All the very latest news and events from Royal Holloway, University of London. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/home.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-25T08:14:47Z Paul Teed

As excitement builds ahead of this year's Play! Festival, we caught up with Stage Manager and Royal Holloway alumna Lizzie Cooper to find out how rehearsals are going and what she finds inspiring about the theatre.

2013-05-17T12:08:00Z 2013-05-17T12:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbyalumnalizziecoopersetsthestageforthissummersplay!festival.aspx Paul Teed

English and Drama student Catherine Sutherland was recently selected by the British Council from hundreds of applicants to raise awareness of the benefits of international study in an event in China.

2013-05-17T10:49:00Z 2013-05-17T11:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/orientaladventureroyalhollowaystudentselectedtorepresenttheukinchina.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Scientists from Royal Holloway have found that when white Caucasians are under the illusion that they have a dark skin, their racial bias changes in a positive way.

2013-05-15T12:53:00Z 2013-05-15T15:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studyfindsowningadarkerskincanpositivelyimpactracialbias.aspx Paul Teed

Royal Holloway today received a grant of £3.8 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to host a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in cyber security.

2013-05-09T09:56:00Z 2013-05-09T10:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayawardedmulti-millionpoundgrantforcybersecurityresearchtraining.aspx Paul Teed

Fresh from being named one of Britain's best young writers, Adam Foulds will visit Royal Holloway on Thursday 9 May to read from his novel, The Quickening Maze.

2013-05-07T10:36:00Z 2013-05-07T10:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/literarystaradamfouldstoreadfromlatestnovelatroyalholloway.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs this week won the Enterprise Event of the Year Award by the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE).

2013-05-02T14:40:00Z 2013-05-02T14:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/yourehired!enterprisingstudentswinnationalaward.aspx Tanya Gubbay

From today until Saturday 13 July, scientists from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway will be offering the public a chance to take part in a live science experiment at the Science Museum in London.

2013-05-01T10:40:00Z 2013-05-01T11:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersgototheheartofthesciencemuseum.aspx Paul Teed

The Inspired by... series continues this month with actress and Film Studies student Georgina Campbell, who will hit our screens on Friday night in the ITV drama The Ice Cream Girls.

2013-04-17T13:04:00Z 2013-04-17T13:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbybigbreakroyalhollowaystudenttakesleadroleintvdrama.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway has today announced Professor Julian Johnson as Regius Professor in the Department of Music.

2013-04-17T10:15:00Z 2013-04-17T11:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayappointsanewregiusprofessor.aspx Paul Teed

Three writers from Royal Holloway's English Department have been named in Granta magazine's list of best young novelists.

2013-04-16T14:53:00Z 2013-04-16T15:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaywritersnamedasnextbigthing.aspx Paul Teed

Student diplomats from Royal Holloway picked up a prestigious award for the second year in a row as they represented France in this year's National Model United Nations conference in New York.

2013-04-09T11:23:00Z 2013-04-09T11:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/allezroyalholloway!studentswinforfranceatmodelunitednations.aspx Paul Teed

When you think of the fiery tango, you would be forgiven for not immediately associating it with the Japanese, but the Argentine dance has grown rapidly in popularity in Japan and dozens of venues can be found in Tokyo alone.

2013-04-08T10:01:00Z 2013-04-08T10:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lasttangoinparisbutnotjapanresearchersdiscoverthereasonsbehindasurprisingtrend.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway, is today giving money generated by its research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. Families affected by the condition are also visiting laboratories on campus to find out from the scientists about new drug developments and see the work being carried out.

2013-03-27T10:16:00Z 2013-03-27T10:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/pioneeringresearchintoduchennemusculardystrophysecurescommercialfunding.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Last week, PhD student Anna Frej from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, was shortlisted from hundreds of applicants, to present her research to a number of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of the 'SET for Britain' competition.

2013-03-25T14:44:00Z 2013-03-25T15:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbypresentingtoparliamentroyalhollowaystudenttalkssciencewithmps.aspx Tanya Gubbay

The Science Festival got off to an explosive start this week with the world première of new opera which explores the dangerous decline in bumblebee populations in the UK, a Frankenfest exhibition and debate on what it is to be human and a Science Fact, Science Fiction pub quiz.

2013-03-20T11:37:00Z 2013-03-25T14:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaysciencefestivalfiringonallcylinders.aspx Paul Teed

The fourth instalment of the Lunchtime Readings series at Royal Holloway sees award-winning poet Daljit Nagra reading from his anthologies, which draw on the experiences of British-born Indians and are often written in the style of the English spoken by Indian immigrants.

2013-03-18T11:23:00Z 2013-03-21T14:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/getgeeky!advicefromaward-winningpoetaheadoftalkatroyalholloway.aspx Tanya Gubbay

A project led by scientists from Royal Holloway in collaboration with Princeton University, has found evidence of how people form into tribe-like communities on social network sites such as Twitter.

2013-03-14T15:13:00Z 2013-03-14T15:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newresearchdiscoverstheemergenceoftwittertribes.aspx Tanya Gubbay

As we fast approach Red Nose Day this Friday, we spoke to alumna and fundraiser extraordinaire Emma Freud OBE, about this year's Comic Relief projects, getting celebrities and mobile phone companies on board and filming with David Walliams.

2013-03-12T16:11:00Z 2013-03-12T16:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbythepowerofcomedyalumnaanddirectorofrednosedayemmafreudobe.aspx Tanya Gubbay

A new opera that explores the dangerous decline in bumblebee populations in the UK will receive its world première at Royal Holloway on Sunday 17 March and launch the start of Royal Holloway Science Festival.

2013-03-12T12:32:00Z 2013-03-12T12:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/stickingtogetheroperaaboutbeescombinesartandsciencetolaunchroyalhollowayfestival.aspx Paul Teed

Marking its eighth year, the Runnymede International Literary Festival kicks off on Wednesday 13 March, with public readings, discussions and performances held at Royal Holloway's campus in Surrey, and at the Centre for Creative Collaboration in Acton Street, central London.

2013-03-11T09:54:00Z 2013-03-11T09:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/excitingliteraryline-upforfestivalrevealed.aspx Tanya Gubbay

The Choir of Royal Holloway, along with The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, has entered the Specialist Classical Albums at No. 16, with a new recording of music by the early English composer, Peter Philips.

2013-03-08T11:34:00Z 2013-03-08T11:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/stormingthechartsroyalhollowaychoirentersthetop20.aspx Tanya Gubbay

This week, over 100 Royal Holloway students lent a helping hand across the local community for the annual Big Spring Clean.

2013-03-07T16:18:00Z 2013-03-07T16:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/communityclean-upstudentsworktogetherforbigspringclean2013.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway's budding entrepreneurs came out in force last week to test their business ideas and compete for funding from Surinder Arora, Founder of Arora Hotels.

2013-03-06T14:20:00Z 2013-03-07T16:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/anotablebusinesscomesoutontopasbuddingentrepreneurscompeteinaroraawards.aspx Tanya Gubbay

On Wednesday 6 March 2013, the Classical Society at Royal Holloway will hold a day of free events for staff, students and members of the public to celebrate and highlight the Classics.

2013-03-05T13:55:00Z 2013-03-06T14:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gladiators,rappingandkaraokebroughttogethertocelebratetheclassics.aspx Paul Teed

A new opera that explores the dangerous decline in bumblebee populations in the UK will receive its world première at Royal Holloway university on Sunday 17 March.

2013-03-01T12:54:00Z 2013-03-01T14:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newoperashowcaseshiveofcreativityatroyalhollowayuniversity.aspx Tanya Gubbay

To mark Rare Disease Day 2013, Royal Holloway is today hosting an event for secondary school pupils and the general public to learn more about rare, often inherited, diseases and highlight this important healthcare area with interactive and engaging activities.

2013-02-28T10:52:00Z 2013-02-28T10:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rare,butstillaffecting24millionofusroyalhollowayputsspotlightonrarediseases.aspx Paul Teed

The Inspired by... series continues this month with student Siobhan Duffy, whose love of studying Classics has only been matched by one other thing - her passion for dance.

2013-02-27T11:36:00Z 2013-02-27T11:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbyclassicsstudenthotfootsitfromlecturehalltodancefloor.aspx Paul Teed

The Arab Spring uprisings that swept across the Middle East in 2011 are the subject of a new trilogy of plays by Professor Dan Rebellato from Royal Holloway.

2013-02-20T10:03:00Z 2013-02-20T10:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/arabspringplaysseektochallengeourassumptions,saysroyalhollowayplaywright.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Scientists from Royal Holloway are launching a new iPad app to help people with macular disease, the most common cause of sight loss in the UK.

2013-02-18T12:10:00Z 2013-02-19T10:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newipadappforpeoplewithsightlossneedsbackingfrompublishers.aspx Paul Teed

Students have been using wall space to express their personality as far back as the 19th century, according to research presented this week by Royal Holloway.

2013-02-15T13:08:00Z 2013-02-15T13:05:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dormdecorresearchchartsthehistoryofthestudentbedroom.aspx Abbi Parris

On Thursday 14 February, Royal Holloway's Community Action celebrated 10 years of service to the local community, clocking up an amazing 50,000 hours of student volunteering since 2002.

2013-02-15T10:55:00Z 2013-02-25T08:40:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/celebrating10yearsofcommunityvolunteering.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Women who are more aware of their bodies from within, are less likely to think of their bodies principally as objects, according to research published today in the journal PLOS ONE.

2013-02-07T10:26:00Z 2013-02-08T15:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/body-consciouslisteningtoyourheartcouldimprovebodyimage.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway university is taking part in the BBC - Your Paintings week of events to celebrate the Public Catalogue Foundation's (PCF) digitisation of the nation's pictures.

2013-02-05T10:40:00Z 2013-02-05T10:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/makingartaccessibleroyalhollowayteamsupwiththebbc-yourpaintingsproject.aspx Tanya Gubbay

The protocol that provides security for online banking, credit card data and Facebook has major weaknesses, according to researchers at Royal Holloway.

2013-02-04T13:23:00Z 2013-02-07T13:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/securityprotocolforonlinebankingandfacebookhasseriousweaknesses,sayresearchers.aspx Paul Teed

Continuing our series of inspiring stories, we spoke to Professor Jonathan Powell, Head of the Department of Media Arts, who enjoyed an eminent career as a TV executive before joining Royal Holloway.

2013-01-31T12:52:00Z 2013-01-31T12:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbylifeatthetopoftelevisionheadofmediaartsgivesinsightintobbccareer.aspx Paul Teed

The Department of Music at Royal Holloway has been awarded a prestigious Regius Professorship by the Queen, the Government has announced.

2013-01-30T11:40:00Z 2013-01-30T12:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thequeenssealofapprovalforroyalhollowaysmusicdepartment.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Comet explosions did not end the prehistoric human culture, known as Clovis, in North America 13,000 years ago, according to research published in the journal Geophysical Monograph Series.

2013-01-30T11:28:00Z 2013-01-30T11:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/prehistorichumansnotwipedoutbycomet,saysresearchers.aspx Paul Teed

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day yesterday, researchers from Royal Holloway have revealed more of the extraordinary story of Zvi Spiegel, a Holocaust survivor who risked his life to save other prisoners.

2013-01-28T10:25:00Z 2013-01-28T10:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/holocaustsurvivorriskedlifetosavechildrenfromconcentrationcamp.aspx Abbi Parris

As we look forward to the third instalment of our exciting Lunchtime Readings, we spoke to Dr Douglas Cowie, a Lecturer in Creative Writing and founder of the series, about the inspiration behind it.

2013-01-28T10:09:00Z 2013-01-28T10:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lunchtimereadingsshowcasingourcreativewritingculture,saysfounder.aspx Paul Teed

The Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty, released in cinemas today, features Royal Holloway Drama alumnus Ricky Sekhon who plays the man at the centre of the plot – Osama bin Laden.

2013-01-25T12:31:00Z 2013-01-25T12:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/channellingthemindsetofbinladen-royalhollowayalumnuslandsroleinzerodarkthirty.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway's ICT4D Centre has today been named as the world's 10th top Science and Technology think tank, in a report launched at the World Bank and United Nations.

2013-01-24T10:10:00Z 2013-01-28T13:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/technologycentreatroyalhollowaynamedamongtheworldstopthinktanks.aspx Paul Teed

As the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015 fast approaches, Professor Nigel Saul, from the Department of History, takes a look at its relevance to us today.

2013-01-23T10:02:00Z 2013-01-23T09:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/magnacartaisitrelevanttoday.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Researchers at Royal Holloway have found that Brazilians and Chileans want the state to buy on social and environmental criteria, not just on price.

2013-01-22T11:57:00Z 2013-01-22T12:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/southamericanswantpolicymakerstoputethicsaboveprice.aspx Anne Uttley

Royal Holloway continues to remain open. .

2013-01-18T11:15:00Z 2013-01-21T08:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/adviceonsnowconditions.aspx Tanya Gubbay

The Choir of Royal Holloway will perform a programme of music by three neglected English composers, John Bull, Richard Dering and Peter Philips, at concert on Friday 1 February.

2013-01-11T10:22:00Z 2013-01-11T10:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/neglectedcomposersgivennewplatformbyroyalhollowaychoir.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway is among a select group of universities to receive £21.5 million in government funding to explore commercial uses for graphene.

2013-01-08T12:13:00Z 2013-01-08T12:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/governmentfundingforsuper-material.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Royal Holloway, as a member of a consortium, has won funding from the Technology Strategy Board's 'Innovating in the Cloud' competition, for a project to make information storage more secure for people using cloud computing.

2012-12-20T17:15:00Z 2013-01-08T09:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayconsortiumwinsfundingtomakecloudcomputingmoresecure.aspx Tanya Gubbay

This week, Royal Holloway will see 1200 students graduate at the first ever winter ceremonies.

2012-12-17T12:48:00Z 2012-12-17T12:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/postgraduateachievementsrecognisedinnewgraduationceremonies.aspx Paul Teed

As Christmas fast approaches and you are drawing up a shopping list of seasonal gifts, you may not realise that many of the choices you will make will be influenced by the ancient Greeks.

2012-12-17T11:00:00Z 2012-12-17T15:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/christmasgiftsforchildreninspiredbyancientgreeks.aspx Paul Teed

More than 100 Royal Holloway students got into the Christmas spirit this week, wrapping and sending out parcels stuffed with food and festive treats to elderly residents in the community.

2012-12-14T15:16:00Z 2012-12-14T15:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentswrapupthetermwithsantasworkshop.aspx Paul Teed

Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? Has the incessant Christmas music in shops started to get on your nerves? Well, research shows that these songs will make you want to put your hand in your pocket and spend that little bit more on the high street.

2012-12-14T10:36:00Z 2012-12-14T10:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/christmasshoppingleftyoubrokeblamethefestivemusic.aspx Paul Teed

Royal Holloway has welcomed its new Picture Gallery curator Dr Laura MacCulloch, who says her ambition is to make the college a must-see destination for art lovers.

2012-12-07T17:01:00Z 2012-12-07T16:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaywelcomesnewpicturegallerycurator.aspx Paul Teed

Continuing our series of inspiring stories, we spoke to student Katie Washington, whose campaigning against child poverty and for women's rights led to her meeting the Prime Minister at a special reception last week.

2012-12-06T14:54:00Z 2012-12-06T15:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbystudentcampaignerkatiewashingtonmeetstheprimeminister.aspx Paul Teed

People who recall being absolved of their sins, are more likely to donate money to the church, according to research published today in the journal Religion, Brain and Behavior.

2012-12-06T12:13:00Z 2012-12-06T15:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/releasingpeoplefromcatholicguiltincreasesgenerositytowardschurch,researchshows.aspx Paul Teed

Inspiration is a key part of Royal Holloway. While the buildings, surroundings and history provide the foundations, it is the achievements of our staff, students and alumni that are particularly inspiring. To celebrate this, we decided to feature some of their stories for a new series.

2012-12-04T10:47:00Z 2012-12-04T10:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inspiredbymattabramssaysidoidotomusicaldirectorjob.aspx Paul Teed

Scientists from Royal Holloway will form part of a worldwide collaboration that has won an EU research grant worth nearly £4.5 million to perform tests on a new drug treatment for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

2012-11-30T12:01:00Z 2012-11-30T11:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scientiststodevelopnewtreatmentforduchennemusculardystrophy.aspx Paul Teed

Elite student athletes followed in the footsteps of Olympic rower Jessica Eddie and Paralympic champion Sophie Christiansen last night when they were made members of the Student Talented Athlete Recognition Scheme (STARS) during a special awards ceremony.

2012-11-29T13:58:00Z 2012-11-29T13:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/shiningalightonfuturesportsstars.aspx Paul Teed

Researchers at Royal Holloway have been awarded a grant from the European Union, after identifying a tobacco tree that could produce biofuels.

2012-11-29T11:55:00Z 2012-11-30T16:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scientistsdiscovertobaccotreethatcouldbeusedasbiofuel.aspx Laura Udakis

Geography alumna Alison Hess played a central part in the BBC's 90th birthday broadcast when her Science Museum exhibition hosted the historic event.

2012-11-28T11:16:00Z 2012-11-29T08:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/alumnaalisonhesssexhibitionhostshistoricbbcbroadcast.aspx Paul Teed

Small mammal populations across Europe were wiped out multiple times during the last Ice Age, due to an inability to deal with rapid climate change, according the research published today in the journal Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.

2012-11-27T12:14:00Z 2012-11-27T12:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchshowslemmingswerewipedoutbyiceagesclimatechange.aspx Tanya Gubbay

New drugs derived from components of a specific diet used by children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsy could offer a new treatment, according to research published today in the journal Neuropharmacology.

2012-11-21T10:55:00Z 2012-11-21T11:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/discoveryoffersnewtreatmentforepilepsy.aspx Paul Teed

In a concert showcasing Wales's top composers, Royal Holloway's Director of Composition Mark Bowden will see his piece tirlun performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, at Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, on Friday 23 November.

2012-11-20T11:29:00Z 2012-11-20T11:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/composerreturnshometocelebratewelshmusicaltalent.aspx Tanya Gubbay

A year after its launch, Royal Holloway's be.active programme boasts more than 2000 users and over 600 members as it goes into its second year.

2012-11-19T10:33:00Z 2012-11-19T10:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsbringtheira-gametomakeroyalhollowaysbeactiveprogrammeasuccess.aspx Paul Teed

The story of a teenage lifeguard, who has to deal with two children dying on his watch, will undoubtedly captivate members of the public and students at the latest event in Royal Holloway's reading series.

2012-11-15T16:29:00Z 2012-11-15T16:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gripping,debutnoveltheincident,tofeatureinroyalhollowayspublicreadingseries.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Alumnus and Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) in America, Mr L. Preston Bryant Jr, delivers the Annual Sustainability Lecture at Royal Holloway

2012-11-14T10:46:00Z 2012-11-14T10:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/londonandwashingtonleadingchargeforgoinggreen,sayschairmanappointedbypresidentobama.aspx Tanya Gubbay

A film charting the plight of a young Afghan refugee deported from the UK could influence Government policy, after the filmmakers submitted it as evidence to a parliamentary human rights committee.

2012-11-13T11:51:00Z 2012-11-16T11:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayfilmaboutyoungafghanrefugeecouldchangegovernmentpolicy.aspx Paul Teed

Carol Baker, a social work student who juggles her studies with several part-time jobs, has been nominated for a national competition.

2012-11-12T14:30:00Z 2012-11-12T14:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentnominatedformostdeservingprize.aspx Tanya Gubbay

As audiences across the world enjoy the new James Bond film, Skyfall, one element gets consistently under-estimated in reviews; geography.

2012-11-12T09:50:00Z 2012-11-12T09:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thegeographyofjamesbond.aspx Rob Turner

Last night, leading experts on the NHS gathered at Royal Holloway to debate some of the key controversies surrounding the Government's radical health service reforms.

2012-11-09T14:07:00Z 2012-11-16T17:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nhsexpertsgrilledbythepublicinlivelydebateatroyalholloway.aspx Paul Teed

In the week Channel 4 celebrated its 30th anniversary since first appearing on the nation's screens, Dr James Bennett, Department of Media Arts, writes about the last 30 years at the channel and poses questions about its future in a competitive, digital landscape.

2012-11-05T10:56:00Z 2012-11-05T10:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thefutureofchannel4opinionpiece.aspx Tanya Gubbay

It was announced today that Royal Holloway will be among a select group to receive the first substantial awards from the £180 million Biomedical Catalyst

2012-11-05T10:05:00Z 2012-11-05T10:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/governments39milliongranttoincludevaccineresearchatroyalholloway.aspx Paul Teed

Royal Holloway showed its support for members of the armed forces and their families by hosting the launch of Surrey Royal British Legion's 2012 Poppy Appeal on Friday 26 October.

2012-10-30T10:45:00Z 2012-10-30T10:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhostsitsfirstsurreypoppyappeallaunch.aspx Danny Rozario

On Friday 26 October, over 150 students from Royal Holloway lent a helping hand to the local community for the annual 'Make a Difference Day.'

2012-10-29T12:02:00Z 2012-10-29T15:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentscleanawayformakeadifferenceday.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London have developed a pioneering new method of oral vaccination which could help boost immunity to TB and influenza, as well as prevent C. difficile for which there is currently no vaccine.

2012-10-26T11:17:00Z 2012-10-26T13:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nextgenerationvaccines–eliminatingtheuseofneedles.aspx Tanya Gubbay

It has been brought to our attention that an individual has been falsely using Royal Holloway's name as part of a scam to invite academics to speak at seminars at the College.

2012-10-25T12:58:00Z 2012-10-25T13:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/warningscamalert.aspx Paul Teed

As the nights draw in and the frosty mornings are upon us, author and Royal Holloway lecturer Susanna Jones will captivate students, staff and the general public on Thursday 25 October with tales of mountaineering in the Alps from her acclaimed fourth novel When Nights Were Cold.

2012-10-23T14:43:00Z 2012-10-23T14:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/authorsusannajonestransportsreaderstosnow-cappedmountainsinnewreadingseries.aspx Paul Teed

The behaviour of bees and the success of their colonies are significantly affected when exposed to a combination of pesticides, according to new research from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London published today in Nature.

2012-10-21T18:20:00Z 2012-12-03T16:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchsuggestsexposuretomultiplepesticidesincreasesrisksforbumblebees.aspx Tanya Gubbay

On Wednesday 17 October, Community Action hosted the annual Volunteering Fair at the Students' Union at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-10-19T11:24:00Z 2012-10-29T16:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/vibrantvolunteeringfairattractseagerstudents.aspx Paul Teed

Mark Bowden, Director of Composition at Royal Holloway, University of London, will see his piece sudden light performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff on Friday 26 October.

2012-10-18T11:15:00Z 2012-10-18T11:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/composerunlocksmathssecretsinsuddenlight.aspx Tanya Gubbay

The body that funds it, the Natural Environment Research Council, has outlined proposals to merge it with the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton to create a new body, the Centre for Marine and Polar Science.

2012-10-15T13:20:00Z 2012-10-15T13:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/britishantarcticsurveyfacesanuncertainfutureopinionpiece.aspx Paul Teed

Lunchtimes at Royal Holloway, University of London, will transport members of the public and students into worlds of adventure and beauty when a new Lunchtime Reading series starts on Thursday, October 25.

2012-10-11T11:10:00Z 2012-10-11T11:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/topauthorstoaddliterarysparkletolunchtimesinnewreadingseries.aspx Paul Teed

The extensive Roy Waters theatre collection will open to the public for the first time at Royal Holloway, University of London, where people can come and view the original material during two fascinating workshops.

2012-10-10T13:21:00Z 2012-10-10T13:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/roywatershiddentheatrearchiveopenstopublic.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London are looking at ways of testing the side effects of new drugs without using animals.

2012-10-09T13:58:00Z 2012-10-11T09:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newresearchlookstoreduceanimaltestingfordrugdevelopment.aspx Laura Udakis

Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, Queen Mary, University of London and Rothamsted Research have discovered that bees are able to seek out the most efficient route when foraging between flowers, despite having a number of combinations available to them.

2012-10-09T09:51:00Z 2012-10-10T09:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersuseradartrackingtofollowtheflightofthebumblebee.aspx Paul Teed

Media Arts graduate Bonita Norris hit our screens yesterday presenting the Red Bull Cliff Diving series, in which daredevil divers jump from heights of up to 28m - plunging freefall at 85kph - at stunning locations around the world.

2012-10-08T16:34:00Z 2012-10-08T16:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/alumnabonitanorrisgoestotheextremeinnewtvpresentingjob.aspx Paul Teed

Award-winning theatre company non zero one is returning to Royal Holloway, University of London as "Resident Theatre Company" to teach undergraduate students, three years after graduating from the Department of Drama and Theatre.

2012-10-03T16:49:00Z 2012-10-03T16:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nonzeroonereturntoroyalhollowaytoinspirenewgenerationofstudents.aspx Danny Rozario

A filmmaker who graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London, will see her documentary My Brother, The Murderer aired on More 4 tonight.

2012-10-01T15:45:00Z 2012-10-03T09:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/graduatedirectedmybrother,themurdereronmore4tonight.aspx Rob Turner

A film company set-up by postgraduate students at Royal Holloway, University of London has won an award from the British Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) for "Best Film Education Programme."

2012-10-01T14:37:00Z 2012-10-02T22:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentswinindustryawardforgivingfilmgoersatasteofgeography.aspx

Key industry figures from the television and digital media independent sector reflected on the past 30 years of public service broadcast at a major industry conference last week.

2012-09-28T11:03:00Z 2012-09-28T11:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cowboysorindies30yearsofpublicservicebroadcasting.aspx Sophia Haque

Watch coverage of triple gold Paralympian winner Sophie Christiansen at Royal Holloway on BBC news

2012-09-26T16:53:00Z 2012-09-26T16:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sophiebbc.aspx Dawn Thomas

Today (22 September) marks the launch of Welcome Week when thousands of new students are welcomed to the College for their first year of study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-09-22T01:00:00Z 2012-09-24T15:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/freshersgetawarmwelcome.aspx Sophia Haque

It is with great sadness that Royal Holloway, University of London announces the death of Professor Dorothy Wedderburn.

2012-09-20T15:56:00Z 2012-09-20T15:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/tributetoprofessordorothywedderburn.aspx

A major report, timed to coincide with 30 years of the independent sector, analysing the role of TV and digital indies in public service broadcasting and its multiplatform future will be launched at a conference tomorrow (20 September).

2012-09-19T17:26:00Z 2012-09-19T17:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cowboysorindies.aspx Danny Rozario

Leading social work, mental health and legal professionals are uniting for a conference that could help prevent teenage asylum seekers from being returned to conflict-ridden countries when they turn 18.

2012-09-18T11:58:00Z 2012-09-18T16:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/socialworksystemabandonsteenageasylumseekers.aspx

Crowds gathered to watch Paralympic champion Sophie Christiansen paint the finishing touches to a golden post box at Royal Holloway, University of London today (Friday 14 September).

2012-09-14T16:22:00Z 2012-09-14T16:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sophiestrikesgoldagain.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Narender Ramnani, from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London has been awarded £350,000 to study skill learning and how skill memories are laid down in the brain.

2012-09-14T16:04:00Z 2012-09-17T12:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academictoworkwitheliteathletes,childrenandtheelderlytounderstandskilllearninganditsbrainmechanisms.aspx Danny Rozario

Paralympian champion and Royal Holloway alumna Sophie Christiansen is to add to her gold haul tomorrow (Friday 14 September) as she puts the finishing touches to a golden post box on the university campus.

2012-09-13T15:39:00Z 2012-09-14T13:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sophiechristiansendeliversgoldforroyalholloway.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers from the Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway have been selected to use their expertise to form part of the UK's first academic Research Institute to investigate the "Science of Cyber Security."

2012-09-13T11:00:00Z 2012-09-13T10:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/governmentselectsroyalhollowaytohelptackleukscyberthreat.aspx

Just as the learned academies were responsible for debate and discussion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, scholars from across the world are visiting the British Library for a conference on the Italian Academies.

2012-09-11T12:01:00Z 2012-09-11T12:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/todaysgreatthinkersdiscusspastintellectualsatitalianacademiesconference.aspx

The last moments of Charles I's life will be brought alive in the very building where he was executed during a special interpretation event organised by an student from Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-09-10T11:43:00Z 2012-09-10T12:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/anexecutionandarevolutioncharlesiatthebanquetinghouse.aspx

Visitors can delve into the history of two magnificent local buildings as Royal Holloway, University of London and the former Holloway Sanatorium open for Heritage Open Day.

2012-09-07T15:15:00Z 2012-09-10T11:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/toursoffoundersbuildingandhollowaysanatoriumonheritageopenday.aspx Sophia Haque

Alumna Sophie Christiansen became the country's first triple gold medallist of the London 2012 Paralympics after claiming victory in equestrian's Grade Ia freestyle yesterday (Tuesday).

2012-09-05T09:53:00Z 2012-09-05T09:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sophiechristiansenbecomesfirstbritishtriplegoldmedallistofthegames.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has been listed in the Telegraph amongst the likes of Oxford, Harvard and Sydney Universities as one of the most picturesque universities in the world.

2012-09-04T11:40:00Z 2012-09-04T11:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaynamedasoneoftheworldsmostbeautifuluniversities.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has announced that its new £3m theatre will be named after world-renowned playwright Caryl Churchill.

2012-09-04T11:01:00Z 2012-09-04T11:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thenameofnewtheatrerevealed.aspx Sophia Haque

Golden girl Sophie Christiansen MBE triumphed at the London 2012 Paralympics yesterday (Sunday) when she won two gold medals in individual and team dressage events at Greenwich.

2012-09-03T16:59:00Z 2012-09-03T16:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayalumnawinsdoublegoldinparalympicgames.aspx

A host of charities and community organisations were invited to Royal Holloway, University of London today for the first annual networking event designed to further boost volunteering at the College.

2012-09-03T16:00:00Z 2012-09-04T16:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/charitiesvisitroyalhollowayforvolunteernetworkingevent.aspx Sophia Haque

The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science is expanding, with a new research base at Imperial College London joining two existing centres at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Oxford.

2012-08-31T12:14:00Z 2012-08-31T14:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/johnadamsinstituteisexpanding.aspx

A PhD student from the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies is behind the aerial display that will form part of the Paralympic opening ceremony tomorrow night.

2012-08-28T16:25:00Z 2012-08-28T16:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentchoreographsparalympicaerialspectacle.aspx Sophia Haque

Reigning Paralympic and World Champion Tom Aggar along with the team of seven other Paralympics GB rowers have taken up residence at Royal Holloway, University of London ahead of the Paralympic Games.

2012-08-24T11:38:00Z 2012-08-28T09:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gbparalympicathleteswelcomedoncampus.aspx Sophia Haque

If you missed Royal Holloway, University of London feature on last night's Celebrity MasterChef then here's your chance to watch the episode again.

2012-08-22T13:01:00Z 2012-08-22T13:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/missedroyalhollowayonmasterchef.aspx

Virtual exhibitions exploring thousands of historical news and current affairs programmes will be available online following a collaborative project involving researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-08-21T13:13:00Z 2012-08-21T13:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/euscreenreleasesonlineexhibitions.aspx Sophia Haque

After months of secrecy we can now reveal Royal Holloway, University of London will be showcased in next week's Celebrity MasterChef contest.

2012-08-15T11:21:00Z 2012-08-22T13:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaytofeatureonlatestcelebritymasterchefseries.aspx

The shocking stories of the last living survivors of Nazi death camp Treblinka will be told in a documentary on the BBC tonight, which was researched and produced by Professor David Cesarani.

2012-08-15T10:13:00Z 2012-08-15T10:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/deathcamptreblinkasurvivorstories.aspx

Ethan Lawrence, who is studying Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, has landed a role in the new comedy Bad Education.

2012-08-14T11:21:00Z 2012-08-14T11:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dramastudentstarsinnewbbcthreesitcom.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered that ice retreated completely through the glaciations.

2012-08-06T16:11:00Z 2012-08-06T16:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/interglacialonsnowballearth.aspx Sophia Haque

A year on from the riots that tore through London, small business are still feeling the effects of the violence and looting that destroyed their livelihoods.

2012-08-06T13:53:00Z 2012-08-06T14:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/smallbusinessesstillpickingupthepiecesfromlastyearsriots.aspx Sophia Haque

Alun Lewis, a retired academic at Royal Holloway, University of London was chosen as the venue announcer at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich for the Rifle and Pistol target shooting events.

2012-08-01T12:53:00Z 2012-08-01T12:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/retiredacademicshootsforolympicsuccess.aspx Sophia Haque

The work of a Media Arts academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is being showcased at Waterman's Gallery in Brentford to coincide with the London 2012 Olympic Games.

2012-07-31T11:31:00Z 2012-07-31T15:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/londongalleryshowcasesacademicsolympic-inspiredexhibit.aspx Sophia Haque

As the world's rowing elite prepare to battle it out for sought-after Olympic medals, we take a look look at some of the achievements of the College's Rowing Club over the past year and their pride at sharing their campus with their rowing heroes.

2012-07-30T14:51:00Z 2012-07-30T14:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/olympicrowersinspireroyalhollowaysstudentteams.aspx Danny Rozario

More than 850 athletes and officials have now arrived on campus at Royal Holloway, University of London ahead of tonight's official Olympic Opening Ceremony in London, including teams from Germany, Japan and Mexico.

2012-07-27T16:08:00Z 2012-07-30T14:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rowerssettleintoroyalhollowaygamesvillage.aspx Sophia Haque

Research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London provides new information that may settle a long-standing argument about the cause of the demise of Neanderthals.

2012-07-24T14:44:00Z 2012-07-25T09:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newevidencerevealsneanderthalextinctionwasnotcausedbyclimatechange.aspx Danny Rozario

A second student from Royal Holloway, University of London has been given the honour of carrying the Olympic flame during the last few stages of the torch relay today (Tuesday).

2012-07-24T09:51:00Z 2012-07-30T14:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/anotherroyalhollowaystudentcarriestheolympicflame.aspx Stephanie Moore

The British Academy has announced the award of its President's Medal 2012 to Professor Warwick Gould from the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-07-20T14:53:00Z 2012-07-20T15:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/englishacademicawardedprestigiousmedal.aspx Stephanie Moore

Professor Julian Johnson, Head of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, will appear on BBC Four this Saturday evening to introduce a Proms concert live from the Royal Albert Hall.

2012-07-19T13:49:00Z 2012-07-20T15:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/stafffromroyalhollowaysmusicdepartmentfeatureatbbcpromsthissummer.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Claudio Castelnovo, from the Department of Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been awarded the 2012 Europhysics Prize.

2012-07-18T10:36:00Z 2012-07-18T10:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicwinsprestigiouseuropeanaward.aspx Sophia Haque

Psychologists at Royal Holloway have discovered that sharing a synchronised experience with another person may change the perception we have of ourselves and make strangers appear more familiar and similar to ourselves.

2012-07-16T15:56:00Z 2012-07-16T16:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sharingsynchronisedeventshelpsusfeelclosertostrangers.aspx

Another trigger event is all it will take for a repeat of the riots that plagued London and other cities across the country last summer, according to an expert from Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-07-16T11:40:00Z 2012-07-16T14:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/londonriotswillhappenagain.aspx Sophia Haque

Andrew Taylor, Director of ISIS, the world's leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences, received an honorary doctorate during the graduation ceremonies at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-07-12T15:47:00Z 2012-07-12T15:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/leadingscientistawardedhonorarydegree.aspx

Two academics from Royal Holloway, University of London will offer expert commentary to a new documentary series, Nazi Secrets, broadcast on the National Geographic Channel this summer.

2012-07-12T10:31:00Z 2012-07-12T10:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayprofessorsofferexpertisetonazidocumentaryseries.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London alumna Sophie Christiansen has been selected to represent Great Britain in the London 2012 Paralympics.

2012-07-11T16:06:00Z 2012-07-11T16:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sophiechristiansenmbeselectedforequestrianteamforparalympicsgb.aspx

The use of birdsong and the sound of running water to aid sleep has been used for more than five hundred years, according to researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-07-11T11:17:00Z 2012-07-11T11:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/audiorelaxationtechniquesdatebacktothesixteenthcentury.aspx Sophia Haque

Academics from Royal Holloway have been studying whether the perception of the physical dimensions of our body can be challenged by spatially altering the 'action' sounds we make.

2012-07-09T14:17:00Z 2012-07-23T12:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cansoundstrickthebrainintoperceivingyourbodydifferently.aspx

A student from Royal Holloway, University of London will have the honour of carrying the Olympic flame during the torch relay. Katherine Trotter, a Criminology and Sociology student, is one of 8,000 inspirational people who have been asked to carry the Olympic flame as it journeys across the UK.

2012-07-09T10:44:00Z 2012-07-09T14:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystarsstudenttocarryflame.aspx Sophia Haque

In the first field study of its kind researchers at Royal Holloway and the University of Oxford have investigated the competitive dynamics of pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of bacteria.

2012-07-06T10:27:00Z 2012-07-06T10:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scientistsrevealhownaturalsystemslimitthespreadofcheatingbacteria.aspx Danny Rozario

Researchers from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, including physicists from Royal Holloway, University of London, have today (4 July) confirmed that they have found a new particle consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson.

2012-07-04T10:07:00Z 2012-07-04T15:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ukhiggsupdateitsaboson.aspx

Psychologists from Royal Holloway, University of London believe a collaborative writing project can help boost self-esteem and improve core skills such as team work among young people.

2012-07-03T16:54:00Z 2012-07-05T08:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/anovelwaytoboostpersonalskills.aspx

Ria Cajee, an English and Drama student at Royal Holloway, has been selected as one of the dancers performing in the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

2012-06-28T15:55:00Z 2012-06-28T15:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudenttoperforminolympicopeningceremony.aspx

There were shouts of "lights, camera, action" at Royal Holloway, University of London last week, as celebrated TV stars held a day of exciting media workshops for school children and sixth-formers.

2012-06-27T14:27:00Z 2012-06-27T14:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/spooksactorandeastendersstarshareindustrysecrets.aspx

Our obsession with social networking is not exclusive to the twenty-first century, according to a team of UK researchers. The idea of creating networks of members and sharing information dates back to the sixteenth century Italian Academies.

2012-06-26T11:58:00Z 2012-06-26T12:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/facebookconceptusedbysixteenth-centuryscholars,researchersdiscover.aspx Danny Rozario

New research by Dr Thomas Stevens from the Department of Geography suggests the demise of the Bronze age Harappan Indus River civilisation is directly linked to changes in the monsoon.

2012-06-25T09:52:00Z 2012-06-25T14:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/climatechangeblamedfordemiseofoneofworldsfirstgreaturbancultures.aspx

Spooks actor Alex Lanipekun and BBC News reporter Ayshea Buksh will be visiting Royal Holloway, University of London tomorrow for a special Media Festival.

2012-06-21T11:25:00Z 2012-06-21T11:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/spooksactorholdsactingworkshopatroyalholloway.aspx

Independent British film Day of the Flowers, directed by internationally acclaimed and two-time BAFTA award winning director John Roberts – a Media Arts lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London - will premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival next week.

2012-06-20T12:10:00Z 2012-06-20T12:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/johnrobertsfeaturefilmtopremiereatedinburghinternationalfilmfestival.aspx Sophia Haque

Concentrating closely on a conversation can leave us 'deaf' to other sounds, reveals Dr Polly Dalton from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-06-20T08:51:00Z 2012-06-20T08:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thesilentgorillaintenseconcentrationleavesusdeaftotheworldaroundus.aspx Stephanie Moore

In the BBC's new Shakespeare Uncovered season, Royal Holloway's Professor Justin Champion contributes to a series of six extraordinary new films that tell the stories behind some of Shakespeare's greatest plays, beginning on Tuesday 19 June.

