Royal Holloway academic wins prestigious Celebrating Impact prize

12 Nov 2020

Professor Kathy Rastle from the Department of Psychology and her colleagues have won the Economic and Social Research Council Outstanding Impact Prize 2020 for their work on ending the Reading Wars.

StoryFutures calls on creative companies to join them in new venture with Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children’s Charity

06 Nov 2020

StoryFutures and Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children’s Charity, which provides specialist nurses and support to seriously ill children, are excited to announce a new £40,000 StoryLab commission called ‘t

Academic becomes Future Leaders Fellow

02 Nov 2020

Dr Zubin Kanga from Royal Holloway has been announced as one of the 101 Future Leaders Fellow by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Ground breaking research finds ‘Cinderella’ of the medicinal plant world could be the answer to better breast cancer treatment

30 Oct 2020

A plant previously dismissed as not being medically useful, could prove to be a hero in disguise, after scientists discovered it stops the growth of breast cancer cells.

Post-quantum cryptography approach from Royal Holloway consortium among global front runners

26 Oct 2020

Cryptographic experts at Royal Holloway are among the front runners in the race to protect sensitive electronic information against the threat of quantum computers.

Teachers fear pupils at risk of falling behind due to primary to secondary ‘word gap’

23 Oct 2020

Dr Jessie Ricketts from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway has been working with OUP and CfEY on the latest Oxford Language Report: Bridging the Word Gap at Transition.

ESRC announces finalists for prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize

22 Oct 2020

Professor Kathy Rastle from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway has been nominated for the prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize from the Economic and Social Research Council.

Mathematics and Information Security Group win award for gender equality

15 Oct 2020

The Department of Mathematics and the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway have won a Bronze Athena SWAN award recognising their commitment to gender equality.

The Dictionary of Coronavirus Culture – questions about our new day-to-day life

15 Oct 2020

Professor Alan Bradshaw, Head of the Department of Marketing at Royal Holloway has co-edited ‘The Dictionary of Coronavirus Culture’, which presents an A-Z of life in lockdown.

Stoicism makes people happy and it’s nothing to do with having a stiff upper lip

13 Oct 2020

Research by Royal Holloway has shown that the ancient philosophy of Stoicism has nothing to do with a ‘stiff upper lip’ and in fact can help people become more happy and satisfied in their lives.

BFI London Film Festival and StoryFutures Academy announce new XR commission LAIKA

05 Oct 2020

As part of BFI London Film Festival’s new immersive programme LFF Expanded, the LFF and StoryFutures Academy today announce an exciting new XR commission, LAIKA.

The Choir of Royal Holloway debuts recording on new album

18 Sept 2020

The Choir of Royal Holloway presents the debut recording of Pierre Villette’s Messe Da Pacem in a new arrangement.