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

06 Mar 2020

To coincide with British Science Week 2020, Royal Holloway launched a free, four-week online course; Understanding Biological Energy - on social learning platform, FutureLearn.

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

26 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) to be prescribed globally to a subset of patients

Celebrating Rare Disease Day at Royal Holloway

20 Feb 2020

The theme for this year's global awareness campaign is: ‘we are the 300 million’, emphasising the number of people affected by rare diseases worldwide.

Spotlight on Professor Dave Morritt

18 Feb 2020

Professor David Morritt is conducting research into the extent of plastic pollution in UK waterways

Bees prioritise their unique waggle dance to find flowers

07 Feb 2020

New research shows bees have many means to learn from their nest mates about the best flowers to visit, but it is their unique waggle dance which is prioritised above all else

Talking to Trees project bringing children in touch with nature

06 Dec 2019

A ground-breaking pilot scheme run by Royal Holloway and supported by Naturalist, broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham is educating children about the vital role trees play

New CBD insight gives hope to patients with drug resistant epilepsy

10 Nov 2019

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

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

Royal Holloway joins London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programme

24 Oct 2019

New funding via LIDo partnership, represents an investment of more than £20m in the development of future bioscience researchers

Saving heather will help save our wild bees

22 Oct 2019

A new study published in the journal Current Biology has discovered that a natural nectar chemical in Calluna heather called callunene can act as a medicine to protect bumblebees
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