At Royal Holloway, we have a wide community of scholars and staff members who are always happy to talk. We have compiled a list of key contacts for wellbeing and information, please do get in touch!
Key Contacts
Sanctuary Lead Coordinator
Professor Anna Gupta
Department of Law and Criminology
Professor Anna Gupta is currently leading our application to become a University of Sanctuary. As a Professor of Social Work and Deputy Dean and Vice Dean Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Anna's work focuses on social justice and human rights.
If you have any questions for Anna, please get in touch via email: Anna.Gupta@rhul.ac.uk.
Sanctuary Co-Lead Coordinator
Emily Gee
Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Emily works as a research assistant within the DPIR and is co-leading Royal Holloway's application to become a University of Sanctuary.
If you have any questions about information on RHUL and Universities of Sanctuary, scholarships, or teaching and research on refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people, please get touch with Emily via email: Emily.Gee@rhul.ac.uk.
Wellbeing Contact
Dr. Barbara Herring
Department of Health Studies
Dr Barbara Herring is Course Lead for the BSc Health Studies and the Undergraduate Education Lead for Department of Health Studies. As a part of the Steering Committee for RHUL as a University of Sanctuary, Barbara supports scholars as a pastoral contact.
If you have any questions, please contact Barbara via email: barbara.herring@rhul.ac.uk.
Scholarships Contact
Janice Rodrigues-Mendes
Strategic Communications and Marketing
As the Philanthropy Manager of Major Gifts, Janice has been instrumental in shaping the Sanctuary Scholarship at Royal Holloway.
If you have any questions, please contact Janice via email: janice.rodrigues-mendes@rhul.ac.uk.
Sanctuary Ambassador
Kehinde Ojo
As our first Sanctuary Scholar, Kehinde accepted her Sanctuary Scholarship in began her BSc Biomedical Sciences course in 2018. Kehinde graduated in 2021 with a first-class honours degree. As our Sanctuary Ambassador, Kehinde will continue to work with the Philanthropy team on their ongoing endeavours to support displaced students and colleagues by drawing on her own lived experience.
If you have any questions for Kehinde, please get in touch via email:
