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Department of Biological Sciences Wins Silver Athena Swan Award

20 Sept 2024

The Athena Swan Silver Award recognises the Department’s commitment to gender equality and inclusive working practices

Research outlines a less restrictive alternative to ‘keto’ diets for the dietary management of epilepsy

04 Sept 2024

New research has identified that decanoic acid mimics changes in the brain during a strict ketogenic diet, to increase the expression of many genes involved in energy metabolism.

Academic named as a Distinguished Researcher in plant biology

29 May 2024

Professor Alessandra Devoto has been named as one of 25 Inspiring Women in Plant Biology as a Distinguished Researcher.

Research shows critically endangered bird is at a greater risk of being taken for captivity than through loss of habitat

15 May 2024

Research at Royal Holloway and ZSL, has found that a critically endangered bird’s biggest threat is being taken from its habitat to be used as caged birds for its beauty.

Academics find new approach to protect crop plants from drought

28 Mar 2024

New research has identified new, ultrapotent chemicals that control the growth of plants. These new compounds may prove important new tools in agriculture and horticulture.

Study finds that ecological evidence used by government policy-makers is unstable over time

22 Dec 2023

Our academics find research used by policy-makers regarding conservation and environmental management can quickly become out of date, presenting a serious potential threat to evidence-based decisions

New study suggests blood group may predict the risk of stroke when receiving Covid-19 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccination

13 Dec 2023

International research collaboration, led by a Royal Holloway academic found that blood groups could help predict the risk of venous strokes associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Professor Mark JF Brown awarded Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year

08 Dec 2023

Congratulations to Professor Mark JF Brown from the Department of Biological Sciences, who has won the 2023 Times Higher Education Award

Five-year study finds bumble bees are still being harmed by nationally approved pesticides

07 Dec 2023

European-wide research project, led by academics at Royal Holloway confirmed that commonly used pesticides in agriculture are still significantly harming bumble bees.

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
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