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New research reveals psychological factors behind adherence and violation of pandemic restrictions
01 Oct 2021A new study on the psychological impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK population has revealed behavioural traits that predicted who adhered to lockdown restrictions, and those who didn’t.
Staff spotlight: Michal Chmiel
10 Sept 2021We are excited to welcome Dr Michal Chmiel to the Psychology department at Royal Holloway as a teaching-focused senior lecturer.
Professor Narender Ramnani joins new governance committee for the Race Equality Charter
13 Jul 2021The Charter provides a framework through which institutions including Royal Holloway understand and tackle barriers standing in the way of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and students.
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.
What it takes to become an Astronaut
02 Mar 2021Dr Elisa Ferrè, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway wrote an article for The Conversation drawing on her research expertise on how the brain represents gravity.
Explicit instruction provides dramatic benefits in learning to read
01 Mar 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
26 Feb 2021A new article published by Royal Holloway and TRL highlights that the self-driving vehicles of the future will require occasional remote human intervention in the event the vehicle's technology fails
Study shows early behavioural problems predict adolescent mental health difficulties
16 Feb 2021A substantial proportion of adolescent mental health and behavioural difficulties can be predicted years before they arise, a new study indicates.
Royal Holloway academic wins prestigious Celebrating Impact prize
12 Nov 2020‘Ending the Reading Wars’ is transforming the way reading is taught in classrooms around the world and helping potentially millions of children improve their life chances through better literacy skill
Dr Jessie Ricketts provides expert advice on children's "word gap"
23 Oct 2020Dr Jessie Ricketts was interviewed by the Centre for Education and Youth for a report that was published with Oxford University Press on Friday 23rd October 2020.
