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Oldest known human burial in Africa, dating back 78,000 years
05 May 2021New archaeological research has discovered the oldest human burial in Africa, dating back 78,000 years ago, at a cave site on the Kenyan coast called Panga ya Saidi.
New centre created to explore the rise of ‘emotional politics’
19 Apr 2021A interdisciplinary ‘Centre for the Politics of Feelings’ will be established in September 2021 at the University of London in a partnership between its School of Advanced Study and Royal Holloway.
Research reveals deceased-donor kidney transplants can improve quality of life as much as living-donor kidney transplants
15 Apr 2021A new study reveals for the first time that kidney transplants from deceased donors lead to similar improvements in patients' quality of life as kidneys from living donors.
Award-winning film is essential viewing for our younger generation to help fight climate change
08 Apr 2021A new film has been created by academics at Dundee University and Royal Holloway, highlighting the importance of the diminishing state of the world’s glaciers to younger generation.
Research shows weed killers should be redesigned to save bumblebees
08 Apr 2021A new study by researchers from Royal Holloway, has concluded that weed killers could easily be redesigned to be more bumblebee friendly by changing ingredients and saving the lives of bees.
Survey reveals public support for UK Government’s zero carbon emissions plan
29 Mar 2021A new national survey, conducted by Royal Holloway, has found that 64% of the British public strongly support the government’s large scale plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
New study reveals how people can catch a tendency to jump to conclusions
24 Mar 2021New findings from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway tell us how people jump to conclusions – even at their own cost – when they see others doing the same.
StoryFutures commissioned for UK-wide festival of creativity in 2022
23 Mar 2021StoryFutures Academy run by Royal Holloway and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) is one of 10 creative teams to develop its ground-breaking project for Festival UK* 2022.
Organic materials essential for life on Earth are found for the first time on the surface of an asteroid
04 Mar 2021New research from Royal Holloway, has found water and organic matter on the surface of an asteroid sample returned from the inner Solar System.
Royal Holloway takes on UK-wide challenge to raise awareness and vital funds for young people’s mental health
01 Mar 2021Royal Holloway and Royal Holloway Students’ Union have joined forces to take part in BRIT 2021 Challenge.
Explicit instruction provides dramatic benefits in learning to read
26 Feb 2021Research led by academics at Royal Holloway and published in Psychological Science, contributes to an intense debate about how best to teach children to read.
Researchers highlight the need to address remote control of self-driving cars by human operators
19 Feb 2021A new article highlights that the self-driving vehicles of the future will require occasional remote human intervention in the event that the vehicle's technology fails.