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New academic algorithm identifies elevated domestic violence levels during lockdown
14 Dec 2021A new algorithm applied to internet search data, developed by a team of international researchers led by Royal Holloway, can be used to assess domestic violence levels in real time.
Study shows we can reduce people’s bias against non-native speakers
15 Nov 2021A new study shows people are more likely to believe information given to them by a native speaker rather than those with a foreign accent, but that this bias can be reduced.
Royal Holloway ranks as a top university in Renewable University Report 2021
12 Nov 2021Royal Holloway has ranked as a top tier university in USwitch’s second annual study into UK universities’ commitment to being green.
Psychologists reveal how we truly see ourselves by generating ‘mental selfies’
12 Nov 2021Scientists show that our ‘mental selfies’ can be affected by our beliefs about our personalities and our self-esteem.
StoryFutures Academy release key findings of VP skills report
11 Nov 2021StoryFutures Academy: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling has released the findings of a report providing a map of the Virtual Production skills needed across the Film and TV Industry.
Study finds co-formulants used in commercial fungicide affects the health of bumblebees
05 Nov 2021Researchers from Royal Holloway have found for the first time that a co-formulant found in commercial agricultural pesticides used across the UK significantly affects the health of bumblebees.
Royal Holloway supports new platform for responsible Artificial Intelligence
28 Oct 2021Students and academics from the Department of Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London have launched a new commercial Artificial Intelligence safety spin-out called Seclea.
Royal Holloway to host programme of climate events and activities
26 Oct 2021Royal Holloway, University of London is hosting a COP26 Forum with a range of events and activities focused on the climate emergency.
StoryFutures unveils StoryTrails – a unique immersive storytelling experience for UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK
21 Oct 2021StoryFutures Academy has unveiled StoryTrails; a unique immersive storytelling experience for UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK.
Dr Paula Koelemeijer is awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize
18 Oct 2021Dr Paula Koelemeijer (Department of Earth Sciences) has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in recognition of her outstanding research.
Royal Holloway academic wins a British Ecological Society award
15 Oct 2021An academic from Royal Holloway has won the British Ecological Society Marsh Award for Ecology.
New report reveals the UK’s hidden disaster footprint
13 Oct 2021Disaster Trade, a new report by academics from Royal Holloway, reveals how UK trade is worsening the impact of climate change and ‘natural disasters’ overseas.