2012-06-19T09:55:00Z 2012-06-20T12:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorjustinchampionappearsinamajornewseriesofbbcfilmsuncoveringtheworldandworksofwilliamshakespeare.aspx Stephanie Moore

A Holocaust survivor will join a host of experts visiting Royal Holloway, University of London for a special two-week residential summer institute hosted by the Holocaust Research Centre.

2012-06-19T09:04:00Z 2012-06-19T09:41:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/holocaustsurvivortoattendfirstsummerinstituteonjewishcivilisation.aspx

A group of students from Strode's College will attempt to write a full-length novel in just three days this week during a special workshop run by Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-06-18T11:02:00Z 2012-06-18T11:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaychallengessixth-formerstowriteanovelinaweek.aspx Sophia Haque

The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Royal Holloway, University of London today to provide the eighth lecture in the annual Magna Carta Lecture Series.

2012-06-15T18:31:00Z 2012-06-19T09:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/magnacartalecturebythearchbishopofcanterbury.aspx

Dr Mark Berry, a leading Wagner expert, will be discussing the different stagings of the Ring during a special event at the Royal Opera House on Monday (18 June).

2012-06-15T17:33:00Z 2012-06-18T15:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/drmarkberrytodiscussroyaloperahouseringcycle.aspx

The iPad can now be used as a classical musical instrument after a film composer developed a sophisticated new app that could revolutionise the way we engage with music.

2012-06-14T12:13:00Z 2012-06-14T12:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/brianlockcreatesapptotransformipadsintoclassicalmusicalinstruments.aspx

Dr Mustafa Dikec, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, was presented with the Royal Geographical Society's Gill Memorial Award by RGS President, Michael Palin.

2012-06-13T11:23:00Z 2012-06-14T09:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/michaelpalinpresentsgeographyacademicwithrgsaward.aspx

The impact of the private collector and the relationship between artistic excellence and community engagement will be investigated through two AHRC funded PhDs.

2012-06-08T12:11:00Z 2012-06-26T16:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchgranttofundcuttingedgebarbicancentreandvastudies.aspx Sophia Haque

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London once again gave up their time to work in the local Community as part of Community Action's 7th annual Volunteering Week initiative.

2012-06-07T17:02:00Z 2012-06-07T17:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsgoforgoldatolympicthemedvolunteeringweek.aspx

Windsor was the place to be on Bank Holiday Monday as The Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture opened its doors for the debut Play! festival.

2012-06-07T15:09:00Z 2012-06-07T15:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/festivalgoerscomeouttoplay.aspx Sophia Haque

New findings from academics at Royal Holloway reveal using satellite navigation systems can reduce drivers' performance behind the wheel.

2012-06-07T09:37:00Z 2012-06-07T09:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cansatnavsreducedriversperformance.aspx

Visitors to the annual Garden Party at Royal Holloway, University of London showed their true British grit, ignoring bad weather to enjoy a fun packed day of Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

2012-06-06T14:30:00Z 2012-06-06T14:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/crowdsbravedtherainfordiamondjubileegardenparty.aspx Stephanie Moore

The "intriguing" and "gripping" novel by a Creative Writing lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London has been selected for a new award that recognises British authors.

2012-06-06T12:24:00Z 2012-06-06T12:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/englishlecturersnoveltopsnewliteraryaward.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London staff headed back to the classroom for a series of workshops for the College's annual Learning at Work Day.

2012-06-01T11:00:00Z 2012-06-01T10:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bite-sizeworkshopsoffernewskillsforstaff.aspx Stephanie Moore

Royal Holloway, University of London is delighted to announce that MA student Judi Sutherland has been awarded the third annual Margaret Hewson Prize for creative writing, judged by literary agents Johnson & Alcock.

2012-05-31T18:08:00Z 2012-06-06T11:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mastudentwins2012margarethewsonprizeforcreativewriting.aspx Sophia Haque

The School of Management at Royal Holloway, University of London has been named as a patron of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012 Souvenir Album.

2012-05-31T16:30:00Z 2012-05-31T16:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/schoolofmanagementprofiledinqueensdiamondjubileealbum.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Simone Fox received the Whatever It Takes Award from MST (multisystemic therapy) Services for her dedication to her work with at-risk youth and families.

2012-05-31T12:39:00Z 2012-05-31T12:41:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicwinsawardforworkwithyouthsandfamilies.aspx

Audiences at the Play! festival will get the opportunity to delve behind the scenes of a BBC feature-length documentary and get a sneak preview of some of the footage from A5: The World on a Road.

2012-05-30T09:05:00Z 2012-05-30T09:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/behindthescenesofbbcstoryvillesa5theworldonaroad.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London celebrated the hard work and dedication of its student volunteers at a special award ceremony last night (28 May)

2012-05-29T16:17:00Z 2012-05-29T16:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/awardsnightcelebratesvolunteering.aspx

A new score by a music lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, will make its premiere at Rambert Dance Company's Season of new choreography 2012 at the Southbank Centre, this week.

2012-05-29T12:58:00Z 2012-05-29T12:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newscorebymusiclecturerpremieresthisweekwithrambertdancecompany.aspx

The bunting will be out at Royal Holloway, University of London this weekend for a day of Diamond Jubilee celebrations at the annual Garden Party.

2012-05-29T12:26:00Z 2012-05-30T08:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/diamondjubileecelebrationsatannualgardenparty.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Mark Brown from the School of Biological Sciences has been instrumental in the re-launch of the short-haired bumblebee which has been extinct in the UK for almost a quarter of a century.

2012-05-28T13:37:00Z 2012-05-28T13:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicsafeguardsfutureofbees.aspx

Staff and students at Royal Holloway, University of London quizzed Man Booker Prize winning author Howard Jacobson about the secret of becoming a successful author at the final Lunchtime Reading Series of the year.

2012-05-25T14:43:00Z 2012-05-25T14:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/manbookerprizeauthorahitinfinallunchtimereadingseriesoftheyear.aspx

There will be sensory overload at Royal Holloway, University of London next week as the College hosts a special event to celebrate its cultural diversity.

2012-05-23T17:59:00Z 2012-05-23T17:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/culturalcelebrationsatinternationalmusicfeast.aspx

The simple art of folding a bed sheet could encourage the creativity of people living with advanced dementia, researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found.

2012-05-22T11:44:00Z 2012-05-23T14:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/everydaytaskscanencouragecreativityinadvanceddementiapatients.aspx

Professor Justin Champion, from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London is offering his expertise to a news BBC Four series Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls.

2012-05-21T11:51:00Z 2012-05-21T11:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyacademictalksharlots,housewivesandheroinesonbbcfourseries.aspx

Man Booker prize winning author Howard Jacobson is the latest in a star-studded list of top novelists to take part in the Lunchtime Reading Series at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-05-18T16:56:00Z 2012-05-18T16:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bookerprizewinningauthoratlunchtimereadingseries.aspx

A Media Arts academic from Royal Holloway, University of London is drawing on his family history to produce a play about the 'secret listeners' who spied on the Nazis during the Second World War.

2012-05-18T15:28:00Z 2012-05-21T11:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/playrevealssecretsofwhenthebritishbuggednazisinamiddlesexmansion.aspx Danny Rozario

Royal Holloway, University of London welcomed five new Honorary Fellows last night.

2012-05-17T15:47:00Z 2012-11-16T12:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/2012honoraryfellowsannounced.aspx Sophia Haque

A Geography PhD student has travelled thousands of miles from home to explore the complexities of people's emotional responses to being displaced from their houses as a result of natural disasters.

2012-05-15T14:53:00Z 2012-05-15T15:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ishomereallywheretheheartis.aspx

Three Media Arts students from Royal Holloway University of London have been awarded funding by One World Media to produce their cutting-edge documentaries.

2012-05-14T15:15:00Z 2012-05-25T13:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartsstudentsawardedfundingforcutting-edgedocumentaries.aspx

Opera Holloway presents a fairy tale season finale with its production of Massenet's Cinderella, on the 5, 7 and 8 June at Royal Holloway.

2012-05-14T09:30:00Z 2012-05-11T15:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/operahollowaysfairytaleseasonfinalewithcinderella.aspx

The Right Hon. John Denham MP found himself on the receiving end of a barrage of questions from students, staff and members of the public during a lecture at Royal Holloway last night (10 May).

2012-05-11T12:10:00Z 2012-05-11T12:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsquizmponthefutureoflabourparty.aspx

Dr Anna Whitelock, from the Department of History, will be on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday to explore the UK's love affair with its past in the Sunday Feature The Heritage Wars.

2012-05-11T10:25:00Z 2012-05-11T10:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelocktodiscusstheheritagewarsonbbcradio3.aspx

A special one-day festival, hosted at The Firestation Centre for Arts & Culture in Windsor, will see talented students from Royal Holloway, University of London and professional performers unveil a series of drama, music and film productions.

2012-05-10T17:47:00Z 2012-05-10T17:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/artsmicrofestivaltolaunchonjunebankholiday.aspx

Athletes from Royal Holloway, University of London got a taste of what it will be like for Olympic competitors this summer as they took part in the London Prepares series this weekend.

2012-05-09T14:14:00Z 2012-05-09T14:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaysportingstarscompeteatolympicstadium.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Nigel Raine, from the School of Biological Sciences, appeared on BBC One's Countryfile to discuss possible effects of pesticides on the behaviour of bees.

2012-05-08T17:20:00Z 2012-05-08T17:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicdiscussesbeeresearchonbbcone.aspx

Professor Justin Champion, History, offers analysis to a new BBC 4 history programme on the effects the 17th century civil war has had on modern Britain.

2012-05-08T12:45:00Z 2012-05-08T17:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyprofessortofeatureonbbc4programme.aspx Sophia Haque

New research from Royal Holloway is highlighting the global consequences of people's spending habits and lifestyles, including contributing to environmental damage and killing Kenya's wildlife.

2012-05-02T12:00:00Z 2012-07-23T15:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whyyourcutflowersarekillingkenyaswildlife.aspx

Royal Holloway's research is included in a new report showing the impact of universities' research and sport development on the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

2012-05-02T09:55:00Z 2012-06-14T11:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/howareroyalhollowayresearcherscontributingtolondon2012.aspx

Award-winning author James Meek is to visit Royal Holloway, University of London on Thursday for the latest Lunchtime Reading event hosted by the English Department.

2012-04-30T12:52:00Z 2012-04-30T12:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/spellbindingauthorjamesmeektoreadfromhisnewnovel.aspx

As Universities Week 2012 commences (30 April – 7 May), a new report launched today shows the involvement of Royal Holloway, University of London in the UK's Olympic and Paralympic Games contribution.

2012-04-30T09:31:00Z 2012-04-30T09:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaysimpactonlondon2012innewreport.aspx

A researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London is part of a team responsible for the return of a bumblebee species extinct in the UK for nearly a quarter of a century.

2012-04-26T08:45:00Z 2012-04-30T15:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/extinctbumblebeetoreturntobritain.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has jumped seven places in The Complete University Guide 2013 rankings to finish 26th overall in the UK.

2012-04-25T14:16:00Z 2012-04-25T14:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayrisesuptheuniversityleaguetables.aspx

Thousands of historical news and current affairs programmes from BBC Northern Ireland have been unveiled following a collaborative project involving researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-04-23T14:26:00Z 2012-04-23T14:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newsfootageofthetroublesonlineforthefirsttime.aspx

Academics from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, are working to better understand and treat bipolar disorder while developing methods to reduce the number of animals used in research.

2012-04-20T15:01:00Z 2012-04-30T15:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicsleadthewayinreplacinganimalstoresearchbipolardisorder.aspx

Plans for an academic from Royal Holloway, University of London to operate a 170-oared ancient Greek warship carrying the Olympic Torch on its final journey down the River Thames has been scrapped due to safety fears.

2012-04-20T13:54:00Z 2012-04-20T13:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professoraxedfromsailingancientgreekwarshipinolympicopeningceremony.aspx Sophia Haque

A 'talented and resourceful' History student from Royal Holloway, University of London has been offered a sought-after summer internship with Barclays after winning a national Undergraduate of the Year Award.

2012-04-18T12:00:00Z 2012-04-20T12:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historystudentnamedundergraduateoftheyear.aspx

Professor Anne Sheppard, from the Department of Classics and Philosophy, will be adding her expertise to a panel discussion on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time on Thursday (19 April).

2012-04-17T11:07:00Z 2012-04-17T11:05:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/classicsacademictoappearonbbcradio4.aspx Sophia Haque

British Rowing champion and Olympic Gold Medalist James Cracknell will be one of the stars speaking at a special sporting conference hosted by Royal Holloway, University of London 100 days before the 2012 Games begin.

2012-04-13T10:44:00Z 2012-04-20T15:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaymarks100-daycountdownto2012games.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London's 2012 delegation to the National Model United Nations conference in New York are celebrating after winning the most prestigious award available to participants.

2012-04-12T13:18:00Z 2012-04-12T13:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/politicsstudentswintopunaward.aspx

It won't just be the Olympic athletes staying at Royal Holloway, University of London who will be feeling the pressure during the 2012 Games. Head Chef Carol Vallejo will have to combat her nerves as she preparies the meals for the next Olympians.

2012-04-04T13:54:00Z 2012-04-20T13:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whatdoesittaketofeedanolympicathlete.aspx

What is queer about the toilet? That is one of the questions that a group of artists, academics, and activists is posing in a number of exhibits to be showcased this May as part of a project called Queer, The Space.

2012-04-03T10:33:00Z 2012-04-03T10:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaytoexhibitqueerspace.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has been recognised for its world class research in the field of cyber security by UK intelligence agencies GCHQ.

2012-04-03T10:13:00Z 2012-07-10T11:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/isgawardedcentreofexcellencestatus.aspx

The seventh Runnymede International Literary Festival offered an even larger programme of events and creative workshops than in previous years.

2012-04-02T10:38:00Z 2012-04-02T11:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rfest2012isbiggerandbetterthanever.aspx Sophia Haque

Insanity Radio, Royal Holloway, University of London's student-run radio station has broken a world record with 100 hours of non-stop broadcasting by a single team of presenters.

2012-03-30T15:14:00Z 2012-03-30T15:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/insanityradiobreaksworldrecord.aspx

BBC documentary makers have used the expertise of Professor Danielle Schreve, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway to form part of a three-part series about different species of early humans.

2012-03-30T10:33:00Z 2012-03-30T11:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academiccontributestobbc2documentary.aspx

Academics from around the world are due to attend a major international conference at Royal Holloway, University of London next week to discuss the "Royal Body".

2012-03-30T09:00:00Z 2012-03-29T15:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicheavyweightsuniteforroyalbodyconference.aspx

New research reveals dinosaurs may have faced an unexpected hazard: fire.

2012-03-29T12:00:00Z 2012-03-29T14:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whendinosaursroamedafierylandscape.aspx

A Media Arts alumna has had her final submission for the MA in Documentary by Practice, a film called Kung Fu Grandma, shortlisted for a prestigious One World Media Award in the Student Award category.

2012-03-29T10:33:00Z 2012-03-29T10:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartsalumnaintherunningtowinprestigiousaward.aspx

Dr Courtenay Norbury, Head of the Literacy, Language and Communication Laboratory at Royal Holloway, University of London appeared on the BBC to talk about her language study.

2012-03-28T11:20:00Z 2012-03-28T11:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicappearsonthebbc.aspx

Whilst the sun shone over London's West End yesterday, the heat was turned up inside the Theatre Royal Haymarket for the closing panel discussion of the two-day conference The Heart of the West End, organised by Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-03-27T17:18:00Z 2012-03-27T17:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whatdoesthefutureholdforthewestend.aspx

The student team behind Insanity Radio 103.2FM handed over the decks to a new generation of DJs and radio producers during a series of workshops this month.

2012-03-27T12:30:00Z 2012-03-27T16:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thetableswereturnedatinsanityradio.aspx Sophia Haque

As part of their mission to support enterprise and innovation amongst students, Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs (RHE) joined forces with their leading sponsor Surinder Arora to host the annual Arora Awards For Enterprise.

2012-03-26T15:53:00Z 2012-03-26T15:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentswinfundingfortheirbusinessideas.aspx

Five MSc Petroleum Geoscience students at Royal Holloway, University of London have won second place in a competition against 20 strong teams from universities across Europe.

2012-03-23T11:24:00Z 2012-03-23T12:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/majorsuccessforearthsciencestudents.aspx

Academics reveal before becoming extinct, a small number of woolly mammoths managed to survive for several thousands of years without suffering from inbreeding.

2012-03-23T09:57:00Z 2012-03-23T12:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/inbreedingdidnotcausemammothextinction.aspx

Award-winning playwright Richard Bean will join a host of prestigious guests for an exciting conference on Sunday and Monday organised by Royal Holloway, University of London in association with the V&A and Theatre Royal Haymarket.

2012-03-22T09:10:00Z 2012-03-22T11:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/playwrightrichardbeanjoinstheheartofthewestend.aspx

Three pioneering projects at Royal Holloway, University of London have been given a cash boost thanks to the Gateway Fund which was set up by the College and Honorary Fellow Yazan Mufti.

2012-03-22T09:05:00Z 2012-03-21T16:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gatewayfundsupportsentrepreneurialprojects.aspx

Dr Geoff Baker from Royal Holloway, University of London will travel to Cuba today (21 March) for a unique research project that celebrates deep historical and cultural connections through the musicianship of young children.

2012-03-21T16:34:00Z 2012-03-21T16:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bringingtalentedyoungmusiciansfrommaliandcubatogether.aspx

Three academics from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London have contributed to a special BBC series to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

2012-03-21T12:55:00Z 2012-03-21T12:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyacademicsofferexpertiseinbbcradio4series.aspx

An academic from Royal Holloway, University of London is launching a major study that could help to protect thousands of children who fall victim to forced marriage each year.

2012-03-21T10:19:00Z 2012-03-21T10:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academictoinvestigatehowchildrencanbeprotectedagainstforcedmarriage.aspx

A major research grant of £121,000 has been awarded by the A.G. Leventis Foundation to the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London for the cataloguing and study of the Greek Manuscript Collection of Lambeth Palace Library.

2012-03-20T17:08:00Z 2012-03-21T13:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/hellenicinstitutereceivesgenerousgranttocataloguegreekmanuscripts.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London is pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of European Television History and Culture in association with the EUscreen project and the European Television History Network.

2012-03-20T09:00:00Z 2012-03-19T17:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/journalofeuropeantelevisionhistoryandculturelaunched.aspx

Dr Alberto Paccanaro and his team from the Department of Computer Science have developed a new method for identifying cellular machineries (protein complexes) from data about protein interactions.

2012-03-19T17:25:00Z 2012-03-22T12:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersalgorithmpublishedinsciencejournal.aspx

Builders have moved in to demolish the ageing Studio Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London to make way for a new multi-million pound project.

2012-03-19T14:45:00Z 2012-03-19T14:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaysmulti-millionpoundtheatreprojectbegins.aspx

Join us for a day of sporting celebrations on Sunday 18 March, 11am - 4pm, to mark Royal Holloway's role as an official Olympic Village. There will be something for everyone and entry and ALL activities are FREE.

2012-03-16T14:45:00Z 2012-03-21T15:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/oldschoolsportsdaycelebratethe2012games.aspx

A premiership football club, a pop star and a graphic design company were enlisted for this year's annual Runnymede International Literary Festival to help inspire school children from across the South East.

2012-03-15T16:45:00Z 2012-03-15T16:40:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/arsenalfcinspiresanewgenerationofliteracylovers.aspx

Professor John Ellis was interviewed on Sky News this morning (Thursday 15 March) following the publication of a report into the way we watch television.

2012-03-15T14:53:00Z 2012-03-15T14:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorjohnellisappearsonskynews.aspx Sophia Haque

Paul Bolwell, Emeritus Professor of Plant Biochemistry in the School of Biological Sciences recieves the award of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Oxford.

2012-03-13T09:47:00Z 2012-03-13T15:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/oxforddscforprofessorpaulbolwell.aspx Sophia Haque

Action Duchenne, the leading national charity dedicated to raising awareness of and finding a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, is to provide £160,000 of funding to support a pioneering project at Royal Holloway.

2012-03-12T16:27:00Z 2012-03-12T16:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/actionduchennesupportsroyalhollowayindevelopingbreakthroughcureformusculardystrophy.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London is launching its new Discover Science website as part of National Science Week.

