diliff.jpg|thumb|[[Grove House, Roehampton|Grove House]] is [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]]. It is part of [[Froebel College]].]][[File:University of Roehampton, Whitelands College, Parkstead House.jpg|thumb|[[Parkstead House]] was built in the 1760s. Now [[Whitelands College]], it is the oldest of the four constituent colleges of Roehampton.]]
'''Digby Stuart College'''
* Bede House
* Elm Grove Hall
*Lee House
*Newman House
*Shaw House

'''Froebel College'''
* Aspen House
* Chadwick Hall - Shortlisted for the [[Stirling Prize]] for excellence in architecture in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIBA Stirling Prize 2018 |url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-stirling-prize |website=RIBA |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref>
* Garden Court
* Lawrence
* Linden House
* Mount Clare
* New Court
* Old Court
*Willow House[[File:Southlands lake, Southlands College.jpg|thumb|The Southlands Lake around the area of [[Southlands College, Roehampton|Southlands College]].]]

'''Southlands College'''
* Aldersgate and Epworth Court
* Wesley Hall

'''Whitelands College'''
* Beverley and Cheltenham
* Durham and Gilesgate
* Kings and Melrose
* Sutherland and Walpole

==Student life==
===Roehampton Students' Union (RSU)===
The RSU is the main organisation of student representation at the university. It is led by student officers elected by the student body and aims to promote the interests and welfare of all those studying at Roehampton. It also organises events and represents students at the university level. The RSU also organises nights out in London, some of these consist of the Clapham grand once a month, fez club Putney on Wednesday nights and the union's special event the Bop hosted at the union bar. The Union itself has 12 different bars, cafes and restaurants spread around the campus.<ref>Roehampton Students' Union http://www.roehamptonstudent.com/</ref>

In September 2013 Roehampton Students' Union was awarded £226,900 from NUS Students' Green Fund for a sustainability initiative with a focus on urban food growing. The project is now called Growhampton.<ref>Growhampton http://www.growhampton.com/</ref> Growhampton runs a cafe, the Hive, alongside a regular market day,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roehamptonstudent.com/growhampton/ourmarket/|title=Our Market|website=roehamptonstudent.com|access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref> where food produced by students and small local organisations is sold.  Growhampton is a sustainability project focused on food education and urban agriculture. It has received support from local councils and student-led funding initiatives.

The Union runs Fresh Network for student media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freshnetworkrsu.com/|title=Home|website=Fresh Network|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040509/http://freshnetworkrsu.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Third Row Dance Company===
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The Third Row Dance Company is a company for undergraduate dance students, led by students. Founded in 2008, the company is made up of dancers selected through an audition process. It commissions professional [[choreographer]]s to create works, in order for the dancers to gain experience of the professional dance world, which are performed to other students both within the university and outside.<ref>{{cite web | title=Third Row Dance Society | website=Roehampton Students' Union | url=https://www.roehamptonstudent.com/activities/societies/society/thirdrowsociety/  | access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> Guest choreographers have included Australian dancer and choreographer [[Daniel Riley (dancer)|Daniel Riley]], formerly of [[Bangarra Dance Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web | title=When a dancer becomes a choreographer|first=Jane| last=Albert | website=Broadsheet | date=11 August 2015 | url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/art-and-design/article/when-dancer-becomes-choreographer | access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> and since late 2021 artistic director of the [[Australian Dance Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Full circle| first=Piri |last=Eddy | website=[[CityMag]] | date=14 September 2022 | url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/culture/coming-soon/full-circle/ | access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref>

== People associated with Roehampton University ==
{{Main category|People associated with the University of Roehampton}}

=== Notable alumni ===
{{Main category|Alumni of the University of Roehampton}}

Amongst the alumni of the University of Roehampton, and other institutions that fall under that banner are:{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}<!-- Use alphabetical order by surname – red links or no links will be deleted -->
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* [[Niki and Sammy Albon]], YouTubers
* [[Toby Anstis]], radio DJ
* [[Mike Bailey (actor)|Mike Bailey]], actor
* [[Lyn Brown]], politician
* [[Jack Garratt]], singer
* [[Jon Gilbert (bibliographer)|Jon Gilbert]], bibliographer
* [[Jon Goodman]], footballer
* [[Matt Henry (singer)|Matt Henry]], actor and singer
* [[Rachel John]], actress and singer
* [[Allyson Jule]], professor/author
* [[Daniel Kitson]], comedian
* [[Samira Makhmalbaf]], filmmaker
* [[Helen Metcalf]], educator/politician
* [[Alize Lily Mounter|Alize Mounter]], former Miss England
* [[Beverly Naya]], actress
* [[Brody Neuenschwander]], artist and calligrapher
* [[Danielle Perez (beauty pageant winner)|Danielle Perez]], former Miss Gibraltar
* [[Rita Ramnani]], actress and dancer
* [[Chris Robshaw]], Harlequins and England rugby captain
* [[David Rossdale]], Bishop of [[Grimsby]]<ref>''[[Who's Who]] 2008'': London, [[A & C Black]] {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}</ref>
* [[Djoumin Sangaré]], footballer<ref name="programme">York City F.C. matchday programme. 3 October 2009. p. 21.</ref>
* [[Darren Shan]], author<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.darrenshan.com/about|title=About Darren|website=www.darrenshan.com|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[Joe Tillen]], footballer
* [[Deepak Tripathi]], historian
* [[Lamorna Watts]], actress
* [[Tim Woolcock]], painter
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===Chancellors and vice-chancellors===
[[Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma]] was appointed the Chancellor in 2022.,<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Roehampton appoints two prominent women's rights champions as new Chancellor and Pro Chancellor |url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2022/april/university-of-roehampton-appoints-two-prominent-womens-rights-champions-as-new-chancellor-and-pro-chancellor/ |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Roehampton University |language=en}}</ref> after Jacqueline Wilson retired from the role in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/News/2014/February/Dame-Jacqueline-Wilson-confirmed-as-new-Chancellor/|title=Dame Jacqueline Wilson confirmed as new Chancellor|work=News|publisher=University of Roehampton|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222205931/http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/News/2014/February/Dame-Jacqueline-Wilson-confirmed-as-new-Chancellor/|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Dame Jacqueline Wilson]] was appointed Chancellor of the university in August 2014, she succeeded the first Chancellor [[John Simpson (journalist)|John Simpson]] (2004–2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2017/april/dame-jacqueline-wilson-re-appointed-chancellor-of-the-university/|title=Dame Jacqueline Wilson re-appointed Chancellor of the University|publisher=University of Roehampton|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030718/https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2017/april/dame-jacqueline-wilson-re-appointed-chancellor-of-the-university/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The Vice-Chancellor of the university is Jean-Noël Ezingeard, who succeeded [[Paul O'Prey]] in May 2019. Former Vice-Chancellor O'Prey was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours list for his services to higher education and the literary history of the First World War.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2016/june/vice-chancellor-awarded-cbe-in-birthday-honours-list/|title=Vice-Chancellor awarded CBE in Birthday Honours list|publisher=University of Roehampton|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034440/https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/news/2016/june/vice-chancellor-awarded-cbe-in-birthday-honours-list/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Armorial of UK universities]]
* [[Normal school#United Kingdom|College of Education]]
* [[List of universities in the UK]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/}}
*[http://www.roehamptonstudent.com/ Roehampton University Students' Union]

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