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academics find research used by policy-makers regarding conservation and environmental management can quickly become out of date, presenting a serious potential threat to evidence-based decisions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

Jack Pridham Lecture featuring Professor Elli Leadbeater

06 Sept 2023

Challenges for bees in a changing world will take place at 6pm on Monday 16 October 2023

Evolutionary research on foetal cells in pregnant mothers

01 Sept 2023

Study finds autoimmune and reproductive health problems of women with multiple partner births could be caused by cells inherited from previous pregnancies

Adding fungi to rosemary makes it more tasty

20 Feb 2023

Research from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Vitacress Herbs and Royal Holloway explored the addition of mycorrhizal fungi to soil.

FindAPhD - Studentship Projects Biological Sciences

10 Feb 2023

Available StudentShips.