Infectious disease in hoverflies linked to honeybee health

28 Feb 2018

Scientists from Royal Holloway, Oxford University and Cornell University have shown for the first time that viruses that are harmful to honeybees are also present in hoverfly polinators.

A step closer to bee friendly crops; researchers optimise broad beans for bees

21 Feb 2018

Scientists from Royal Holloway and the University of Cambridge have been taking part in an experiment to optimise broad beans to increase bee visitation rates.

Using Twitter to discover how language changes

15 Feb 2018

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, have studied more than 200 million Twitter messages to try and unravel the mystery of how language evolves and spreads.

New evidence suggests a role for Curcumin and related compounds in the treatment of cancer and Alzheimer's disease

29 Jan 2018

It has long been believed that curcumin, has medicinal properties, but problems with its bioavailability and a lack of understanding of how it works have complicated its use.

Ants sacrifice their colony mates as parts of a deadly disinfection

09 Jan 2018

New research from the IST Austria, in collaboration with Royal Holloway and the University of Würzburg, has found that Lasius neglectus ants sacrifice ill ants to protect their colony from infection.

New breakthrough could help gardeners achieve seed sowing success

01 Dec 2017

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Osnabrück in Germany have found that common fungi could hold the key to help so-called hard seeds germinate

Bee scientists welcome pesticide ban support

11 Nov 2017

The decision by the Environment Secretary, Michael Gove that the UK government will support further restrictions across the EU on the use of neonicotinoids, is warmly welcomed by bee scientists.

In Conversation with Chris Packham on a future in science based media

16 Aug 2017

Dr Steve Portugal, Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, talked with Chris Packham to gather insight and advice for Biologists considering a future in Science communications

Bumblebees risking extinction from neonicotinoid pesticides

14 Aug 2017

Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to a common neonicotinoid pesticide, which could lead to collapses in wild bee populations.

Gene therapy: Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

25 Jul 2017

New research published today in Nature Communications has demonstrated the efficacy of an innovative gene therapy in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy