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What it takes to become an Astronaut

02 Mar 2021

Dr Elisa Ferrè, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway wrote an article for The Conversation drawing on her research expertise on how the brain represents gravity.

Explicit instruction provides dramatic benefits in learning to read

01 Mar 2021

Research led by academics at Royal Holloway and published in Psychological Science, contributes to an intense debate about how best to teach children to read.

Researchers highlight the need to address remote control of self-driving cars by human operators

26 Feb 2021

A new article published by Royal Holloway and TRL highlights that the self-driving vehicles of the future will require occasional remote human intervention in the event the vehicle's technology fails

Study shows early behavioural problems predict adolescent mental health difficulties

16 Feb 2021

A substantial proportion of adolescent mental health and behavioural difficulties can be predicted years before they arise, a new study indicates.

Royal Holloway academic wins prestigious Celebrating Impact prize

12 Nov 2020

‘Ending the Reading Wars’ is transforming the way reading is taught in classrooms around the world and helping potentially millions of children improve their life chances through better literacy skill

Dr Jessie Ricketts provides expert advice on children's "word gap"

23 Oct 2020

Dr Jessie Ricketts was interviewed by the Centre for Education and Youth for a report that was published with Oxford University Press on Friday 23rd October 2020.

Prof Kathy Rastle nominated for the Celebrating Impact Prize

22 Oct 2020

Prof Kathy Rastle has been nominated for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize from the Economic and Social Research Council.

Staff Spotlight: Elizabeth Hayes

28 Sep 2020

Celebrating Elizabeth's appointment as a teaching fellow

New staff spotlight: Dr Ilham Sebah

25 Sep 2020

Get to know our new teaching fellow, Dr Ilham Sebah

New staff spotlight: Dr Lyn Ellett

26 Aug 2020

Let's catch-up with our freshly-minted Reader in Clinical Psychology, Dr Lyn Ellett
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