2012-03-12T13:09:00Z 2012-03-12T13:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/discoverscienceatroyalholloway.aspx

A film directed by a Media Arts lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London is going head-to-head with major broadcasters after being shortlisted for a prestigious film award.

2012-03-09T15:19:00Z 2012-03-09T15:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/indiedocumentaryshortlistedforprestigiousaward.aspx

Literary fans can get an early taste of the eagerly awaited sequel to the classic Treasure Island, at a Lunchtime Reading event at Royal Holloway, University of London next week.

2012-03-09T09:53:00Z 2012-03-09T10:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lunchtimereadingfeaturessirandrewmotionstreasureislandsequel.aspx Sophia Haque

Insanity Radio, Royal Holloway, University of London's student-run radio station has officially switched over to broadcasting on 103.2 FM.

2012-03-08T09:20:00Z 2012-03-08T09:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/insanityradiolaunchescommunityfmstation.aspx

The seventh annual Runnymede International Literary Festival has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark for its Olympic themed community workshops.

2012-03-06T13:49:00Z 2012-03-06T13:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/beinspiredatrunnymedeinternationalliteraryfestival.aspx

The Department of Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London is hosting a special conference on the past, present and future of London's Commercial Theatre in the West End.

2012-03-06T13:11:00Z 2012-03-06T13:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theheartofthewestend.aspx

Time Team delved into the heritage of the De Vere family with the help of Dr Anna Whitelock, from the Department of History.

2012-03-05T12:30:00Z 2012-03-05T12:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/drannawhitelockoffersexpertisetotimeteam.aspx

A student blog run by drama and theatre students at Royal Holloway, University of London has been given exclusive access to Danny DeVito's West End debut production.

2012-03-02T11:14:00Z 2012-03-02T11:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentblogsecureswestendexclusiverights.aspx

Mr Stavros Lambrinidis will discuss in a special lecture on Monday (5 March) how the 2012 Games offer an opportunity to reflect on the values, principles and institutions that gave rise to the Olympic spirit.

2012-03-02T09:00:00Z 2012-03-30T14:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/canthe2012gamesinspireworldpeace.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway hosted a Rare Disease Day event to highlight the need for more research and funding to help sufferers and their families and to draw attention to the millions of people who are affected by them.

2012-03-01T13:39:00Z 2012-03-06T15:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhostsukslargestrarediseasedayevent.aspx

Runnymede International Literary Festival will feature publishing heavy-weights and renowned authors alongside the rising stars of the literary world. Events will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London and in London.

2012-03-01T10:08:00Z 2012-03-01T10:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/line-upannouncedforrunnymedeinternationalliteraryfestival.aspx

To celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Dickens' birth, Royal Holloway, University of London will be running a series of free events this month in conjunction with City Read 2012.

2012-02-29T13:16:00Z 2012-03-09T14:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dickensfansinvitedtoreadinggroupsandworkshops.aspx

Royal Holloway student Stephanie Fitchett used her Classics studies to inspire the conceptual album The Conductor, released on iTunes today (Wednesday 29 February).

2012-02-29T09:00:00Z 2012-02-28T13:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/classicsandmusicgohand-in-handforkhamsina.aspx

The first realistic maps of the Earth's forests at the time of the dinosaurs have been drawn up by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and are published today in the leading journal, Geology.

2012-02-28T10:22:00Z 2012-02-28T11:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersrevealdinosaursroamedamongpinetreesinthearctic.aspx

Five students from Royal Holloway, University of London have been recognised for the hours of hard work they have put in to volunteering in the local community.

2012-02-28T09:01:00Z 2012-02-27T14:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsstrikegoldatvolunteeringawards.aspx Sophia Haque

Thousands of visitors of all ages were left captivated by this year's Pills and Potions themed Science Open Day at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-02-27T16:58:00Z 2012-02-28T12:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scienceopendayattractsrecordnumbers.aspx

A seminar exploring the European art of wit will be hosted by the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London this week.

2012-02-27T11:08:00Z 2012-02-27T11:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theeuropeanartofwit.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London were out in force this week doing their bit to spruce up the neighbourhood in the annual Big Spring Clean.

2012-02-24T15:10:00Z 2012-02-28T13:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsmuckinforthebigspringclean.aspx Danny Rozario

Former Poet Laureate and Professor of Creative Writing Sir Andrew Motion has been announced as the new President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).

2012-02-24T13:52:00Z 2012-02-28T11:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sirandrewmotionannouncedasthenewcprepresident.aspx Danny Rozario

A novelist on the Creative Writing MA at Royal Holloway, University of London has been chosen by a top High Street book store to feature in its shortlist of promising new authors.

2012-02-23T16:47:00Z 2012-02-28T11:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/creativewritingstudenttippedasonetowatch.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London, will be hosting a Rare Disease Day event on 29th February 2012 - a rare day itself as it is a leap year.

2012-02-23T11:24:00Z 2012-02-27T16:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bringingrarediseasesoutoftheshadows.aspx

Professor Justin Champion will be discussing the relationship between the seventeenth century and contemporary attitudes to the undeserving poor on a BBC Radio 3 programme this Sunday.

2012-02-22T11:48:00Z 2012-02-22T12:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyprofessortodebateattitudestothebenefitssystemonbbcradio3.aspx

Students studying the MBA programme at Royal Holloway, University of London have been helping to solve challenges that face THORPE PARK.

2012-02-21T15:10:00Z 2012-02-21T15:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mbastudentssolvethorpeparkbusinesschallenges.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London will be holding a charity fashion show this week to raise money for a national eating disorder charity to mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

2012-02-20T15:37:00Z 2012-02-24T14:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/charityfashionshowraisesawarenessofeatingdisorders.aspx

Professor Klaus Dodds from Royal Holloway will explain just how uncertain the future of the Antarctic is during an 'after hours' event at the Natural History Museum on Friday 24 February.

2012-02-20T14:17:00Z 2012-02-20T17:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/discoverthefutureofantarcticawithprofessorklausdodds.aspx

A Critical Reflection Network developed by the Department of Social Work at Royal Holloway, University of London has been launched to help social workers operating in increasingly difficult circumstances.

2012-02-17T09:54:00Z 2012-02-17T09:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/networklaunchedtoprovidecriticalreflectionforsocialworkers.aspx

Dr Steve Peters, who has been a vital cog in one of the country's greatest stories of sporting success and continues to work with Olympic champions, will share his insights in a lecture at Royal Holloway.

2012-02-16T00:00:00Z 2012-02-17T10:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/iswinningolympicgoldalldowntothepowerofthemind.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London is inviting visitors of all ages to its annual Science Open Day on Saturday (25 March) 2012 from 10am to 4pm.

2012-02-14T12:15:00Z 2012-02-20T09:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scienceopenday2012pillsandpotions.aspx

There is a need to study Nazis and to investigate why they became perpetrators in order to understand the Holocaust, argues an academic from Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-02-08T13:57:00Z 2012-02-08T13:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/weneedtostudynaziperpetratorstounderstandtheholocaust.aspx Sophia Haque

A study by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London shows that differences exist in how British and Chinese people recognise people and the world around them.

2012-02-07T13:42:00Z 2012-02-14T12:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/eastviewstheworlddifferentlytothewest.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Vladimir Vapnik has been awarded the 2012 Benjamin Franklin medal in Computer and Cognitive Science from the Franklin Institute.

2012-02-06T10:11:00Z 2012-02-06T10:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorreceivesbenjaminfranklinmedal.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Klaus Dodds, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, appeared on BBC News last night to discuss the arrival of Prince William in the Falklands on RAF search and rescue duty.

2012-02-03T14:29:00Z 2012-02-03T15:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorklausdoddsappearsonbbcnews.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London will welcome Robin Lane Fox to speak at the annual Dabis Lecture, Why Pericles Matters, on Thursday (9 February).

2012-02-03T14:09:00Z 2012-02-03T14:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whypericlesmatters.aspx

Students and staff, past and present, gathered in the Studio Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London to say farewell to the theatre before it is demolished to make way for a multi-million pound replacement.

2012-02-02T17:19:00Z 2012-02-02T17:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/farewelltothestudiotheatre.aspx Danny Rozario

Full fee scholarships recognising top students' leadership skills and awards for academic achievement are to be introduced at Royal Holloway, University of London from the 2012/13 academic year.

2012-02-01T15:03:00Z 2012-02-01T15:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/highachieversrewardedwithscholarshipandbursaries.aspx

The Department of Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London welcomed back a wealth of successful alumni to mingle with students seeking post College advice.

2012-01-31T14:45:00Z 2012-01-31T14:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dramaalumnireturnforanightofhob-nobbing.aspx Sophia Haque

The first study of its kind in the UK is being launched by Royal Holloway academics today (Monday 30 January) to assess the impact of language problems on pupils' academic and social success.

2012-01-30T09:15:00Z 2012-02-02T17:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/majorstudytoassessimpactofpoorlanguageskillsonpupilsprogressatschool.aspx

Anti-Jewish feelings are a serious problem in mainstream German society according to a report by nine experts including Professor Peter Longerich, from Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-01-27T10:01:00Z 2012-01-27T10:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/anti-semitismingrainedingermanyouthculturereportfinds.aspx

In celebration of the London 2012 Games, Professor Helen Gilbert will give a public lecture, entitled 'Let the Games Begin: Indigenous Performances and Global Spectacle, 1976–2010' on 7 February.

2012-01-27T09:47:00Z 2012-01-27T10:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/letthegamesbegin.aspx

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London's Holocaust Research Centre now have access to the nearly 52,000 video interviews with Holocaust survivors collected by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.

2012-01-26T12:01:00Z 2012-01-30T15:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/storiesofholocaustsurvivorsunveiledtomarkholocaustmemorialday.aspx

Professor Helen Nicholson outlines the benefits that applied theatre can have on society and the differences it can make to individuals and communities in her inaugural lecture at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-01-25T13:30:00Z 2012-01-25T15:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/themeritsofappliedtheatre.aspx

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded approximately £4.5million to Royal Holloway, University of London, Imperial College, London to establish a joint Doctoral Training Partnership.

2012-01-24T11:18:00Z 2012-01-31T19:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayandimperialreceive45milliontofund45phds.aspx

Visiting Creative Writing lecturer and alumna Dr Kate Williams will be talking on BBC Radio 2's Book Club programme today at 6pm about the debut novel to be published following her one million pound book deal.

2012-01-23T14:38:00Z 2012-01-26T13:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/katewilliamstodiscusshernewnovelonbbcradio2.aspx Sophia Haque

A new website is bringing the latest research from Royal Holloway, University of London and four other leading institutions to investors and businesses in the South East.

2012-01-23T11:07:00Z 2012-01-23T11:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newwebsitematchesideaswithinvestors.aspx

A new scholarship is now available for a student applying to study in the Classics Department at Royal Holloway, University of London following the generous donation by a grateful parent.

2012-01-23T09:00:00Z 2012-01-23T16:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gratefulparentfundsscholarshipfortalentedstudent.aspx

A PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, was invited to take part in a community art project in the Grand Rue area of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.

2012-01-20T12:27:00Z 2012-01-20T12:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/phdstudentmakingartinthethirdworld.aspx

A series of research seminars exploring the flâneur – meaning an idler or loafer – will be launched this week by the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-01-17T10:24:00Z 2012-01-18T13:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/parissdirtysecretstheflanêurandhaussmannization.aspx

A 'treasure trove' of fossils including some collected by Charles Darwin, has been rediscovered by Dr Howard Falcon-Lang, from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-01-17T07:00:00Z 2012-01-18T15:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/darwinslostfossilsfound.aspx

A special screening of Almanya: Welcome To Germany featuring a Q&A session will be held at the Ciné Lumiére organised by Professor Daniela Berghahn, from the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2012-01-16T11:14:00Z 2012-01-17T16:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/welcomingstrangersinsightsintoimmigrationonfilm.aspx Rob Turner

The latest Part-time Job Fair at Royal Holloway, University of London attracted more than 500 students to a range of part-time and vacation jobs.

2012-01-13T12:39:00Z 2012-01-16T16:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/recordbreakingnumbersofstudentsatparttimejobfair.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Chris Hackley, from the School of Management appeared on Channel 4 News last night to discuss the new recommendations for alcohol consumption.

2012-01-10T15:26:00Z 2012-01-10T15:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorchrishackleyonchannel4news.aspx Dawn Thomas

Royal Holloway, University of London has been given the green light to build a brand new state-of-the-art theatre.

2012-01-09T14:49:00Z 2012-01-09T15:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayraisesthecurtainonnewtheatreplans.aspx

An exhibition by Dr Jane Hamlett from Royal Holloway, University of London looks at life in some of Surrey's Victorian and Edwardian residential institutions and will reveal some surprising similarities with life today.

2012-01-05T10:26:00Z 2012-01-05T10:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/athomeintheinstitution.aspx Sophia Haque

The acclaimed author and poet Jo Shapcott, Professor of Creating Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been named the latest recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.

2012-01-03T10:00:00Z 2012-01-04T10:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorjoshapcottwinsqueensgoldmedalforpoetry.aspx

New Year's Eve is a traditional time for a drink with friends with people up and down the country raising a glass to see in the New Year. Judith Hawley, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London explains the tradition of toasting.

2011-12-22T09:58:00Z 2011-12-22T10:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cheers!thehistoryoftoasting.aspx Sophia Haque

Insanity Radio, Royal Holloway, University of London's student-run radio station, has been granted a Community FM licence from the broadcasting authority, Ofcom and plans are underway to begin broadcasting in January.

2011-12-21T10:32:00Z 2011-12-21T10:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/insanityradiograntedfmlicence.aspx

An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is to investigate the authenticity of a portrait that may be one of the only remaining images of Jane Austen in a BBC Two documentary.

2011-12-20T10:33:00Z 2011-12-20T10:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/englishprofessorinvestigatesanunknownportraitofjaneausten.aspx Sophia Haque

A marketing academic has supported calls from liver specialists for increased controls on alcohol marketing and pricing.

2011-12-19T15:19:00Z 2011-12-19T15:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/marketingacademicsupportsmedicscallsforcontrolsonalcoholmarketingandpricing.aspx

When Amanda Faber enrolled for her Media Arts course, she hoped it would lead to a career in the film industry. Little did she know she would have a Brit cult film under her belt and another in production before she graduates.

2011-12-16T16:44:00Z 2011-12-16T16:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartsstudentlandsproducerroleinbritfilms.aspx

A student from Royal Holloway, University of London who experienced success as a teenage novelist has been announced as the second author in the Lunchtime Readings series.

2011-12-15T12:14:00Z 2011-12-15T12:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentauthorconfirmedforlunchtimereadingsseries.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London welcomes its new chairman of the Council, Stephen Cox and Vice-Chair, Iain Ross.

2011-12-14T00:00:00Z 2011-12-15T15:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newchairandvice-chairofcollegecouncilappointed.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London are calling for more unified guidelines about returning back pain patients to work as currently the advice can be contradictory and confusing.

2011-12-13T14:55:00Z 2011-12-13T15:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/guidelinesfordealingwithbackpainneedtobemoreconsistent.aspx

When a Royal Holloway alumna was penning her debut novel during her Creative Writing course, she could not have dreamed that it would lead to publishers scrabbling for the rights. But that is what happened to 26-year-old Emma Chapman.

2011-12-09T00:00:00Z 2011-12-15T13:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/publishersbattleforrightstostudentsdebutnovel.aspx Sophia Haque

The Facilites Management team at Royal Holloway, University of London has won a highly commended award for Outstanding Customer Service at Tourism South East's (TSE) Beautiful South Awards for Excellence 2011.

2011-12-07T16:30:00Z 2011-12-07T16:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystaffcommendedfortheirqualityofservice.aspx Sophia Haque

Experts will discuss whether our world is a typical product of planetary formation processes, or whether it exhibits an unusual combination of properties that were necessary preconditions for the emergence of life.

2011-12-07T14:21:00Z 2011-12-07T14:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theearthareweluckyorspecial.aspx Sophia Haque

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London are getting into the Christmas spirit and are giving their time to bring seasonal joy to the community.

2011-12-06T13:14:00Z 2011-12-13T14:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/itstheseasonforgiving.aspx

An academic from Royal Holloway, University of London will explore the weird and wonderful cures used to treat the plague in the seventeenth century on a Channel 4 documentary this Saturday (10 December).

2011-12-06T09:23:00Z 2011-12-06T09:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyacademicrevealsgruesomemedicalpast.aspx

Following the huge success of The Marriage of Figaro in June, Opera Holloway will launch its new fairy tale season with Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.

2011-12-05T12:09:00Z 2011-12-05T12:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/operahollowayshanselandgretel.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London analyse the latest version of a security system to identify any weaknesses and ensure it is doing its job properly to give us greater confidence online.

2011-12-05T10:04:00Z 2011-12-05T16:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cryptographersbelievesizedoesmattertostaysafeonline.aspx

Sir Ivor Crewe will be visiting Royal Holloway, University of London next week for a special seminar on domestic policy blunders in Britain over the last 30 years.

2011-12-02T16:23:00Z 2011-12-02T16:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sirivorcrewetodiscussgovernmentpolicyfailures.aspx

Bedford Square 5, an anthology of new writing from graduates of the MA Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London is published today (2 December) by Ward Wood Publishing.

2011-12-02T10:53:00Z 2011-12-02T11:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/creativewritinggraduatespublishedinanthology.aspx

A professor at Royal Holloway, University of London warns against relaxing adoption regulations amid media criticism over the time it takes to rehome minority ethnic children.

2011-11-29T14:41:00Z 2011-11-29T14:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicdisputesclaimsthatadoptionregulationsshouldberelaxed.aspx

The Serbian Foreign Minister visited Royal Holloway, University of London on Friday to give a lecture and hold a questions and answers session where students quizzed him on Serbia's chances of joining the European Union.

2011-11-29T09:27:00Z 2011-11-29T09:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/serbianforeignministerquizzedonserbiasplaceineurope.aspx

Academics have made an important breakthrough in the development of a treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which in the future could help the likes of the Lloyd family who were featured on last night's X-Factor show.

2011-11-28T16:35:00Z 2011-12-12T15:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersclosertotreatingdiseaseaffectingtragicx-factorbrothers.aspx

Leading authors, poets and debut novelists will be giving lunchtime readings at Royal Holloway, University of London as part of a new series launched this week by the Department of English.

2011-11-28T15:50:00Z 2011-11-28T15:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lunchtimereadingslaunchedwithdebutnovelist.aspx Sophia Haque

Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London have been recruited into a network run by British intelligence agency GCHQ to combat new waves of security breaches and cyber crime.

2011-11-25T14:24:00Z 2011-11-25T15:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaytohelpdefendcountryfromcyberattacks.aspx Sophia Haque

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London have been awarded a one million pound European Research Council grant to support a new search for the mysterious and as yet unseen part of the universe, dark matter.

2011-11-23T13:57:00Z 2011-11-25T15:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/questfordarkmattercomestoroyalholloway.aspx

Students and staff came together on Friday (18 November) to celebrate Classics with an array of activities aimed at showcasing the subject.

2011-11-22T12:00:00Z 2011-11-22T11:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/classicdayofcelebrations.aspx Sophia Haque

This year Royal Holloway, University of London teamed up with global creative and advertising agencies to create and design a way to a better world in a one-day 'Apprentice style' Enterprise Challenge for sixth form students.

2011-11-21T14:18:00Z 2011-11-21T14:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/enterprisingstudentsgettheircreativejuicesflowing.aspx

Teams of sixth formers from schools across the South East visited Royal Holloway, University of London this week for a special science competition in celebration of the upcoming London 2012 Games.

2011-11-18T18:05:00Z 2011-11-18T18:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsdiscoberthephysicsoffencing.aspx

The Serbian Foreign Minister will be visiting Royal Holloway, University of London next week to discuss the challenges Serbia faces in entering the European Union.

