Narender Ramnani receives the BNA's highest honour

20 May 2022

Narender Ramnani, Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology has been awarded with Honorary Membership by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA)

Psychology department ranked joint third in the UK for research

12 May 2022

The Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway has been placed joint third in the country by The Times Higher Education following the publication of the Research Excellence Framework 2021 results

What is loneliness?

10 May 2022

Dr Joe Bathelt describes what loneliness is from the perspective of academic Psychology

Dr Saloni Krishnan named Rising Star

23 Feb 2022

Dr Saloni Krishnan, a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, has been named as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS).

New research on the impact of COVID-19 social isolation measures on early development

09 Feb 2022

Dr Jeanne Shinskey, director of the Royal Holloway baby lab, investigated the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the development of infants as part of an international consortium of researchers.

Study shows we can reduce people’s bias against non-native speakers

15 Nov 2021

Researchers from Royal Holloway have published a new study in Cognitive Science that shows people are more likely to believe information given to them by a native speaker

Psychologists reveal how we truly see ourselves by generating ‘mental selfies’

12 Nov 2021

Scientists show that our ‘mental selfies’ can be affected by our beliefs about our personalities and our self-esteem

New research reveals psychological factors behind adherence and violation of pandemic restrictions

01 Oct 2021

A new study on the psychological impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK population has revealed behavioural traits that predicted who adhered to lockdown restrictions, and those who didn’t.

Staff spotlight: Michal Chmiel

10 Sep 2021

We are excited to welcome Dr Michal Chmiel to the Psychology department at Royal Holloway as a teaching-focused senior lecturer.

Professor Narender Ramnani joins new governance committee for the Race Equality Charter

13 Jul 2021

The Charter provides a framework through which institutions including Royal Holloway understand and tackle barriers standing in the way of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and students.