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New CBD insight gives hope to patients with drug resistant epilepsy
08 Nov 2019New research by academics at Royal Holloway, has identified a way that cannabidiol (CBD), derived from cannabis plants, functions in brain cells to protect people against epileptic seizures.
Lack of awareness and treatment delays put people with wet macular degeneration at risk of avoidable sight loss, new study finds
31 Oct 2019A new study that has found healthcare professionals and the general public still lack awareness of the most common form of sight loss in the UK.
Why ancient monsters still enthral
31 Oct 2019An academic at Royal Holloway has written a new book on classical monsters in film and explains how they are still as relevant today as when they first appeared in the human psyche generations ago.
Research finds a new generation insecticide reduces bumblebee egg laying
30 Oct 2019A study published by researchers from Royal Holloway, has concluded that the insecticide sulfoxaflor can impair bumblebee egg laying and larval production
Brian May talks about his new book - Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell
30 Oct 2019Rock legend, Dr Brian May, came to Royal Holloway to talk about his new book, together with fellow co-authors, photo historians Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming.
Royal Holloway joins London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programme
24 Oct 2019Royal Holloway has just become a new member of the London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership, (LIDo).
Royal Holloway students develop the first public database of worldwide explosive violence incidents
22 Oct 2019Code Groovers, a student-led commercial software development arm of the Department of Computer Science have built an interactive database that tracks incidents of explosive violence worldwide.
Santander Universities continues supporting Royal Holloway students by extending partnership for three more years
22 Oct 2019Santander Universities has today announced it will extend its partnership with Royal Holloway for a further three years; donating over £185,000, starting from September 2020.
Saving heather will help save our wild bees
10 Oct 2019A new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Royal Holloway has discovered that a natural nectar chemical in Calluna heather can act as a medicine to protect bumblebees from a harmful parasite.
New research reveals the impact of communal irrigation systems on the 2018 earthquake-triggered landslides in Palu, Indonesia
01 Oct 2019New research from Royal Holloway, University of London, has found that changes to the environment caused by human activity can promote earthquake-triggered landslides.
Royal Holloway professor awarded a shield of appreciation from Al-Quds Open University
27 Sept 2019Professor Ravinder Barn, from the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London has been presented with a shield of appreciation from Al-Quds Open University.
Royal Holloway celebrates top 20 UK university ranking
20 Sept 2019Royal Holloway, University of London, has risen five places to become a top 20 UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.