2011-11-18T17:25:00Z 2011-11-18T17:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/serbianforeignministertorevealchallengesaheadofeumembership.aspx

Students had the opportunity to fire questions at former MP George Galloway yesterday at a Q&A session organised by the Politics and International Relations Society at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-11-17T17:10:00Z 2011-11-17T17:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsquizgeorgegalloway.aspx

Postgraduate students will be debating the challenges faced by academics within the arts and social science disciplines during a conference sponsored by Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-11-16T15:19:00Z 2011-11-18T17:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thefutureofartsresearch.aspx

The links found in Italian crime fiction and the murky world of politics will be revealed during a talk by Royal Holloway lecturer Dr Giuliana Pieri this week.

2011-11-15T10:23:00Z 2011-11-15T11:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/crimeacrossthecontinent.aspx

Teams of sixth formers from local schools will be visiting Royal Holloway, University of London next week for a special science competition in celebration of the upcoming Olympic Games.

2011-11-15T00:00:00Z 2011-11-18T17:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thehiddenphysicsofsport.aspx Danny Rozario

Royal Holloway, University of London hosted a celebratory dinner to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of Royal Holloway College, and 25 years since its merger with Bedford College.

2011-11-14T16:27:00Z 2011-11-16T11:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaymarks125yearsofexcellenceinresearch.aspx

A new Centre for Social Sciences has been established at Royal Holloway, University of London, under the leadership of Dr Oliver Heath, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations.

2011-11-14T11:14:00Z 2011-11-14T11:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newcentreforsocialsciences.aspx

Highly trained specialist paramedics who respond to serious 999 calls and treat patients with the help of "virtual doctors" could save lives without crippling NHS budgets, according to a study by Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-11-14T10:30:00Z 2011-11-14T10:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/specialistcriticalcareparamedicscouldsavelives.aspx

Hollywood actor and award winning comedian Omid Djalili diverted his tour bus via Royal Holloway, University of London for an intimate 'In The Spotlight' question and answer session with students.

2011-11-10T18:12:00Z 2011-11-10T18:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/djalilidropsinatroyalholloway.aspx

Students from the Music Department at Royal Holloway, University of London were treated to a special masterclass by award winning musician and College alumna Helen Reid.

2011-11-10T17:40:00Z 2011-11-10T17:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/musicmasterclasshitsthenotewithstudents.aspx

A researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London is evaluating a pioneering project which enables advanced dementia sufferers to take part in art, drama and dance projects.

2011-11-08T00:00:00Z 2011-11-14T16:41:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/forgottendementiasufferershelpedthroughart.aspx

Award-winning British-Iranian actor and comedian Omid Djalili is interrupting his stand-up tour to pay a visit to students at Royal Holloway, University of London next week.

2011-11-04T14:35:00Z 2011-11-04T14:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/omiddjaliliinlastminutegigatroyalholloway.aspx Sophia Haque

Elite student athletes studying at Royal Holloway, University of London came together for the annual STARS awards evening last night (3 November), in the College's Windsor Building.

2011-11-04T11:18:00Z 2011-11-04T12:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sportingstarsdazzleatawardsnight.aspx

Award winning musician Helen Reid is returning to Royal Holloway, University of London to perform a special Alumni Concert and to hold a masterclass for current students.

2011-11-02T10:18:00Z 2011-11-02T10:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/alumnirecitalandmasterclasswithhelenreid.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway is part of a collaboration which will develop a novel therapy and potential cure for a untreatable, debilitating and potentially life threatening genetic muscle disease, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD).

2011-11-01T12:15:00Z 2011-11-02T10:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayundertakesnewcollaborationtodevelopnoveltreatmentforfatalgeneticmuscledisease.aspx Sophia Haque

The COBRA project at Royal Holloway, University of London address the key issues facing local communities and biodiversity conservation in South America.

2011-10-31T11:38:00Z 2011-11-01T13:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/projectlaunchtodeveloplocalsolutionsforfuturechallengesinsouthamerica.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway International helped to kick start the College's One World Week by hosting a fun-filled and creative International evening

2011-10-28T12:37:00Z 2011-10-28T12:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/celebratingroyalhollowaysculturaldiversity.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Paul Hogg has been appointed Vice Principal for Research at Royal Holloway, University of London and will take up the post from April 2012.

2011-10-28T10:53:00Z 2011-10-28T10:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayappointsnewviceprincipalforresearch.aspx

Television buffs, historians and even foreign language students could benefit from EUscreen, a new online portal that launches today (Thursday 27 October), providing access to thousands of TV clips from across Europe.

2011-10-27T10:49:00Z 2011-10-27T10:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/losttvarchivesfromacrosseuropearerevealedonline.aspx Sophia Haque

The School of Management is celebrating the 21st anniversary of the founding of the School and the opening of the newly extended Moore Building at a special reception this evening (26 October).

2011-10-26T13:47:00Z 2011-10-26T13:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newmanagementbuildingunveiled.aspx Sophia Haque

Five-time Paralympian Sir Philip Craven MBE inspired an audience at Royal Holloway, University of London when he spoke about leadership and the Paralympic Movement on Monday night.

2011-10-25T17:22:00Z 2011-10-26T13:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/parlaympiclegendinspiresall.aspx Sophia Haque

A team of more than 80 students from Royal Holloway, University of London swapped text books and laptops for rubbish bags, garden tools and scrubbing brushes for the College's Make A Difference Day.

2011-10-24T11:01:00Z 2011-10-26T13:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/volunteerslendahelpinghand.aspx Sophia Haque

A History alumna has been shortlisted for the Vodafone Foundation's latest competition to win £100,000 for her African Orphan Charity but she needs more 'votes' to secure the money.

2011-10-19T16:35:00Z 2011-10-19T16:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/alumnascharityneedsyourvotes.aspx Sophia Haque

Five students from Royal Holloway, University of London from the Departments of Mathematics, Physics and Geography have just completed a pilot work-shadowing scheme at BP.

2011-10-19T14:37:00Z 2011-10-19T14:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsbenefitfrombppartnership.aspx

Five-time Paralympian Sir Philip Craven MBE will be visiting Royal Holloway, University of London on Monday (24 October) for a special lecture to celebrate the Paralympic Movement in the lead up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

2011-10-18T17:36:00Z 2011-10-24T14:05:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/paralympiclegendcelebratesolympicgamesatroyalholloway.aspx

Prepare for some toe-tapping at the first official concert by Royal Holloway, University of London's big band Undergraduated on Wednesday (19 October), with a repertoire of music from popular TV shows and films.

2011-10-17T15:37:00Z 2011-10-17T15:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bigtunesfromabigband.aspx

The key to avoiding a full scale world war lies in the story-telling abilities of great powers such as the United States, European Union, China and Russia, according to academics from Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-10-14T14:37:00Z 2011-10-18T17:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/isthesecrettoworldpeacetheabilitytospinagoodyarn.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London reveal packed rush-hour trains are more bearable if people use portable music players to cope with the invasion of their personal space.

2011-10-13T09:58:00Z 2011-10-13T09:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mp3playersshrinkourpersonalspace.aspx

The X Factor benefits from the cruelty with which contestants are rejected, according to a new research study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-10-13T09:41:00Z 2011-10-14T09:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/xfactorscrueltytocontestantshelpstheshow.aspx

Screenwriting student Janice Hallett will see her dream realised this week, as a film she co-scripted is released on the big screen starring top Hollywood actors.

2011-10-12T14:50:00Z 2011-10-12T14:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentpensbritblockbuster.aspx

Acclaimed science fiction writer and Royal Holloway, University of London lecturer, Adam Roberts will explore the future of science fiction at this year's Cheltenham Literary Festival.

2011-10-11T15:15:00Z 2011-10-11T15:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/englishacademiclaboratoryatliteraryfestival.aspx

A new score composed by a music lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, is to premiere at Rambert Dance Company's Season of New Choreography tomorrow night (11 October).

2011-10-10T14:54:00Z 2011-10-10T14:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/musiclecturercompositionpremiereswithrambertdancecompany.aspx

Students proved that the entrepreneurial spirit is thriving at Royal Holloway, University of London with a tension packed evening of innovative business proposals, presented to the Dragons in Arora's Den – the College's own version of the famous television show.

2011-10-10T14:19:00Z 2011-10-10T14:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dragonsgetatasteforstudentsuccessatroyalholloway.aspx Sophia Haque

A professor at Royal Holloway, University of London encountered stormy seas, whales, a polar bear and some of the world's most beautiful landscapes as part of a two-week expedition to declare a new nation.

2011-10-07T16:20:00Z 2011-10-07T16:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academichelpssetupnewnation.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Bob O'Keefe has been appointed Dean of the new Faculty of Management and Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London and will take up the post from January 2012.

2011-10-07T13:45:00Z 2011-10-07T13:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayappointsnewdeanofmanagementandeconomics.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has been officially recognised by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for efforts made to ensure gender equality among staff and students in the Department of Physics.

2011-10-07T11:47:00Z 2011-10-07T13:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaytrailblazesforwomeninphysics.aspx Sophia Haque

As a 400-year-old play, it is hard to see how Shakespeare's The Tempest could have any bearing on today's world. Christine Dymkowski, Professor of Drama and Theatre History, explains how hundreds of productions over the years reflected society's shifting cultural, social, and political concerns.

2011-10-06T10:21:00Z 2011-10-06T11:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dramaacademicoffersinsightintothetempest.aspx

With the nation poised for another season of glitz and glamour as Strictly Come Dancing returns to our TV screens, a researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London reveals what makes ballroom dancing so popular.

2011-10-05T12:10:00Z 2011-10-05T16:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/isourloveofstrictlycomedancingahankeringfortraditionalgendervalues.aspx

The Students' Union at Royal Holloway, University of London is inviting local residents and students to join them for a community tea party on Sunday (9 October).

2011-10-04T10:14:00Z 2011-10-04T10:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/neighboursinvitedroundfortea.aspx

Music lovers all over the world could soon be listening to live concerts by the Choir of Royal Holloway in the comfort of their homes thanks to its investment in new state-of-the-art recording equipment.

2011-10-03T10:00:00Z 2011-10-03T10:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thechoirofroyalhollowaygoesglobal.aspx

The political work of the film and television director Ken Loach will be celebrated on Saturday (1 October) with a special event at the British Film Institute South Bank.

2011-09-30T10:31:00Z 2011-09-30T10:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaycelebratesbritainsgreatestlivingfilmdirector.aspx Anne Uttley

The College has released an update on the proposals to restructure its Department of Classics and Philosophy following its consultation.

2011-09-30T10:00:00Z 2011-10-04T09:40:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/statementonproposedchangestotheclassicsdepartment.aspx

Fragile treasures of 16th Century music are now freely available online, thanks to a partnership between Royal Holloway, University of London, the British Library and JISC.

2011-09-29T14:49:00Z 2011-09-30T10:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ancientmusicbooksaccessibletoall.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers have tapped into smartphone technology to carry out psychological experiments, allowing them access to millions of participants at the touch of a button.

2011-09-29T10:53:00Z 2011-09-29T10:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/iphonesrevolutionisescientificresearch.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London is partnering with Mercedes Benz Driving Academy to offer students internships to help them stand out in the job market once they graduate.

2011-09-28T16:39:00Z 2011-09-28T16:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentinternshipsatmercedesbenz.aspx Rob Turner

An academic from the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, is to feature on Dispatches tonight (26 September), adding expert commentary to an analysis of Tony Blair's role as peace envoy.

2011-09-26T14:21:00Z 2011-09-28T13:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academictoappearonchannel4sdispatches.aspx Sophia Haque

A formidable collection of theatrical memorabilia has been unveiled from the archives at Royal Holloway, University of London in a special week long exhibition.

2011-09-26T10:12:00Z 2011-09-29T12:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/raretheatretreasuresunveiled.aspx

Students who have demonstrated their writing prowess through an online writing skills tutorial programme will be congratulated at a special ceremony at Royal Holloway, University of London on Monday (26 September).

2011-09-23T14:44:00Z 2011-09-23T14:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentswritingskillscelebrated.aspx Sophia Haque

The Department of Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London and The National Physical Laboratory have signed a joint partnership agreement to work together in areas of mutual scientific interest and create a centre of excellence in nanophysics and quantum metrology.

2011-09-20T15:39:00Z 2011-09-22T09:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newopportunitiesforphysicsstudentsandstaffasroyalhollowayjoinsforceswithnationalphysicallaboratory.aspx

A PhD student from the Department of Drama and Theatre has won a prestigious prize in an essay competition that will see his work published in Contemporary Theatre Review.

2011-09-20T09:59:00Z 2011-09-20T11:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dramaphdstudentwinstopessayprize.aspx

A film charting the plight of a young Afghan refugee who, after seeking asylum as a child in the UK, was deported following a terrifying dawn raid is to premiere this week. Hamedullah: The road home was directed by Sue Clayton, a Media Arts lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-09-19T18:19:00Z 2011-09-19T18:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theplightofwarrefugeesraisedinindependentfilm.aspx

Today (19 September) marks the launch of Freshers' Week when thousands of new students are welcomed to the College for their first year of study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-09-19T15:31:00Z 2011-09-19T17:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentscombatfirstdaynervesasfreshersweekbegins.aspx

An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London has been awarded £225,000 for a three year project that could help prevent future conflicts in India and Pakistan.

2011-09-16T16:59:00Z 2011-09-16T16:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/couldhistoryholdthekeytoavoidingconflictinindiaandpakistan.aspx Sophia Haque

A team of 18 international researchers, including Professor Andrew C Scott from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London have identified ways of helping others distinguish between the fires that should be considered natural disasters and those that are beneficial.

2011-09-14T09:39:00Z 2011-09-14T09:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ourfuturewillbeshapedbyfire.aspx Sophia Haque

Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London are asking the public to help record sightings of the Chinese mitten crab to better understand the full extent of their invasion and the threat these crustaceans pose to our rivers and waterways.

2011-09-12T15:04:00Z 2011-09-13T10:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scientistschartchinesemittencrabinvasion.aspx

Renowned British opera singer and College alumna Susan Bullock is to appear at the Last Night of the Proms tomorrow (Saturday 10 September).

2011-09-09T16:38:00Z 2011-09-09T16:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/susanbullockperformsatlastnightoftheproms.aspx Sophia Haque

Three Royal Holloway sporting stars have been competing at an international level with the help of College alumni after receiving grants from the Annual Fund.

2011-09-09T15:18:00Z 2011-09-09T16:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/annualfundsupportssportingstars.aspx

The world premiere performance of a composition by Mark Bowden, music lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London and newly appointed Resident Composer for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is to take place this week.

2011-09-05T15:01:00Z 2011-09-06T13:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/worldpremierperformanceforcollegecomposer.aspx

A lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London is to appear on a landmark BBC One series that will feature the historic transformation of a 500-year-old manor house.

2011-09-02T14:45:00Z 2011-09-02T14:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyacademictofeatureinlandmarkbbconeseries.aspx Sophia Haque

It has been brought to our attention that an individual has been falsely using Royal Holloway's name as part of a scam to invite academics to speak at seminars at the College.

2011-09-02T10:34:00Z 2011-09-08T11:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scamalert-pleaseread.aspx

An artist is using bumblebees donated by Royal Holloway, University of London to create an installation at a public art exhibition this week, to draw attention to the decline of the fragile species.

2011-08-31T12:08:00Z 2011-09-02T10:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/internationalartexhibitioncreatesabuzz.aspx

Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London have developed a new biochemical approach to identifying epilepsy treatments which not only offer stronger seizure protection but could also provide safer treatment for pregnant women.

2011-08-30T09:48:00Z 2011-09-02T10:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/novelepilepsytreatmentcouldreduceriskofbirthdefects.aspx

Visitors will get a rare opportunity to view the Royal Holloway art collection which returns to the College's Picture Gallery following a three-year tour of the United States of America.

2011-08-25T16:37:00Z 2011-09-02T09:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/world-famousroyalhollowaypaintingsondisplayforheritageopenday.aspx Sophia Haque

A Maths graduate at Royal Holloway, University of London has been awarded a prestigious academic honour placing him among the top mathematical achievers in the country.

2011-08-22T15:01:00Z 2011-08-22T15:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mathsgraduatescoopstopaward.aspx Sophia Haque

It has been brought to our attention that an individual calling himself 'Professor Smith Allcott' has been falsely using Royal Holloway's name as part of a scam to invite academics to speak at a seminar at the College on 23 August 2011.

2011-08-22T00:00:00Z 2011-08-25T16:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scamalert.aspx Sophia Haque

Five students on the Postgraduate Certificate in Sport Management programme will get the chance to work with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) at the London 2012 Games.

2011-08-18T14:35:00Z 2011-08-19T11:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/paralympicopportunityforstudents.aspx

The satisfaction among students at Royal Holloway, University of London has increased for the fifth year in a row according to the results of the National Student Survey released today (17 August).

2011-08-17T16:59:00Z 2011-08-22T15:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nationalstudentsurvey.aspx Sophia Haque

A researcher at Royal Holloway, University London investigates how internet and global travel is helping Japanese art to influence mainstream British theatre.

2011-08-16T16:28:00Z 2011-08-25T16:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/puppetry.aspx Sophia Haque

A Royal Holloway academic helps provide a window into the mind of a Channel 4 presenter as part of a series looking into the impact design and architecture can have on our behaviour, feelings and even identity.

2011-08-11T16:28:00Z 2011-08-11T16:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicsresearchfeaturesonchannel4.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers at the Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London have just deployed a new supercomputer to analyse information from the world's biggest scientific experiment.

2011-08-10T16:16:00Z 2011-09-01T13:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newsupercomputerhelpsroyalhollowayphysicistsanalysekeylhcdata.aspx Sophia Haque

Students at Royal Holloway, University of London will get the chance to bid for funding to support innovative business ideas in an annual entrepreneurial competition funded by Arora Hotels.

2011-08-03T14:13:00Z 2011-08-05T11:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/arorahotelsfunddragonsdenstylestudentawards.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has launched the Department of Social Work marking a new focus to its social work courses.

2011-08-01T10:26:00Z 2011-08-01T10:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newnameandnewfocusforroyalhollowaydepartment.aspx

As the country celebrates the one year countdown to the Olympic Games in 2012, Royal Holloway, University of London prepares to open its doors to the world's elite junior rowers for an international regatta.

2011-07-27T11:28:00Z 2011-08-01T10:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/worldeliterowerswelcomedtoroyalhollowayasolympiccountdownbegins.aspx

Students ditched their classrooms for a day at a theme park to discover just how maths could help them cheat lengthy queues for rides during a workshop run by Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-07-26T14:34:00Z 2011-07-28T10:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/headstartinthequeue.aspx Rob Turner

Professor George Dickson, from the Department of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London and a team lead by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), have made an important breakthrough in the development of a treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

2011-07-25T13:51:00Z 2011-07-29T15:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/firsttargetedtreatmentsuccessforduchennemusculardystrophy.aspx Rob Turner

Professor Felix Driver, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London is one of only 38 academics to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy last night.

2011-07-22T14:11:00Z 2011-07-29T15:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorbecomesfellowofthebritishacademy.aspx Sophia Haque

A team of researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London are working with charity SpecialEffect to use innovative technology to design a computer programme to allow those with disabilities to be able to explore their creativity.

2011-07-18T12:59:00Z 2011-07-19T10:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sciencemuseum.aspx Sophia Haque

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and internationally revered composer Mark-Anthony Turnage yesterday received honorary doctorates during the graduation ceremonies at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-07-14T10:47:00Z 2011-07-19T10:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/singerkttunstallanddistinguishedcomposermark-anthonyturnagereceivehonorarydegrees.aspx

As Royal Holloway celebrates the achievements of its students during Graduation week, one PhD student proved it's never too late to achieve academic success.

2011-07-13T14:30:00Z 2011-07-13T14:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/maturestudentrealisesheracademicdream.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has been given approval to charge tuition fees of £9,000* from next year to Home and EU students on full-time undergraduate degrees.

2011-07-12T13:21:00Z 2011-07-13T15:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalholloways9,000tuitionfeesapproved.aspx Rob Turner

An academic from Royal Holloway, University of London challenged sixth form pupils to consider the power and impact of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter during a sociology of social media event this week.

