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They say the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

By studying at Royal Holloway University of London, you will discover why our world-leading experts love what they do, and how you can be inspired by working with them. Discover more about the purpose, the ‘why’, which drives our academics, graduates and students.

 

Renée's why

"... is illuminating who we are"

Alex's why

"...is justice for all"

Dr Amy Tooth Murphy's why

''...is making queer voices heard''

Bobby Seagull's why

"...is demystifying Maths"

Dr David Yuratich's why

"...is inspiring change-makers "."

Dr Wenqing Liu's why

"...to study and understand quantum materials, and to create new technologies through material engineering"

Dr Christos Kremmydas' why

"... looking into the Classical past in order to understand the present"

Dr Prarthana Purkayastha's why

“… is picking up the threads of forgotten performers."

Dr Anirban Basu's why

“… is exploring environmental sustainability and its biogeochemical controls to safeguard vital natural resources."

Professor Gloria Agyemang's why

“… is inspiring and motivating our students."

Professor Arnaud Chevalier's why

“… is exploring how the economy impacts family decisions."

Professor Jay Mistry's why

"...turning ideas on sustainability into practical actions and interventions.”

Dr Ruth Cruickshank's why

“… is the thrill of exploring cross-cultural critical potential."

Professor Sara Bernardini's why

“…is artificial intelligence, a uniquely powerful and transformative technology that can change lives.”

Alex Boothman's why

“…is to democratise the law and ensure that justice is available to everyone.”

Dr Rhys Davies' why

''...is teaching. To pass on the skills I've learned to a new generation.''

Mike den Hartog's why

“…is to do everything in my ability to alleviate poverty and contribute towards the economic progress of less economically-developed countries.”

Professor Szonya Durant

“My research is finding an explanation for the way we see things and interact with today’s world.”

Professor Chris Hanretty's why

''...is giving people the tools that they need to check some of the claims people make about our society.''

Professor Julie Brown's why

“… is to understand the history of the most powerful audio-visual media of today."

Professor David M Howard's why

''...is human voice production, we all have a voice but few know much about how it works.''

Jessica Jonzen's why

''…is to bring people's stories and experiences out into the world so that others might take something from them.”

Dr John Sellars' why

“… is the way in which their philosophies can inform how people live their lives."

Professor Elli Leadbeater's why

''…is understanding how a globally threatened pollinator behaves and how human-induced change might affect that behaviour.”

Dr Katie McGettigan's why

''...is to encourage people to look again at the idea of national culture.''

Professor Jocelyn Monroe's why

“…is solving mysteries, searching for Dark Matter particles and translating experiments into life-changing applications.”

Ryan Seller's why

''...is being motivated and applying my skills to the things I am good at.''

Professor Ruediger Schack's why

''…is beauty, both in pure mathematics and in its application to the world.”

Dr Hannah Thompson my why

''…is to radically change the lives of disabled people.”

Lauren Willis's why

''...is to use the skills I have to help and advise people.''

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