Support for Under 18s


Support & advice for students under the age of 18

Royal Holloway University of London generally enrols students who have reached the age of majority and so are able to independently enter into adult agreements.  When a student is below that age, we need to outline areas that must be communicated to the student and the parent or guardian for them to be able to study here.

We are confident that the Academic School and our Wellbeing teams will be able to offer the student any guidance needed for normal situations. Below are contact details for some of the teams within the Directorate of Student Life who will be best placed to help.  Staff will treat information shared with them with discretion and sensitivity and will make addressing any difficulties the student is having a matter of priority.  Please do not hesitate to contact them over anything that is troubling you or your student.      

Office hours are generally 9am - 5pm on weekdays.  In an emergency or out of working hours you should call the University Security office (01784 443063) who will contact the relevant person.

Parent / Guardian authorisation from

All applicants who will be under the age of 18 at the commencement of their studies will be sent this authorisation form which should be completed and returned prior to arrival.  This form will also need to be signed by the parent / legal guardian.  These forms remain on file until the student turns 18 and are then deleted. All students who enrol will be contacted in their first term by a member of the Wellbeing team and invited to meet with them to give them an overview of our support services and to answer any questions they may have.

Completed forms should be emailed to the Wellbeing department. 

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