2011-07-08T16:08:00Z 2011-09-28T13:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicchallengessixthformersaboutsocialnetworking.aspx

A student from Royal Holloway, University of London has been commended for his "outstanding entrepreneurial business idea" at the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards.

2011-07-07T14:59:00Z 2011-07-07T16:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/santanderentrepreneuraward.aspx Sophia Haque

Orange Labs UK (Orange) has announced its collaboration with The Information Security Group (ISG) Smart Card Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London and has committed significant funding to the core research programme.

2011-07-07T14:18:00Z 2011-07-11T14:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/isgsmartcardcentreattractsindustryfundingfromorangetodevelopitsleading-edgeresearch.aspx

A music lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London has been appointed Resident Composer at BBC National Orchestra of Wales as well as Music Fellow at Rambert Dance Company.

2011-07-06T15:56:00Z 2011-07-06T15:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/composersprestigiousappointments.aspx

An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London has branded recommendations for the welfare of children involved in care proceedings as a "serious erosion of children's rights" following a government report.

2011-06-30T09:37:00Z 2011-06-30T09:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/familyjusticereview.aspx

The Students' Union at Royal Holloway, University of London has been awarded charity status which will provide new funding opportunities and help to secure its future.

2011-06-29T15:43:00Z 2011-06-29T15:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sucharitystatus.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London celebrated the 125th anniversary of the founding of the College and the silver jubilee of its merger with Bedford College in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London yesterday ( 27 June).

2011-06-28T11:54:00Z 2011-06-29T13:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalvisitmarkscollegeslong-standinghistory.aspx

Academics at Royal Holloway, University of London are working with the police to improve the video identification procedures for obtaining eyewitness evidence from witnesses in the hope of bringing more criminals to justice.

2011-06-28T10:37:00Z 2011-06-28T11:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchershelpshapethefutureofpolicing.aspx Rob Turner

The collaborative work of MA Public History students from Royal Holloway, University of London and key historical organisations was celebrated at an event this week.

2011-06-24T15:50:00Z 2011-06-27T10:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/publichistory.aspx

Renaissance specialists at Royal Holloway, University of London launched a £780,000 research project in collaboration with Reading University and The British Library at an official signing ceremony.

2011-06-23T16:52:00Z 2011-06-23T16:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/signingmarkssecondphaseofitalianacademiesproject.aspx

Sixth form pupils were treated to a day on the set of popular Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks after they won a film school competition at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-06-22T00:00:00Z 2011-06-24T15:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/hollyoaksvisit.aspx Sophia Haque

More than 13 million film, television and radio records are now available thanks to a pioneering new search engine developed by Royal Holloway, University of London and the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC).

2011-06-21T10:40:00Z 2011-06-22T09:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/millionsofarchivedfilmandtvfootagenowaccessibletoall.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor John Lowe, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London has been awarded the prestigious Victoria Medal by the Royal Geographical Society.

2011-06-17T15:13:00Z 2011-06-17T15:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorawardedrgsvictoriamedal.aspx

As Universities Week celebrates Big Ideas for the Future, Royal Holloway, University of London has announced new funding to help academics investigate the commercial opportunities of their research.

2011-06-17T11:15:00Z 2011-06-17T11:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/honoraryfellowinvests125,000innewfund.aspx Sophia Haque

The seventh annual lecture to celebrate the signing of the Magna Carta will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London today.

2011-06-16T12:52:00Z 2011-06-17T11:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/annuallecturecelebratesmagnacarta.aspx Sophia Haque

Today marks the Big Ideas for Society Day as part of Universities Week 2011 to highlight the contribution students make to the wider community and society in general.

2011-06-15T14:28:00Z 2011-06-17T11:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/universityweekcelebratestheimpactofstudentvolunteers.aspx

Information for college and external people. Telephone problems under investigation.

2011-06-15T10:22:00Z 2011-06-16T14:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/telephoneissues.aspx Sophia Haque

More than 60 local businesses attended a networking event at Royal Holloway, University of London yesterday to find out how they could tap into the valuable resource that students provide to local business.

2011-06-14T09:30:00Z 2011-06-14T11:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/businesslinksinthespotlight.aspx

More than 400 academics from sixth form colleges across the South East descended on Royal Holloway, University of London this week to discuss the future of Higher Education.

2011-06-10T16:04:00Z 2011-06-10T15:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thefutureofhighereducationisdebatedatroyalhollowayconference.aspx

Professor Paul Layzell speaks out about the New College for the Humanities.

2011-06-09T09:32:00Z 2011-06-09T09:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/principalspeaksoutaboutthenewcollegeforthehumanities.aspx

Rain may have fallen on the annual Garden Party but spirits remained high as visitors braved the weather to attend.

2011-06-08T17:04:00Z 2011-06-10T09:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gardenpartygoesdownastorm.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London proved to be masters in the art of diplomacy, negotiation and discussion at the National Model UN Conference in New York.

2011-06-06T16:49:00Z 2011-06-06T16:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/politicsstudentsawardedatinternationalconference.aspx

The standard of higher education at Royal Holloway, University of London has been commended following an institutional audit.

2011-06-06T16:12:00Z 2011-06-13T16:05:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/collegecommendedfollowingaudit.aspx

The sun looks set to shine on Royal Holloway this weekend, as visitors are welcomed to the annual Garden Party.

2011-06-02T15:31:00Z 2011-06-02T16:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bumpergardenpartyplanned.aspx

Students at Royal Holloway, University of London were applauded for their work in the community at a special volunteering award ceremony.

2011-06-01T16:37:00Z 2011-06-01T16:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/volunteerawards2011.aspx

Study Group, a leading specialist educator of international students, and Royal Holloway, University of London today announce a new agreement to provide enhanced study opportunities to international students.

2011-05-31T16:50:00Z 2011-05-31T16:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studygroup.aspx

The last lecture in a series celebrating the legacy of inspirational female academics will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London this week.

2011-05-31T14:42:00Z 2011-05-31T15:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/finallectureinseriesofinspirationalwomen.aspx

Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London and Birkbeck College have collaborated to pull in top names in literature for a two day conference on the work of James Joyce.

2011-05-31T14:04:00Z 2011-05-31T15:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/joyceanconference.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London will once again be giving up their spare time to take part in the sixth annual National Volunteering Week.

2011-05-27T11:29:00Z 2011-05-27T11:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/volunteeringweek2011.aspx

Staff at Royal Holloway, University of London had the opportunity to learn something new in a series of classes and workshops held as part of the annual 'Learning at Work Day'.

2011-05-27T09:52:00Z 2011-05-27T09:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/learningatworkday2011.aspx

Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London have been responding to the current Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.

2011-05-25T16:59:00Z 2011-05-25T16:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicsprovideinsightintovolcanicash.aspx

While more and more women are assuming roles as managers a new study reveals that rather than using what should come more easily to them like empathy and compassion, these women are increasingly turning to the stereotypically more 'male' traits, such as aggression, to get results.

2011-05-24T10:35:00Z 2011-05-24T10:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/doyouhavetoactlikeamantosucceedinbusiness.aspx Sophia Haque

Five new honorary fellows have been appointed at this year's award ceremony at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-05-20T16:24:00Z 2011-05-25T11:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newfellowshonouredatroyalholloway.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs, the student enterprise society of Royal Holloway, University of London, has won a major national award for a second year running.

2011-05-20T12:03:00Z 2011-05-20T12:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsocietywinssecondmajoraward.aspx

Francis Robinson, Professor of the History of South Asia at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.

2011-05-18T13:39:00Z 2011-05-24T14:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/francisrobinson.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway students have given Mozart's timeless comedy, The Marriage of Figaro, a hilarious new modern interpretation in the latest production performed by Opera Holloway.

2011-05-16T14:41:00Z 2011-05-16T14:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/operaholloway.aspx Sophia Haque

The Student's Union at Royal Holloway, University of London has secured both a gold and silver award in the national Best Bar None awards.

2011-05-11T10:09:00Z 2011-05-11T10:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsunionwinsgold.aspx Sophia Haque

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Leicester have discovered animals searching for food do not stick to a complicated pattern of movement as previously thought but tend to wander about randomly.

2011-05-10T11:59:00Z 2011-05-10T11:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/varietyisthespiceoflifeforanimalmovement.aspx Sophia Haque

The Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London has teamed up with a range of leading employers to help shape its courses to ensure they are relevant in today's IT industry and maximise student employability.

2011-05-09T16:45:00Z 2011-05-10T11:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/computersciencestrengthensstudentemployability.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Ruth Hemus from Royal Holloway, University of London has had her first book 'Dada's Women' specially commended as one of the shortlisted works for the Society for French Studies' prestigious R. H. Gapper Book Prize.

2011-05-05T00:00:00Z 2011-05-06T11:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academiccommendedforfirstbook.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London is hosting a public roundtable to explore the issues at stake ahead of the national referendum.

2011-04-19T10:45:00Z 2011-04-19T11:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/britaindecidestoavornottoav.aspx Sophia Haque

A study into leadership in the NHS by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, has revealed that the main reason managers fail is a lack of 'emotional and social intelligence.'

2011-04-18T10:29:00Z 2011-04-18T11:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studyscrutinisesnhsleadershipstyles.aspx Sophia Haque

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, have identified that plants use a mechanism similar to a grandfather clock to activate a gene that regulates when they flower.

2011-04-18T09:31:00Z 2011-05-03T09:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/grandfathertimekeepsplantstickingover.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London, is launching a Women in Research lecture series focusing on the contribution that female academics have made to research.

2011-04-15T11:54:00Z 2011-05-03T09:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/womeninresearch.aspx Sophia Haque

Yesterday (April 13th), the Council of Royal Holloway, University of London, approved plans for a tuition fee of £9,000* for all HEU students entering in 2012/13 on full-time undergraduate degrees.

2011-04-14T11:48:00Z 2011-04-14T12:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalholloway,universityoflondon,announcesfeesof9000from2012.aspx Sophia Haque

The Queen Victoria Statue, located in the centre of the North Quad of the Founders Building at Royal Holloway, University of London has been restored to its former glory.

2011-04-08T11:36:00Z 2011-04-08T11:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/queenvictoriagetsamakeover.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Julian Johnson, Head of Music, at Royal Holloway, University of London, has played a central role in developing material and events around the upcoming Philharmonia Orchestra concert series

2011-04-06T16:49:00Z 2011-04-06T16:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/leadingacademiccollaborateswithphilharmoniaorchestra.aspx Sophia Haque

Students at Royal Holloway, University of London are being urged to give sport another go after receiving £85,486 in National Lottery funding from Sport England.

2011-04-04T10:06:00Z 2011-04-04T10:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lotteryboosttogetmoreroyalhollowaystudentsplayingsport.aspx Sophia Haque

An intriguing silent film score by British composer Frederick Laurence, found in the attic of his grandson thanks to a researh by Dr Julie Brown from the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, is being heard again for the first time since 1925 at the Barbican Cinema on 8 April as part of the British Silent Film Festival and 'Sounds of Early Cinema in Britain' conference.

2011-04-01T15:00:00Z 2011-04-01T15:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rarebritishsilentfilmscoreperformedatbarbican.aspx Sophia Haque

Research from Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Bristol calls into question people's ability to form their own judgements about their preferred election candidate after finding voters could be heavily swayed by 'the worm' - a continuous response tracking measure that is increasingly being used in live election debates around the world.

2011-03-31T09:23:00Z 2011-04-08T16:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/usinglivewormsasbaitvotersswayedbyinteractivewormgraphduringelectiondebate.aspx Sophia Haque

Jessica Jacobs, a research fellow within the Geography Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, has had her first book nominated for the prestigious Geographical Perspectives on Women Book Event on April 11 in Seattle.

2011-03-30T16:12:00Z 2011-03-30T16:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicgainsrecognitionforherfirstresearchmonograph.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London, opened its doors to more than 2,500 visitors for its annual Science Open Day to celebrate the College's extensive research and outreach programmes.

2011-03-28T16:10:00Z 2011-03-28T16:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/recordnumbersenjoyroyalhollowayssciencespectacle.aspx Sophia Haque

A new, innovative play by Dan Rebellato, Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London is being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 5 April.

2011-03-25T11:57:00Z 2011-03-30T11:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicsnewradiodramabreakswithconvention.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London is welcoming visitors of all ages to its Science Open Day on Saturday 26 March 2011 from 10am to 4pm.

2011-03-23T14:51:00Z 2011-03-28T16:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scienceopendaythespeedofscience.aspx Sophia Haque

As part of Royal Holloway's ongoing development of study skills support, a newly released 'exam skills' module is being launched on the College website this week.

2011-03-22T10:31:00Z 2011-03-22T10:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsgetachancetosharpenexamskills.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway Management student and Apprentice star, Laura Moore, will be returning to the College from 6.30pm on Monday (21 March) in the Windsor Building Auditorium to battle it out with other candidates from the popular BBC show.

2011-03-18T11:01:00Z 2011-03-18T10:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/anaudiencewithapprenticestarlauramoore.aspx Sophia Haque

Common mineral quartz may be behind earthquakes, mountain building and other continental tectonics, acording to a new study by Geophysicists Marta Pérez-Gussinyé from Royal Holloway, University of London and Tony Lowry from Utah State University.

2011-03-17T10:55:00Z 2011-03-18T14:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/quartzmaybekeytoweaknessintheearthscrust.aspx

News of the devastation caused by the Japan earthquake and tsunami has touched the College community and a fundraising campaign has been set up to help those affected.

2011-03-15T13:56:00Z 2011-03-15T17:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/japandisaster.aspx Sophia Haque

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Barcelona have been studying the effects of shade avoidance in plants and are hoping to eventually impede this response to increase planting density.

2011-03-14T17:19:00Z 2011-03-15T11:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/aplantseyeviewresearchersstudytheeffectsofshadeavoidanceincrops.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London held its annual International Scholarships Reception, celebrating the achievements of international scholars studying at the College.

2011-03-11T16:22:00Z 2011-03-14T15:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayinternationalcelebratesitsscholars.aspx Sophia Haque

Students at Royal Holloway, University of London are being encouraged to pay off their library fines tomorrow (Wednesday 9 March) to help save an area of an Ecuadorian rainforest the size of the campus.

2011-03-08T12:38:00Z 2011-03-08T12:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/libraryfineshelpsavetheplanet.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London will be hosting the Runnymede Literary Festival once again this year from 7 March to 12 March.

2011-03-04T11:45:00Z 2011-03-08T11:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/litfest.aspx

Dr Jane Hamlett, from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London, is featured in Heir Hunters, which will be broadcast on BBC One tomorrow (3 March 2011) at 9.15am.

2011-03-02T16:41:00Z 2011-03-02T16:40:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/heirhunters.aspx Sophia Haque

Helen Grime, Lecturer of Composition, in the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been appointed as Associate Composer for Hallé, Britain's longest-established permanent professional symphony orchestra.

2011-03-01T12:45:00Z 2011-03-01T15:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/helengrime.aspx

An international team of leading scientists – including Professor George Dickson from Royal Holloway, University of London – have revealed new gene and stem cell therapies that will revolutionise the treatment of many rare and several common acquired diseases for which no current cure exists.

2011-02-28T10:34:00Z 2011-02-28T10:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/genetherapies.aspx

Experts at Royal Holloway, University of London are showcasing today (28 February) the experiences of people affected by rare diseases - and revealing exciting new developments in Gene Therapy – at the same time as a report finds that more than half of people with rare conditions are 'left in the dark' over medical needs, according to Rare Disease UK (RDUK).

2011-02-28T10:06:00Z 2011-12-08T15:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rdd.aspx Sophia Haque

More than 120 student volunteers at Royal Holloway, University of London have been taking to the streets of Egham, Englefield Green and neighbouring villages to help spruce up the local community as part of the Big Spring Clean being held today (25 February).

2011-02-25T11:42:00Z 2011-02-25T11:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bigspringclean.aspx Sophia Haque

The development of a new oral vaccine may help boost immunity to tuberculosis according to new research.

2011-02-23T16:53:00Z 2011-02-23T16:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/oralvaccinecouldprovidekeytotbimmunity.aspx Sophia Haque

PhD History students Daniel Tilles and Salvatore Garau from Royal Holloway, University of London have had their first book Fascism and the Jews: Italy and Britain published this month.

2011-02-21T15:04:00Z 2011-02-22T11:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/phdstudentscelebratepublicationoftheirfirstbook.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has been rated as the fifth most improved university for student experience in the country.

2011-02-17T15:46:00Z 2011-02-17T15:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/timeshighereducationstudentsurvey.aspx Sophia Haque

A paper published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine provides the most detailed assessment so far of civilian deaths in the course of the recent Iraq war.

2011-02-16T09:15:00Z 2011-02-16T09:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/violentdeathsofiraqicivilians.aspx Sophia Haque

Two students from Royal Holloway, University of London have been selected from universities across the country to speak at the launch of the National Volunteering Week 2011 today (14 February) - which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

2011-02-14T10:40:00Z 2011-02-14T10:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nationalvolunteeringweek.aspx Sophia Haque

Lavender, a short movie made by a group of final year Media Arts students over the summer, has been accepted into the British Film Institute Future Film Festival and will be showing at the prestigious BFI Southbank on Sunday (13 February) with a Q&A with members of the crew.

2011-02-11T11:42:00Z 2011-02-11T16:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartsstudentsfilmfestivalsuccess.aspx Sophia Haque

The Principal, Professor Paul Layzell, was interviewed for the BBC News at Six and the News at Ten yesterday (9 February) as part of the coverage on the government's new national scholarship programme for England and the need for universities to broaden their student intake.

2011-02-10T15:56:00Z 2011-02-16T09:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bbcnewsatten.aspx Sophia Haque

Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex—structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide—are present in abundance in fossils of arthropods from the Palaeozoic era.

2011-02-09T14:23:00Z 2011-02-09T14:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/powerfulmicroscoperevealschemicalstructureoffossils.aspx Sophia Haque

New research by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London provides evidence that the cerebellum, a part of the brain used to store memories for skilled movements, could also store memories important for mental skills – such as the rules used to interpret traffic light signals.

2011-02-09T13:07:00Z 2011-02-09T13:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/brain.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has joined an international team of researchers to develop a new way of conducting psychological and social research.

2011-02-08T16:50:00Z 2011-02-08T17:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/iphoneapptocarryoutscientificresearch.aspx Sophia Haque

Three documentaries are being launched this week as part of an ongoing research project on the Cult of Mussolini run by Dr Guiliana Pieri from the Department of Modern Languages at Royal Holloway, University of London, Professor Stephen Gundle from Warwick University and Professor Christopher Duggan from Reading University.

2011-02-07T14:21:00Z 2011-02-07T15:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mussolinidocumentary.aspx Sophia Haque

Erik Levi, Reader in Music and Director of Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London, explores some of the darkest days for music in the 20th century, when the Third Reich promoted Mozart's music to further the goals of the fascist regime.

2011-02-03T11:31:00Z 2011-02-03T11:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mozartandthenazis.aspx Anne Uttley

Ever increasing human numbers, the emergence of new diseases and excessive demand for food and energy are just some of the challenges confronting us, warns Professor Lord May, speaking at a special sustainability lecture at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-02-02T14:49:00Z 2011-02-08T13:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lordmay.aspx

Professor Fionn Murtagh, from the Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London, has achieved the distinction of being elected into the Academia Europaea, an organisation of eminent scholars from across Europe.

2011-02-01T11:15:00Z 2011-02-01T11:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/csacademiaeuropaea.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has made a commitment to offer more than 120 scholarships and awards, worth a total of £2million, to support postgraduate students over the next three years.

2011-01-31T16:12:00Z 2011-02-01T10:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scholarships.aspx Sophia Haque

An international team of scientists – including Dr Simon Armitage from Royal Holloway, University of London – have rejected the existing view that modern humans left Africa around 70,000 years ago. Their discovery of ancient artefacts reveal that humans left Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously suggested and were, in fact, present in eastern Arabia as early as 125,000 years ago.

2011-01-28T09:23:00Z 2011-02-01T16:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/modernhumansleftafricamuchearlierthanthought,newartefactsreveal.aspx Sophia Haque

Award-winning author Jo Shapcott, Professor of Creating Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, was last night named the winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award for her latest book of poems Of Mutability.

