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Prestigious ZSL Scientific Medal awarded to Elli Leadbeater for outstanding contributions

08 Feb 2023

The Scientific Medal of the Zoological Society of London recognises outstanding research on the ecology and evolution of social insects.

New study finds fish cannibalism is rare in wild

17 Jun 2022

Mosquitofish and guppies, though known to be cannibalistic in captivity, are extremely unlikely to be cannibals in wild settings.

Royal Holloway enterprise fellow launches Natural Compound Solutions

27 May 2022

Dr Harriet Berry has developed an enterprise activity called Natural Compound Solutions over the past year with Professor Paul Fraser in the Department of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

World-leading research impact of Biological Sciences confirmed by REF21

13 May 2022

REF 2021 results confirm our position as a world-leading research-intensive university in the area of Biological Sciences.

Unwinding the secrets of stress in plants could help feed the world during climate crisis

11 Apr 2022

New research has discovered how natural responses to stress in plants modify the way DNA is wrapped up in the cell to help it withstand the adverse effects that climate change has on its growth

Get to Know...Professor Alessandra Devoto

28 Mar 2022

Find out what inspired Professor Alessandra Devoto, current Deputy Head of the Department of Biological Sciences to pursue a career in Plant Molecular Sciences.

Get to know Dr Becky Thomas

17 Mar 2022

Dr Becky Thomas has had research articles published recently on conservation ecology and what we can do to help wildlife under threat.

Get to Know…Professor Rafael Yáñez-Muñoz

17 Mar 2022

Professor Rafael Yáñez-Muñoz has organised a special day of activity for Rare Disease Day at Royal Holloway recently.

Celebrating Rare Disease Day 2022

04 Mar 2022

Rare Disease Day is an international awareness day celebrated in over 100 countries on the last day of February each year

Urgent research into pesticide ingredients needed to help save our bees

03 Mar 2022

Scientists call for urgent research into the effects of ‘inert’ ingredients in pesticides and their impact on bee health.
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