Royal Holloway presents Honorary Fellowships

08 Jun 2023

Royal Holloway, University of London, has awarded five new Honorary Fellowships.

Andrew Boggs appointed University Secretary

24 May 2023

Andrew Boggs, who is currently University Clerk and Director of the Governance, Compliance and Legal Office (GCLO) at Kingston University, will start as the new University Secretary in August.

Royal Holloway’s Science Festival is back for 2023

10 May 2023

Royal Holloway’s Science Festival returns on Saturday 27 May and promises to be a great day of fun hands-on activities, educational talks and shows for all ages.

Meet local scientists and learn about the weird and wonderful human mind at the Pint of Science Festival

09 May 2023

One of the UK’s leading University psychology departments will be running its first ever Pint of Science Festival in Egham, Surrey.

Royal Holloway celebrates 20 years of volunteering

05 May 2023

This year marks 20 years since the creation of the Royal Holloway Volunteering team, a scheme to bring together students, staff and residents, to do good in the local community and beyond.

Royal Geographical Society honours Royal Holloway academic with prestigious award

02 May 2023

Royal Holloway’s influential historical geographer, Professor Felix Driver, has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s prestigious Royal Medal.

Royal Holloway academic announced as new President-Elect for the British Neuroscience Association

26 Apr 2023

Professor Narender Ramnani, from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway has been named as the new President-Elect for the British Neuroscience Association (BNA).

Professor Stephen Hill 1946-2023

24 Apr 2023

We are sad to advise that Professor Stephen Hill, former Principal at Royal Holloway, passed away on Tuesday 18 April 2023.

Jurors could view defendants who don’t swear by God in court as more likely to be guilty

04 Apr 2023

Researchers have found that defendants who don’t “swear by Almighty God” when in court run a higher risk of being found guilty by jurors who themselves swear by God.

First of its kind study reveals how facial transplant recipient recognises new appearance as their own

27 Mar 2023

A team of researchers from the UK and USA conducted the first ever investigation into how a facial transplant recipient start to accept their new appearance as part of their own identity.

How our hearts distort our perception of time

10 Mar 2023

A recent study by academics at Royal Holloway, published in Current Biology, shows how our heartbeats can lead to distortions in our perception of time.

Royal Holloway awarded ESRC Impact Acceleration Account

07 Mar 2023

Royal Holloway has been awarded an Impact Acceleration Account by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC IAA) of £1.25 million over five years (2023-2028).