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Professor of Social Policy awarded Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

30 Mar 2020

Professor Ravinder Barn from the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London has been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Phenomenal Women: Portraits of UK Black Female Professors

11 Mar 2020

The exhibition, Phenomenal Women: Portraits of UK Black Female Professors, features portraits of 40 professors across a broad range of subjects including law, medicine, creative writing and sociology.

CANCELLED: Royal Holloway’s Science Festival – Saturday 7 March

05 Mar 2020

Royal Holloway has cancelled its annual Science Festival which was due to take place at its Egham campus on Saturday 7 March.

Royal Holloway and FutureLearn launch online course for next generation of scientists

04 Mar 2020

To coincide with British Science Week (6-15 March 2020), Royal Holloway is launching a free, four-week online course; Understanding Biological Energy - with FutureLearn.com

Local businessman from Lancashire funds scholarship

04 Mar 2020

Lancashire-born businessman Adrian Waddingham CBE has funded a new scholarship to assist young people from the county to attend university.

New drug could give hope to those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and help prolong lives

25 Feb 2020

Academics at Royal Holloway have developed a new genetic medicine that has been given the go ahead by the U.S Food and Drug Association (FDA) for patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Academics call on world policy makers to rethink wildfire policies

07 Feb 2020

A policy brief led by academics at Royal Holloway is calling for governments across the world to rethink their wildfire policies, following the increase in severe wildfires over the last decade.

Bees prioritise their unique waggle dance to find flowers

06 Feb 2020

Researchers at Royal Holloway have developed a method to track bee-to-bee communication in honeybee hives, showing how bees have many means to learn from their nest mates.

First comprehensive report on immersive experience production reveals urgent need to develop UK’s talent pipeline

27 Jan 2020

The UK’s first comprehensive report on skills for immersive experience production has outlined a significant skills gap.

Sound of an Egyptian mummy heard again for first time in 3,000 years

23 Jan 2020

The sound of a mummified priest has been heard for the first time in 3,000 years, thanks to ingenious research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of York.

New version of EV News reader for people with age-related Macular Degeneration now available

09 Jan 2020

EV News, a free web app for people with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, has been updated with even more features.

Does restorative justice help or harm victims?

08 Jan 2020

Research from Royal Holloway has evaluated the effectiveness of restorative justice in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in victims and has concluded more evidence is needed.