Studies show microplastics are causing a negative impact to the health of the River Thames and its inhabitants

21 Jul 2020

Studies show microplastics are causing a negative impact to the health of the River Thames and its inhabitants.

Royal Holloway’s overall student satisfaction score exceeds sector average in National Student Survey 2020

15 Jul 2020

The National Student Survey (NSS) 2020, published today (15 July 2020) shows that Royal Holloway, has exceeded the sector average score for overall satisfaction for the third year in a row.

For the first time, more people on low incomes voted for the Conservative Party than for Labour

24 Jun 2020

Labour and the Conservatives urgently need to deliver a compelling offer on levelling-up in order to reconnect with voters on low incomes.

Renowned university art collection can now be enjoyed by partially-sighted people across the globe in new online tour

24 Jun 2020

A new, free audio-description tour has been created at Royal Holloway, to make the university’s renowned art collections accessible to partially-sighted people across the world.

Professor Justin Champion

15 Jun 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Justin Champion.

New StoryFutures Academy scheme supports UK universities to develop the country’s immersive storytelling talent

03 Jun 2020

This new initiative is aimed at helping to build a pipeline of next generation immersive storytelling talent.

Children needed to seek and discover wildlife in their gardens across the UK for special BioBlitz survey

02 Jun 2020

School children in the UK are being asked to discover the fascinating animals, plants and insects that live in their garden for a special project by Royal Holloway and the University of Brighton.

Can you hear me?

18 May 2020

Laura Wright and The Choir of Royal Holloway release a new single during Mental Health Awareness Week, encouraging the public to seek support and donate to mental health charities.

Now that is rocket science: scientists discover seeds could one day be grown on Mars

15 May 2020

A research paper by scientists at Royal Holloway found that salad rocket seeds sent to space grow only slightly slower when returned to Earth, giving hope for growing food on another planet.

Lost portrait of suffragist discovered at Royal Holloway

12 May 2020

A lost portrait of the suffragist Dame Millicent Fawcett by Theodore Blake Wirgman (1848-1898) has been discovered in the art collections of Royal Holloway, University of London.

Royal Holloway study set to investigate the social and environmental impacts of international trade from Cambodia and Bangladesh to the UK

12 May 2020

Royal Holloway study set to investigate the social and environmental impacts of international trade from Cambodia and Bangladesh to the UK.

Brexit changed people’s perception of immigrants for the better

05 May 2020

Research by academics at Royal Holloway has found that anti-immigrant attitudes in the UK softened immediately following the Brexit referendum in 2016, among both Leave and Remain supporters.