ERC funding for research into why animal species differ in their memory capabilities

24 Nov 2023

The new project named ECOLLIGENCE is led by Professor Elli Leadbeater from the Department of Biological Sciences

Jack Pridham Lecture featuring Professor Elli Leadbeater

06 Sept 2023

Challenges for bees in a changing world will take place at 6pm on Monday 16 October 2023

Evolutionary research on foetal cells in pregnant mothers

01 Sept 2023

Study finds autoimmune and reproductive health problems of women with multiple partner births could be caused by cells inherited from previous pregnancies

Adding fungi to rosemary makes it more tasty

20 Feb 2023

Research from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Vitacress Herbs and Royal Holloway explored the addition of mycorrhizal fungi to soil.

FindAPhD - Studentship Projects Biological Sciences

10 Feb 2023

Available StudentShips.

Prestigious ZSL Scientific Medal awarded to Elli Leadbeater for outstanding contributions

08 Feb 2023

The Scientific Medal of the Zoological Society of London recognises outstanding research on the ecology and evolution of social insects.

New study finds fish cannibalism is rare in wild

17 Jun 2022

Mosquitofish and guppies, though known to be cannibalistic in captivity, are extremely unlikely to be cannibals in wild settings.

Royal Holloway enterprise fellow launches Natural Compound Solutions

27 May 2022

Dr Harriet Berry has developed an enterprise activity called Natural Compound Solutions over the past year with Professor Paul Fraser in the Department of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

World-leading research impact of Biological Sciences confirmed by REF21

13 May 2022

REF 2021 results confirm our position as a world-leading research-intensive university in the area of Biological Sciences.

Unwinding the secrets of stress in plants could help feed the world during climate crisis

11 Apr 2022

New research has discovered how natural responses to stress in plants modify the way DNA is wrapped up in the cell to help it withstand the adverse effects that climate change has on its growth