Fund for a sustainability initiative with a focus on urban food growing. The project is now called Growhampton. Growhampton runs a cafe, the Hive, alongside a regular market day, 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.
=== Third Row Dance Company ===
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 choreographers 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. Guest choreographers have included Australian dancer and choreographer Daniel Riley, formerly of Bangarra Dance Theatre and since late 2021 artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre.
== People associated with Roehampton University ==
=== Notable alumni ===
Amongst the alumni of the University of Roehampton, and other institutions that fall under that banner are:
=== Chancellors and vice-chancellors ===
Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma was appointed the Chancellor in 2022., after Jacqueline Wilson retired from the role in 2020.
Dame Jacqueline Wilson was appointed Chancellor of the university in August 2014, she succeeded the first Chancellor John Simpson (2004–2014).
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.
== See also ==
Armorial of UK universities
College of Education
List of universities in the UK
== References ==
== External links ==
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