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Royal Holloway physicists among winners of prestigious Breakthrough Prize
17 Apr 2025Scientists from Royal Holloway’s Department of Physics are among thousands of researchers worldwide honoured with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
Headsets on, Lights down: VR experiences are a hit with cinemagoers
16 Apr 2025StoryFutures has published a new report which analysed the success of offering Virtual Reality (VR) experiences in leading independent cinemas and arts centres across the UK.
Royal Holloway academic awarded distinguished Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship
10 Apr 2025Emeritus Professor Gloria Agyemang at Royal Holloway has been inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for her academic excellence and contributions to social science for public benefit.
Research finds subtitles unlikely to improve early reading skills
02 Apr 2025Researchers at Royal Holloway and the University of Nottingham have called into question claims that turning on television subtitles can help children learn to read.
Disturbing findings in new study reveal unregulated internet platforms are a breeding ground for racism, misogyny and religious hate
02 Apr 2025Academics at Royal Holloway have published a new report on how hate speech is still very much prevalent on unregulated, but very popular, platforms.
Royal Holloway achieves a Silver Award under Advance HE’s Race Equality Charter
28 Mar 2025Royal Holloway has earned an acclaimed award in race equality in the higher education sector. It is one of only five universities currently holding this distinction in the UK.
Even atheists in secular countries show intuitive preferences for religious belief
27 Mar 2025New research reveals that atheists in some of the world’s most secular countries show an intuitive preference for religious belief over atheism.
University project shortlisted for prestigious Museums + Heritage Award
21 Mar 2025A project involving academics at Royal Holloway and led by the University of Westminster, has been shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Award.
Royal Holloway academic wins 2025 Fritz London Memorial Prize
20 Mar 2025Professor John Saunders has won a prestigious award that is widely recognised as the highest international honour in Low Temperature Physics.
Royal Holloway academics to lead responsible AI projects to boost the creative and environmental sectors
04 Feb 2025Academics from Royal Holloway will lead a new research project as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) Bridging Responsibilities AI Divides (BRAID) programme.
Royal Holloway receives major funding to strengthen its investment in arts and humanities
31 Jan 2025Royal Holloway has become one of only 50 higher education institutions to receive the Doctoral Landscape studentship funding by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Dr Paris Chronakis wins National Jewish Book Award
31 Jan 2025Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis has won a prestigious award for his book, ‘The Business of Transition: Jewish and Greek Merchants of Salonica from Ottoman to Greek Rule.’