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Royal Holloway takes on UK-wide challenge to raise awareness and vital funds for young people’s mental health
01 Mar 2021Royal Holloway and Royal Holloway Students’ Union have joined forces to take part in BRIT 2021 Challenge.
Explicit instruction provides dramatic benefits in learning to read
26 Feb 2021Research led by academics at Royal Holloway and published in Psychological Science, contributes to an intense debate about how best to teach children to read.
Researchers highlight the need to address remote control of self-driving cars by human operators
19 Feb 2021A new article highlights that the self-driving vehicles of the future will require occasional remote human intervention in the event that the vehicle's technology fails.
Child tooth of Neanderthal discovered alongside tools originally thought to be unique to Homo sapiens
10 Feb 2021New analysis of a fossilised child’s tooth and stone tools reveals for the first time that Neanderthals used special stone tool making technology thought to have been unique to modern humans.
Fishes from the depths of the ocean show significant signs of microplastic ingestion
10 Feb 2021Scientists from Royal Holloway and the Natural History Museum have found that 66.7% of ocean fish contain microfibres.
Study shows early behavioural problems predict adolescent mental health difficulties
10 Feb 2021A substantial proportion of adolescent mental health and behavioural difficulties can be predicted years before they arise, a new study indicates.
Universities publish open letter calling for generational justice and extra support for students and graduates
02 Feb 2021Royal Holloway has joined six other leading universities in sending an open letter to the Government urging more support for students both now and when they graduate.
Free training for local businesses to meet skills gaps
21 Jan 2021Royal Holloway is part of a group of colleges and universities who have initiated the ground-breaking project, ISVC, to offer a range of free online courses to help employers fill digital skills gaps.
Changing resilience of oceans to climate change
20 Jan 2021Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests.
New insight to how cannabis-derived compounds may reverse cellular changes found in people with multiple sclerosis
14 Jan 2021Research by academics at Royal Holloway has identified how two compounds derived from cannabis, could function at a cellular level to reduce disease-associated changes in a range of conditions.
Royal Holloway secures funding to help solve mysteries of the universe
13 Jan 2021Researchers at Royal Holloway have been awarded support from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to use the most recent developments in quantum technologies to help solve some of the greatest mysteries
Royal Holloway appoints Professor Tracy Bhamra as Senior Vice-Principal for Student and Staff Experience
12 Jan 2021Royal Holloway, University of London, has appointed Professor Tracy Bhamra as Senior Vice-Principal for Student and Staff Experience.