2011-01-26T09:57:00Z 2011-01-26T14:41:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorjoshapcottwinscostabookoftheyearaward.aspx

A new student business incubation centre has opened at Royal Holloway, University of London. Designed to support entrepreneurial activities such as starting a business, social enterprise or charity, the facility offers expert business support, hot desks and meeting facilities for students studying at the College.

2011-01-25T15:24:00Z 2011-01-25T15:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/enterpriselab.aspx

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of David Bradby, Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies and Honorary Fellow-elect of Royal Holloway, University of London.

2011-01-21T12:50:00Z 2011-01-21T12:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/davidbradby.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has joined the universities of Kent, Surrey, and Reading to form the South East Doctoral Training Consortium (SE DTC) to train a new generation of leading social scientists.

2011-01-20T00:00:00Z 2011-01-21T14:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/socialsciencetraining.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Scott Elias from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London will join a team of international scientists to analyse insect fossils from a recently discovered site in Colorado that has produced hundreds of animal bones of mammoths, mastodons and other Ice Age creatures.

2011-01-19T16:41:00Z 2011-01-24T16:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scottelias.aspx Sophia Haque

New research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London has revealed that people are more likely to donate to victims of disasters that are perceived to have natural causes, such as floods or earthquakes, rather than humanly caused factors.

2011-01-13T15:07:00Z 2011-01-13T15:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/donatingtodisastervictimswhatmakesusreachforourwallets.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway undergraduate Natasha Lavender has become the youngest councillor in Windsor and one of the youngest in the country after winning this month's by-election.

2011-01-12T15:17:00Z 2011-01-12T15:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/natashalavender.aspx Sophia Haque

Award-winning author Jo Shapcott, Professor of Creating Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, has won the Costa Poetry Award for her latest book of poems Of Mutability.

2011-01-11T15:01:00Z 2011-01-13T15:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/joshapcott.aspx

The humble ginger root could be the key to conserving the UK's largest and most spectacular terrestrial beetle – the stag beetle. Ecologists from Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of York have developed a series of new methods to monitor stag beetle numbers – including ginger lures to trap adult beetles and tiny microphones to detect sounds made by the larvae in their underground nests.

2011-01-10T09:49:00Z 2011-01-10T09:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/stagbeetle.aspx Sophia Haque

Honorary Fellow, former Visiting Professor and College Council member Professor Alec Reed CBE has been made a Knight Bachelor by the Queen in her New Year Honours.

2011-01-07T15:01:00Z 2011-01-07T15:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/queenhonoursroyalhollowayfellowandalumni.aspx Sophia Haque

The History Department at Royal Holloway, University of London has received a £3 million legacy pledge from one of its alumni, Brian Harris (BA 1976, MA 1977) as a show of his appreciation for the financial help he received which enabled him to study at the College.

2011-01-06T11:13:00Z 2011-01-07T15:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/brianharris.aspx Sophia Haque

A new study, led by Dr Manos Tsakiris from Royal Holloway, University of London, suggests that the way we experience the internal state of our body may also influence how we perceive our body from the outside, as for example in the mirror. The research appears today (5 January) in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

2011-01-05T10:23:00Z 2011-01-05T10:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bodyimage.aspx Sophia Haque

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London have reported encouraging results in a new gene-based therapy for Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (DMD) which at present has no known cure and affects one in 3,000 young boys.

2010-12-23T10:34:00Z 2010-12-23T12:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/musculardystrophy.aspx

With the festive season of overindulgence and overeating upon us, researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London have explored how changes in eating habits and the ways in which they are represented affect our relationships with food and the food industry in general.

2010-12-22T00:00:00Z 2010-12-23T11:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/foodporn.aspx Sophia Haque

History PhD student Rachel Pistol has won a competition which was set up to motivate students and academics to go out and experience the places that form the context for their studies, in order to enrich both academic learning and environmental awareness.

2010-12-17T11:42:00Z 2010-12-17T10:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historyaward.aspx Sophia Haque

Dan Rebellato, Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London, has made a documentary about the celebrated science fiction author, John Wyndham, due to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 21 December.

2010-12-16T09:51:00Z 2010-12-16T09:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rebellato.aspx

Between 600 and 700 million year ago, our planet froze solid in an event dubbed Snowball Earth. How life survived this deep freeze has puzzled scientists for over a decade. Now geologist, Dr Dan Le Heron of Royal Holloway, University of London may have found the answer. His team has uncovered evidence for large 'ice-free oases' that could have harbored life and helped animals beat the chill.

2010-12-15T14:09:00Z 2010-12-15T14:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/snowballearth.aspx

Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London have revealed that by using innovative technology to block the activity of myostatin – a protein that prevents muscles from growing bigger and stronger – it may be possible to build up muscle size and strength in people with muscle disease.

2010-12-14T14:13:00Z 2010-12-14T14:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/musclewasting.aspx

Dr Glen Cowan, from Royal Holloway, University of London, is featured in the documentary Beautiful Equations, which will be broadcast on BBC Four tomorrow (14 December) at 9pm.

2010-12-13T14:57:00Z 2010-12-13T14:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/beautifulequations.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London is hosting 'ICTD2010', one of the most important conferences looking innovative ways in which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can transform the lives of poor people and marginalised communities.

2010-12-10T00:00:00Z 2010-12-15T15:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ict.aspx Sophia Haque

Helen Groenendaal, Community Liaison Officer at Royal Holloway, University of London, received a Surrey Police Neighbourhood Command Commendation for 'commitment and dedication to resolving ongoing incidents of anti-social behaviour in Egham'.

2010-12-09T11:03:00Z 2010-12-09T11:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/policecommendation.aspx

Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London, the University of Ulster and the University of Surrey researching the success of Simon Cowell's X Factor may have found an answer in the myth and magic of anthropological theories of ritual.

2010-12-08T12:18:00Z 2010-12-08T12:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/xfactor.aspx Sophia Haque

Hollywood star Idris Elba and documentary producer Kerry Mcleod were guest judges at a special screening of short films at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-12-07T12:15:00Z 2010-12-07T12:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/filmschool.aspx Sophia Haque

Three Media Arts students from Royal Holloway, University of London have come third in a European competition for their short film 'Something Less.'

2010-12-02T09:37:00Z 2010-12-02T09:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartsstudentsscoopeuropeanfilmaward.aspx

Professor Amanda Vickery, from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London, has unlocked the deepest secrets in the Georgian home for her new three-part BBC Two series, starting tomorrow (2 December) at 9pm.

2010-12-01T11:53:00Z 2010-12-01T12:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/athomewithgeorgians.aspx

Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London, in collaboration with the University of Southampton and the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have been researching the social butterfly effect - studying how we change our friends throughout our lives

2010-12-01T10:27:00Z 2010-12-03T16:05:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thepowerofnetworkingthesocialbutterflyeffect.aspx Sophia Haque

Global warming devastated tropical rainforests, 300 million years ago. Now scientists, from Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Bristol, report the unexpected discovery that this event triggered an evolutionary burst amongst reptiles – and inadvertently paved the way for the rise of dinosaurs, a hundred million years later.

2010-11-30T09:56:00Z 2010-11-30T10:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rainforestcollapsedrovereptileevolution.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has recently purchased skills4studycampus in order to provide students with an interactive resource that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, free of charge.

2010-11-29T00:00:00Z 2010-11-30T14:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/skills4studycampus.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Peter Longerich's book Holocaust: The Nazi Persecution and Murder of the Jews has been chosen as one of the books of the year by American journal The Atlantic.

2010-11-25T10:44:00Z 2010-11-25T10:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/peterlongerichbooks.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has today (24 November) partnered with the World Academy of Sport to deliver several new programmes – including a Sports Management postgraduate course – further cementing Royal Holloway's status as one of the University of London's top sporting Colleges.

2010-11-25T10:18:00Z 2010-11-25T10:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/waos.aspx

When subconsciously exposed to religious ideas and concepts, religious people are far more likely to actively punish those they believe are acting selfishly and unfairly, a new study has revealed. The research, led by Dr Ryan McKay from Royal Holloway, University of London, is published today (24 November) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

2010-11-24T10:25:00Z 2010-11-24T10:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/religion.aspx

A study by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London reveals that primary school children cannot accurately judge the speed of vehicles travelling faster than 20 mph.

2010-11-23T10:11:00Z 2010-11-23T10:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/speedchildren.aspx Sophia Haque

A research paper by Professor Brendan McSweeney from the School of Management at Royal Holloway, University of London is one of the top 10 downloaded papers from the Social Science Research Network, which is the biggest open access global network in the USA and elsewhere.

2010-11-22T00:00:00Z 2010-11-23T13:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/brendanmcsweeny.aspx

Dr Manos Tsakiris, from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London is investigating whether our sense of who we are is fixed or if it is subject to changes.

2010-11-19T17:04:00Z 2010-12-03T16:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/selfidentity.aspx

Dr Geoffrey Baker, from the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, has won a prestigious award from the American Musicological Society.

2010-11-17T11:17:00Z 2010-11-17T11:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ams.aspx

Three famous sopranos, Dame Felicity Lott, Susan Bullock and Sarah Fox joined forces for a special concert at Royal Holloway, University of London on 13 November to mark the Silver Jubilee of the merger of Bedford and Royal Holloway Colleges.

2010-11-16T16:26:00Z 2010-11-16T16:41:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/silverjubileeconcert.aspx Sophia Haque

The Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London is opening up new ways of carrying out research through the use of video and film-making.

2010-11-11T14:22:00Z 2010-11-11T15:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/geographyresearch.aspx Sophia Haque

A BBC factual drama filmed in the Students' Union and directed by Richard Turley, an alumnus of Royal Holloway, University of London, has been nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award.

2010-11-10T16:19:00Z 2010-11-10T16:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/baftanomination.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy to deliver a one-day 'Apprentice style' Enterprise Challenge.

2010-11-09T15:34:00Z 2010-11-22T16:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mercedezchallenge.aspx Sophia Haque

Elite student athletes studying at Royal Holloway, University of London gathered together for the annual STARS Awards evening on Thursday (4 November), in the College's Picture Gallery.

2010-11-05T16:04:00Z 2010-11-05T16:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/stars2010.aspx

In today's (3 November) edition of Nature, scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London and the Institut de Ciencies del Mar (Spanish Research Council) have revealed a new model that explains how continents thin as well as helping to more accurately predict the location of hydrocarbons such as oil and gas.

2010-11-04T11:27:00Z 2010-11-04T11:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/continentalthinning.aspx Sophia Haque

Academics at Royal Holloway, University of London are recreating the once highly-fashionable art of staging plays in the home as part of an ongoing project to investigate the historical phenomenon and bring it back to life.

2010-11-03T15:02:00Z 2010-11-03T15:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/privatetheatricals.aspx

A collaboration between Geographers at Royal Holloway, University of London and the V&A Museum has resulted in the launch of a new book 'British Asian Style: Fashion and Textiles, Past and Present,' which traces the long standing influence of South Asian textiles on British cultures of fashion, dress and design.

2010-11-01T16:58:00Z 2010-11-02T11:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/asianfashionbook.aspx Sophia Haque

Dr Jane Hamlett, from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been awarded £229,792 from the Economic and Social Research Council to conduct the first ever comparative historical study of the interiors of residential institutions – including "lunatic asylums", as they were once known, lodging houses and public schools.

2010-10-28T00:00:00Z 2010-11-02T13:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historygrant.aspx Sophia Haque

Student volunteers from Royal Holloway, University of London gave up hours of their time to help local projects as part of CSV Make a difference Day - the nation's biggest day of volunteering.

2010-10-26T16:08:00Z 2010-10-29T10:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/madd.aspx Tanya Gubbay

Bumblebees can find the solution to a complex mathematical problem which keeps computers busy for days. Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that bees learn to fly the shortest possible route between flowers even if they discover the flowers in a different order.

2010-10-25T10:20:00Z 2012-10-11T09:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bee.aspx Sophia Haque

From Adolf Hitler to Saddam Hussein, 20th Century dictators have had a major influence in shaping the world we live in today. But how influential were the 'cults' behind these leaders in them coming to and remaining in power?

2010-10-22T16:25:00Z 2010-10-26T14:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dictators.aspx Sophia Haque

More than 70 school children from Englefield Green joined student volunteers at Royal Holloway, University of London to count and identify the vast array of wildlife on campus for a national database.

2010-10-21T13:27:00Z 2010-10-26T14:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bioblitz.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London will be transformed into a winter wonderland leading up to Christmas with the installation of an ice rink.

2010-10-20T10:29:00Z 2010-10-20T10:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/icerink.aspx Rob Turner

Professor Katharine Ellis from the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London has been elected a member of the Academia Europaea. She was nominated by the Academia's section for 'Musicology & History of Art & Architecture', which currently has 41 members.

2010-10-18T16:20:00Z 2012-09-28T10:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academiaeuropaea.aspx Sophia Haque

Professor Victor Petrashov, of the Department of Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London is delighted that two of the students he taught and mentored have been awarded the Noble Prize in Physics for 2010.

2010-10-15T13:38:00Z 2010-10-19T12:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nobelprizewinners.aspx

Having already successfully showcased their innovative experiment in accelerated, collaborative fiction writing – creating 60,000 word novels in under a week – Dr Joseph Reddington and Dr Douglas Cowie of Royal Holloway, University of London will be offering school children the opportunity to take part in their 'TooManyCooks' project, due to a grant from the College's Outreach Fund.

2010-10-14T14:14:00Z 2010-10-15T10:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/toomanycooks.aspx Sophia Haque

The Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Margaret Roberts, was one of the guests at Royal Holloway, University of London's annual Volunteering Fair today (October 13) where she praised students and the College's Community Action team for their efforts.

2010-10-13T15:39:00Z 2010-10-13T15:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/volunteeringfair.aspx Sophia Haque

Holly Reay, a PhD student at Royal Holloway, University of London, spent five weeks in the Arctic Circle leading a group of teenagers in a research project investigating the amount of black carbon found on glaciers.

2010-10-12T19:48:00Z 2010-10-12T16:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/arctic.aspx Sophia Haque

The Student's Union at Royal Holloway, University of London is rolling out its new community campaign 'Love Your Neighbour' to help forge positive relationships between local residents and students.

2010-10-11T16:17:00Z 2010-10-11T16:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/loveyourneighbour.aspx Sophia Haque

Medical tourism is going under the microscope in a major new study by clinicians, health economists and researchers, including Dr Mark Exworthy of the School of Management at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-10-08T14:22:00Z 2010-10-08T14:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/medicaltourism.aspx

Lungs are lined with a mixture of molecules to ensure that they function well. Scientists – including Dr Martin King from Royal Holloway, University of London – have now shown how some of these molecules are affected by ozone, which can arise as a pollutant in the atmosphere.

2010-10-07T11:59:00Z 2010-10-07T12:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lungs.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway student Laura Moore, who interrupted her studies to put the skills she had learnt in her first year at the College into practice, has now thrown herself into another challenge – to be Lord Sugar's next Apprentice.

2010-10-06T11:02:00Z 2010-10-06T11:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/apprentice.aspx Sophia Haque

Keith Mayes from the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway, University of London and his trusty co-driver Glen McDermott took part in the James Bond themed 'White Hat Rally' as the 'Live and Let Drive' team.

2010-10-05T10:00:00Z 2010-10-05T10:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/charityrally.aspx Sophia Haque

Four academics at Royal Holloway, University of London have been awarded The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Fellowship awards, with just under £300,000 being invested into their research.

2010-10-04T12:00:00Z 2010-10-06T16:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ahrc.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London was awarded a Bronze Athena SWAN Charter at an official ceremony at the Royal Society, London, on 16 September.

2010-09-30T16:32:00Z 2010-09-30T16:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/swan.aspx Sophia Haque

Powerful works of anti-Fascist imagery are now on display at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in the exhibition 'Against Mussolini: Art and Fall of a Dictator' until 19 December 2010.

2010-09-29T16:56:00Z 2010-09-30T10:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/estorick.aspx Sophia Haque

On Thursday (30 September) 'v', the National Young Volunteers Service, will be visiting Royal Holloway, University of London in its purple double-decker bus to drive home the message about the benefits of volunteering.

2010-09-28T12:35:00Z 2010-09-28T12:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thebigvbus.aspx Sophia Haque

A study by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, University College London and Oxford University, has found that a genetic variant which reduces the chance of contracting diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy is more prevalent in populations with long histories of urban living.

2010-09-23T13:58:00Z 2010-09-23T15:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/immunitytodisease.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London has teamed up with Chelsea Football Club to deliver Spanish and German language programmes to primary and secondary schools.

2010-09-22T16:11:00Z 2010-09-27T15:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/chelseafc.aspx Sophia Haque

A Professor from Royal Holloway, University of London has been using his expertise to get behind a national campaign urging pet owners to be more responsible in disposing dog mess and undertaking regular de-worming routines to prevent the spread of parasitic diseases.

2010-09-21T14:20:00Z 2010-09-28T12:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dogfouling.aspx Sophia Haque

Today (20 September) marks the launch of Freshers' Week when thousands of new students are welcomed to the College for their first year of study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-09-20T09:45:00Z 2010-09-20T09:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/freshers.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has achieved an impressive 88th place in the 2010-11 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Ranked 13th overall in the UK, the magazine's editor, Ann Mroz, described Royal Holloway as "truly world class".

2010-09-16T10:49:00Z 2010-10-20T10:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/top100.aspx

Professor Clive Gamble from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London will be delving into the minds of our ancestors to try and explain why our brains are so big and why we became a global species so recently in our evolutionary history at this year's British Science Festival.

2010-09-14T15:57:00Z 2010-09-14T16:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/britishsciencefestival.aspx Anne Uttley

Jessica Ratcliffe, a 20 year old BSc Management student at Royal Holloway, University of London, recently faced tough questioning from investors on the hit BBC TV show, Dragons' Den.

2010-09-14T15:57:00Z 2011-09-29T10:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/dragonsden.aspx Sophia Haque

History undergraduate Fiona Jones, who is in her second year at Royal Holloway, University of London has been selected to compete at the 2010 GB Judo World Cup.

2010-09-09T08:00:00Z 2010-09-09T15:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/fionajones.aspx Sophia Haque

The high incidence of fire during the Cretaceous Period, 120 to 65 million years ago, was responsible for the spread of the earliest flowering plants scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Cape Town claim.

2010-09-07T16:18:00Z 2010-09-08T12:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/firefuelsflowerssuccess.aspx Sophia Haque

Former PhD student Martin Reeve will be appearing on BBC's The One Show tonight to talk about his research into Punch and Judy which he conducted at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-09-01T00:00:00Z 2010-09-01T10:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/punchandjudy.aspx

A team of scientists – including Professor Andrew C Scott from Royal Holloway, University of London – have cast resounding doubt upon the last crucial piece of evidence supporting the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis.

2010-08-31T16:23:00Z 2010-08-31T15:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/diamonds.aspx Sophia Haque

A researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London is presenting her study on the ghosts and apparitions which haunt the ship belonging to offshore pirate broadcaster Radio Caroline, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference on September 2.

2010-08-26T00:00:00Z 2010-09-09T09:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ghosthauntingsatsea.aspx

Professor Clive Gamble from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London has been appointed as a trustee of the British Museum by the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport.

2010-08-23T00:00:00Z 2010-08-31T16:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/clivegamble.aspx Sophia Haque

Students at Royal Holloway, University of London are among the most satisfied in England according to this year's National Student Survey results announced today (18th August).

2010-08-18T16:07:00Z 2010-08-18T16:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nss.aspx Sophia Haque

Royal Holloway, University of London is introducing performance sports bursaries through its Student Talented Athlete Recognition Scheme (STARS) to attract students to contribute to its sports teams and represent the College.

2010-08-17T16:02:00Z 2010-08-19T16:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/sportsbursaries.aspx Sophia Haque

The Founder's Library at Royal Holloway, University of London has received an extensive theatre collection as a bequest from the estate of Roy Waters.

2010-08-16T16:41:00Z 2010-08-18T12:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/roywaters.aspx Sophia Haque

Since the seeds were sown at the launch of Royal Holloway's Campus Community Garden in June, green-fingered students are reaping the rewards of their hard work with their first harvest.

