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Being the best host Roman style: How the Romans lived in their homes

27 Nov 2019

A new book by Dr Hannah Platts at Royal Holloway will be on sale on 28 November 2019, and will look at how the Romans lived and used their homes to enhance their lives.

Prints from The Courtauld Gallery to be exhibited at Royal Holloway for the first time

14 Nov 2019

Royal Holloway will present Impressions of Modern Life: Prints from The Courtauld Gallery, an exhibition showcasing 24 prints by world-renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso and Édouard Manet.

New CBD insight gives hope to patients with drug resistant epilepsy

08 Nov 2019

New research by academics at Royal Holloway, has identified a way that cannabidiol (CBD), derived from cannabis plants, functions in brain cells to protect people against epileptic seizures.

Lack of awareness and treatment delays put people with wet macular degeneration at risk of avoidable sight loss, new study finds

31 Oct 2019

A new study that has found healthcare professionals and the general public still lack awareness of the most common form of sight loss in the UK.

Why ancient monsters still enthral

31 Oct 2019

An academic at Royal Holloway has written a new book on classical monsters in film and explains how they are still as relevant today as when they first appeared in the human psyche generations ago.

Research finds a new generation insecticide reduces bumblebee egg laying

30 Oct 2019

A study published by researchers from Royal Holloway, has concluded that the insecticide sulfoxaflor can impair bumblebee egg laying and larval production

Brian May talks about his new book - Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell

30 Oct 2019

Rock legend, Dr Brian May, came to Royal Holloway to talk about his new book, together with fellow co-authors, photo historians Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming.

Royal Holloway joins London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programme

24 Oct 2019

Royal Holloway has just become a new member of the London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership, (LIDo).

Royal Holloway students develop the first public database of worldwide explosive violence incidents

22 Oct 2019

Code Groovers, a student-led commercial software development arm of the Department of Computer Science have built an interactive database that tracks incidents of explosive violence worldwide.

Santander Universities continues supporting Royal Holloway students by extending partnership for three more years

22 Oct 2019

Santander Universities has today announced it will extend its partnership with Royal Holloway for a further three years; donating over £185,000, starting from September 2020.

Saving heather will help save our wild bees

10 Oct 2019

A new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Royal Holloway has discovered that a natural nectar chemical in Calluna heather can act as a medicine to protect bumblebees from a harmful parasite.

New research reveals the impact of communal irrigation systems on the 2018 earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, Indonesia

01 Oct 2019

New research from Royal Holloway, University of London, has found that changes to the environment caused by human activity can promote earthquake-triggered landslides.