Roehampton Institute of Higher Education
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2004 – Roehampton University 1975 – Roehampton Institute of Higher Education 1841 – establishment of Whitelands College |
| Budget | £105.2 million (2016) |
| Chancellor | Dame Jacqueline Wilson |
| Vice-Chancellor | Paul O'Prey |
| Students | 10,205 (2016/17) |
| Undergraduates | 8,405 (2016/17) |
| Postgraduates | 1,685 (2016/17) |
| Location | Roehampton, London, England, UK |
| Affiliations | The Cathedrals Group; Compostela Group of Universities; European University Association; School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE, Greece); Universities UK |
| Website | roehampton |
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Global rankings
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THE (2018, world) |
601–800 | |
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National rankings
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Complete (2019, national) |
71 | |
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The Guardian (2019, national) |
109 | |
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Times/Sunday Times (2018, national) |
74 | |
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British Government assessment
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| Teaching Excellence Framework | Bronze | |
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 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). Since 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.
Dame Jacqueline Wilson was appointed Chancellor of the University in August 2014, succeeding the first Chancellor John Simpson. She is also a Teaching Fellow, who teaches modules in both the Children's Literature and Creative Writing master's degree (MA) programs offered by the University.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University is Professor Paul O'Prey. Professor O'Prey was appointed Commander 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.
In May 2017 the university launched The International Journal of James Bond Studies (JBS).
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.
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