2010-08-12T16:57:00Z 2010-08-13T13:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/garden.aspx Sophia Haque

Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London are trying to discover why we make errors in judging the speed of oncoming vehicles which can lead to serious road accidents each year.

2010-08-11T11:08:00Z 2010-08-13T13:53:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/speed.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has been awarded a Bronze Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises excellence in, and commitment to, the career progression of women in science, engineering and technology (SET) within Higher Education.

2010-08-06T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T09:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayawardedforcommitmenttoadvancingwomeninscience.aspx

Dr Julie Brown from the Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London has discovered previously hidden musical scores for silent films in various attics and archives.

2010-08-04T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:04:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researcherunearthspreviouslyunknownbritish-composedsilentfilmscores.aspx Dawn Thomas

Variations in the Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels are thought to be closely linked to the evolution of life, with strong feedbacks between uni- and multicellular life and oxygen.

2010-08-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/oxygenfuelsthefiresoftime.aspx

Andrew Stephenson MP, who graduated with a degree in Management at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2002, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for youth.

2010-08-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/primeministerselectsalumnusfornewinfluentialrole.aspx

The 318-million-year-old reptile footprints were found in sea-cliffs on the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada.

2010-07-30T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ancientreptilesmaketracksdiscoveryoffossilisedfootprintsrevealswhenreptilesfirstconquereddryland.aspx

Award-winning author Jo Shapcott, Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been shortlisted for the Best Collection category in the Forward Prizes for her latest book of poems 'Of Mutability' - having already won the accolade in 1998 for 'My Life Asleep.'

2010-07-28T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicshortlistedforprestigiouspoetryaward.aspx

The Banda arc – a gigantic 1,000km long, 180-degree curve in eastern Indonesia – has puzzled geologists for many years, with much debate and controversy surrounding its complex origin and evolution.

2010-07-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newscientificfindingsexplainthemysterybehindthedevelopmentofthebandaarc.aspx

A scientist at Royal Holloway, University of London believes dark matter is lurking at the centre of the sun and cooling down its core temperature.

2010-07-21T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/doesthesunholdadarksecret.aspx

Two students at Royal Holloway, University of London are celebrating after emerging with a place on Vodafone's competitive graduate scheme.

2010-07-16T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentssecureillustriousgraduatescheme.aspx

The David Lean Foundation, in collaboration with the Media Arts Department at Royal Holloway, University of London, has announced its award to young screenwriter Jonathan Nicol, who is graduating from the Screenwriting MA course at Royal Holloway this week.

2010-07-15T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mastudentwinsprestigiousscreenwritingaward.aspx

Real-life court room drama will provide a window into the past in a new BBC Radio 4 series being presented by Professor Amanda Vickery, from the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-07-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/historiandelvesintolifeofcrimeinnewbbcradio4series.aspx

Dr Keith Mayes, Director of the ISG Smart Card Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London, has completed a solo unsupported cycle ride between Land's End and John O'Groats – covering more than 1,000 miles.

2010-07-07T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/epiccycleridebyacademicraises4000forcancerresearch.aspx

Analogue, an award-winning company specialising in live performance led by Royal Holloway, University of London alumni Hannah Barker and Liam Jarvis, has been awarded a £10,000 commission after a successful pitch in a nationwide competition.

2010-07-05T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:26:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/alumnitheatrecompanybeatsoffcompetitiontowinpioneeringcommission.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London, hosted its first Model UN Summit and invited pupils from surrounding schools to take part in the lively debate to explore 'the rights of the child' and 'alleviating poverty.'

2010-06-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:28:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayempowersstudentstohelpchangetheworld.aspx

Andriani Piki, a PhD Management student at Royal Holloway, University of London and a researcher at iCOM Centre for Research in Information Computing and Communication, was awarded a scholarship by the STELLAR Doctoral Academy Board for participating in the Joint Technology-Enhanced Learning (JTEL) Summer School 2010.

2010-06-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/phdstudentwinsdoubleawardfromstellarnetworkofexcellence.aspx

Academics from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London have been awarded two separate grants of up to £3million to explore the causes and consequences of threats to insect pollinators and to ask questions about the decline of bees.

2010-06-22T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T13:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayacademicssecure3mgrantstoaddressdeclineofbees.aspx

The Students' Union at Royal Holloway, University of London is hosting the AMSU (Association of Managers in Students' Unions) annual conference from 20 to 23 June 2010 in the Windsor Building

2010-06-21T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/conferencetacklesthechangesaffectingstudentsunions.aspx

The way that fig wasps pollinate fig trees has remained unchanged for at least 34 million years scientists have revealed.

2010-06-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/figwaspshaveremainedunchangedformillionsofyears.aspx

A team of scientists – led by Professor Andrew C Scott of the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London – have revealed that neither comet nor catastrophe were the cause for abrupt climate change some 12,900 years ago.

2010-06-17T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/cometcauseforclimatechangetheorydealtblowbyfungus.aspx

Royal Holloway student Ashley Coates is gearing up for a 10,000 mile rally to Outer Mongolia in an ambulance, to raise money for charity.

2010-06-15T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:40:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentattemptstodrivetooutermongoliainanambulance.aspx

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found that pregnant and postnatal women, while wanting to do the best for their baby, do not follow medical advice without question and are more likely to adopt practices their mothers and grandmothers carried out during their pregnancies.

2010-06-14T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mumknowsbestresearchsuggestspregnantwomenaremorelikelytofollowtheirmotherswisdomthanmedicaladvice.aspx

A research group led by Professor Jane Everson – from the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London – has recently been awarded £780,690 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for a four-year continuation of the major research project 'The Italian Academies 1525-1700: the first intellectual networks of early modern Europe'.

2010-06-10T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:17:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/majorboostforsuccessfulitalianacademiesproject.aspx

An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is urging victims of domestic violence to have a plan in place should their partners turn violent during the World Cup, and to avoid the temptation of turning to drink themselves.

2010-06-10T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whysomewomenhaverealreasontofeartheworldcup.aspx

'Nuclear Reactions', a play by Adam Ganz from the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, will be broadcast on Tuesday 15 June at 14.15 on BBC Radio 4.

2010-06-10T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartslecturersplaytobebroadcastonbbcradio4.aspx

The hard-work and dedication of student volunteers at Royal Holloway, University of London was celebrated with a special awards ceremony.

2010-06-09T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/celebratingstudentvolunteering.aspx

More than 1,700 people visited Royal Holloway, University of London this weekend when the College opened its doors for its annual garden party.

2010-06-09T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhostssuccessfulgardenparty.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London, has launched its Campus Community Garden to encourage students to grow and eat their own fresh vegetables.

2010-06-08T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentstogrowtheirownforatasteofthegoodlife.aspx

Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs, a student-led organisation supported by the College′s Careers Service, has achieved national recognition by winning the National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) New Society of the Year Award 2010.

2010-06-08T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/doublesuccessforstudententrepreneursrecognisedasuksbest.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London once again gave up their time to work in the local community as part of National Volunteering Week on 1-3 June 2010.

2010-06-07T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentvolunteersspendover1500hourshelpingthelocalcommunity.aspx

Dr Keith Mayes, Director of the Smart Card Centre, at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been awarded £50,000 by the PARK commercialisation fund to lead the development of an RFID/smartcard attack detector product prototype, with Dr Gerhard Hancke as the lead developer.

2010-06-03T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/isgsmartcardcentreattractsindustryfundingtodevelopinnovativesecuritymeasures.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London, is opening its doors on Sunday 6 June from 1 to 5.30pm for its annual garden party and Creative Campus Initiative (CCI) Olympic exhibition.

2010-06-01T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/gardenpartyandcreativecampusinitiativethisweekend.aspx

Students from Royal Holloway, University of London will once again be giving up their time to work in the local community as part of National Volunteering Week, 1-3 June 2010.

2010-05-28T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T10:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentvolunteersstepouttoservethecommunity.aspx

Professor Adam Roberts, from the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been shortlisted for this year's Arthur C Clarke Award, a prestigious prize presented to the best Science Fiction novel of the year.

2010-05-28T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicinrunningforsciencefictionhonour.aspx

Bumblebees' distinctive black and yellow "warning" colours may not be what protects them from flying predators researchers have found.

2010-05-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/howdobumblebeesgetpredatorstobuzzoff.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has appointed six new honorary fellows at this year's award ceremony.

2010-05-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T13:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayannouncesnewfellows.aspx

Budding Spielbergs were given a taste of the action when Royal Holloway, University of London invited local pupils to take part in a two-day film school.

2010-05-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lightscameraaction.aspx

MA student Kate Williams' debut novel 'The Pleasures of Men' has taken the world by storm as publishers battle to secure a deal with the talented writer.

2010-05-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T13:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentsecures1mbookdeal.aspx

The Department of Physics at Royal Holloway, University of London has been recognised by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for efforts made to reduce gender inequality among academic staff.

2010-05-21T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/physicsdepartmentrecognisedforreducinggenderinequality.aspx

Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Oxford have discovered that the commonly used and naturally occurring bacterial insecticide 'Bt' works best if applied to young plants and is enhanced by the presence of the insect pests.

2010-05-21T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:06:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studyuncoversecologyofcommonlyusedpesticide.aspx

Dr James France, from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, returned to his former school, Kirkbie Kendal, in Cumbria, to talk to students about his latest mission to Antarctica.

2010-05-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicinspiresscientistsofthefuture.aspx

Bonita Norris has become Britain's youngest woman to climb Mount Everest after reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain today (17 May) at the age of 22.

2010-05-17T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaygraduateontopoftheworld.aspx

Staff at Royal Holloway, University of London had the opportunity to try their hand at something new on Thursday (13 May) as part of the annual 'Learning at Work Day'.

2010-05-14T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:12:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/staffgettheirteethintobite-sizedworkshops.aspx

The Students' Union at Royal Holloway, University of London has been accredited with a Silver Standard for its positive green innovations for the second year running.

2010-05-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentunionrecognisedforgoinggreen.aspx

Six Royal Holloway alumni were appointed Members of Parliament in the hotly contested elections.

2010-05-11T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/electionhighsforroyalhollowayalumni.aspx

As part of a major AHRC / ESRC grant winning project, academics from Royal Holloway, University of London, in alliance with prominent poets, novelists and theologians are seeking to create a new St George's Day liturgy based on Book 1 of Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene'.

2010-05-10T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/redeemingliteraturereligionsocietyandstgeorge.aspx

The Mars Rover landed at Royal Holloway, University of London today (7 April) as part of a conference discussing the possibility of life on other planets.

2010-05-07T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/marsroverlandsatroyalholloway.aspx

In September 2007, a British polling company named ORB released an alarming estimate of "more than 1,000,000 Iraqis murdered" in the Iraq war.

2010-05-06T00:00:00Z 2010-08-13T12:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studyrevealsfundamentalflawsto2007estimateofonemillioniraqiskilled.aspx

The dispersal of large ash plumes from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland has generated widespread interest due largely to the impact on air transport and reports of ash-fall throughout the British Isles.

2010-05-05T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersunearththetruthaboutvolcanicash.aspx

Professor Ravinder Barn and Dr Vicki Harman from the Centre for Criminology and Sociology at Royal Holloway, University of London are carrying out research into white mothers of mixed-race children.

2010-04-28T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/doracistattitudeshindermothersofmixed-racechildren.aspx

Six drama graduates from Royal Holloway, University of London will begin a three-week run of their debut piece 'Would like to meet' on April 28 at the Barbican in London, one of the country's most prestigious theatres.

2010-04-27T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/talenteddramagraduatesmaketheirbarbicandebutwithanunconventionaloffering.aspx

The Creative Campus Initiative (CCI) has been officially launched today (27 April 2010) at the Royal Festival Hall. Royal Holloway, University of London is playing a major role in this dynamic initiative, which will deliver a programme of high quality cultural events and artworks inspired by the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

2010-04-27T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaycelebratestheculturalolympiad.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London hosted a unique event on 16 April 2010 exploring not only how the current recession came about but also giving businesses advice on how to leave the recession and avoid future shocks.

2010-04-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:38:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayprovidesbusinesscommunitywithspringboardforexitingtherecession.aspx Rob Turner

Ahead of the fiercely contested general election, BBC Radio 3 will premier a topical new play from 8pm on May 2 written by Professor Dan Rebellato, from the Department of Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-04-19T00:00:00Z 2011-09-28T13:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicaddsabitofdramatotheupcomingelection.aspx

Christian Ward, who is studying an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, won first place in the East Riding Open Poetry Competition for his poem 'Girl on the District Line.'

2010-04-14T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mastudentwinspoetrycompetition.aspx

Poets Jo Shapcott, who teaches on the MA in Creative Writing course at Royal Holloway, University of London and alumnus Daljit Nagra, who graduated with an English degree in 1991, are bringing their poems to life by going on tour across the UK to perform them in front of a live audience.

2010-04-09T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/collegetalentshinesatliveliteratureshow.aspx

Professor David Simon, Head of the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London played a prominent role at the 5th World Urban Forum held in Rio de Janeiro from 22-26th March.

2010-04-07T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/headofgeographyplaysleadroleinbridgingtheurbandivide.aspx

Attitudes towards politicians and their level of honesty and integrity have changed surprisingly little despite the high profile MPs′ expenses scandal of May 2009 according to a new study by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Essex.

2010-03-31T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T11:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/doyoutrustpoliticians.aspx

Dr Anna Whitelock has won the Arts Club's Emerging Writer of the Year award as nominated by Lady Antonia Fraser for her book 'Mary Tudor: England's First Queen'. Dr Whitelock, a lecturer in Early Modern British History at Royal Holloway, University of London, has also seen her book chosen as WH Smith's Book of the Month.

2010-03-30T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicsbooksuccessgoesfromstrengthtostrength.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London hosted an open day today (30 March 2010) to launch the second year of the hugely successful MA in Public History while offering prospective students an insight into this new programme.

2010-03-30T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T13:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/successfulpublichistorymaprogrammecelebrated.aspx

Iraqi children born in areas affected by high levels of violence are shorter in height than children born in less violent areas according to a study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-03-29T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/iraqwarstuntschildrensgrowth.aspx

Three chefs from Royal Holloway, University of London were awarded bronze for their skills in designing and producing a four course fine dining menu in a national competition where competitors from universities and colleges from all over the UK took part.

2010-03-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-13T12:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaychefsscoopbronzeaward.aspx

Vince Cable MP returned to Royal Holloway, University of London on 25 March 2010 to discuss the economic crisis in an annual lecture organised by the College's Centre for European Politics.

2010-03-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:09:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/vincecablempreturnstoroyalholloway.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London celebrated the achievements of its unique Intergenerational Reminiscence Project – which has helped breakdown barriers between generations to strengthen the local community at large – on 18 March 2010.

2010-03-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/innovativevolunteeringprojectcelebrated.aspx

Royal Holloway students raised more than £1,250 for the Prince's Trust after taking part in a competition inspired by BBC's TV show 'The Apprentice.'

2010-03-24T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/siralecreedcbeawardsroyalhollowayapprentices.aspx

Award-winning author Diana Evans was just one of the many names to attend Royal Holloway, University of London as part of this year's Runnymede International Literary Festival.

2010-03-24T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaygetscreativejuicesflowing.aspx

A life of flowers, embroidery, letters, gossip, frocks and fashion? A major new international exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum, London, seeks to challenge our stereotypes of leisured ladies' lives in Georgian Britain.

2010-03-23T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:19:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/majorexhibitionrescuestheroleofwomen'sdomesticcraftinhistory.aspx

Professor David Simon, Head of the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, participated in a public debate on Namibia in the Houses of Parliament on 18 March 2010.

2010-03-22T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/headofgeographylendsexpertisetohousesofparliamentdebate.aspx

Two students from Royal Holloway, University of London are hoping to save the planet by offering staff and students the chance to buy a piece of the Ecuadorian rainforest, with the aim of saving 135 acres - the same size of the university campus.

2010-03-22T00:00:00Z 2010-08-13T12:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentspledgetohelpsaverainforest.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London alumna Tori James, set a new world record in 2007 when at 25-year's old she became the youngest British woman to climb Everest.

2010-03-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nomountainhighenoughforroyalhollowaywomen.aspx

At a special meeting today (19 March 2010), the Council of Royal Holloway has appointed Professor Paul Layzell as the Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-03-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayappointsnewprincipal.aspx

Professor Alan Gange, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, provided an insight into the fascinating world beneath our feet in his inaugural lecture looking at how soil microbes affect life above ground.

2010-03-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-13T12:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theworldbeneathourfeet.aspx

A radical project, managed by Dr Dorothea Kleine, of the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, which would enable shoppers to access the ethical credentials of products at their fingertips, has been selected from thousands of projects to be showcased at a special exhibition.

2010-03-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:32:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/fairtradeatyourfingertips.aspx

Two major projects launched by Professor John Ellis, from the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, will mean that researchers, students, schools and the general public will be able to discover European television and film history

2010-03-15T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:34:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchermakeshistorictvandfilmfootageaccessibletoall.aspx

Researchers from the Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway, University of London worked together with UK online to conduct a survey of privacy attitudes and behaviours

2010-03-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:36:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/surveyrevealsouridentitytheftfears.aspx

The challenging topic of Sustainable Transport was the subject of the Royal Holloway Annual Sustainability Lecture on 8 March 2010.

2010-03-11T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:40:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/transportandclimatechangeexpertdiscussestheneedforlow-carbonvehicles.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London will be hosting the Runnymede Literary Festival once again this year between Tuesday 16 March to Saturday 20 March.

2010-03-08T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhostsliteraryfestival.aspx

They say honesty is the best policy and two students from Royal Holloway, University of London are putting the theory to the test on campus this week.

2010-03-08T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/howhonestareyou.aspx

Professor Amanda Vickery has been shortlisted for the 2009/2010 Pen Hessell-Tiltman Prize for her book on the Eighteenth Century 'Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England.′

2010-03-05T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11T12:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/academicshortlistedforprestigiousbookaward.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London welcomed almost 2,000 visitors to its annual Science Open Day on Saturday 27 February to celebrate the College's extensive research and outreach programmes.

2010-03-03T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/familiesenjoythemagicofscienceatroyalholloway.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London held its annual International Scholarships Reception on 1 March, celebrating the achievements of international scholars studying at Royal Holloway on scholarships either from the College, its affiliated partners, or government bodies.

2010-03-03T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayinternationalcelebratestheachievementsofitsscholars.aspx

More than £1,200 was raised in a single day by Bedford Library at Royal Holloway, University of London after students were encouraged to pay off their fines to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.

2010-03-03T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentspayofflibraryfinestohelphaiti.aspx

A Royal Holloway PhD student's bright idea has won him £1,000 in a competition to find budding entrepreneurs.

2010-03-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:51:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/phdstudentoutshinescompetitorsatbrightideascompetition.aspx

The launch today (1 March) of a unique online edition of the collected plays of dramatist Richard Brome marks the culmination of a four-year project directed by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Sheffield.

2010-03-01T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/richardbromeonlineresearchersbringhistoricalworkintothedigitalage.aspx

The final event for LGBT History Month, organised by the new Royal Holloway Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Staff Society, saw alumna Angela Mason CBE return to the College. Angela Mason was the first person to receive an OBE, and later CBE, for her work on homosexual rights.

2010-02-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:54:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thefutureofinequality–angelamasoncbereturnstoroyalhollowayforlgbthistorymonth.aspx

The miserable weather failed to dampen the spirits of dedicated student volunteers at Royal Holloway, University of London, who took part in this year's Big Spring Clean to help spruce up the local community.

2010-02-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentvolunteersspringintoactiontohelpthelocalcommunity.aspx

Dr Vandana Desai, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, was an invited panel member at a round table discussion at the House of Lords, hosted by Baroness Sandip Verma, Shadow Minister for Children, Schools and Families.

2010-02-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaylecturerinfluenceshouseoflordspaneltohelpalleviatepoverty.aspx

A new way to track audience responses to live television programmes as they are broadcast provides a unique insight into individuals' political understandings and motivations, according to research published today.

2010-02-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T10:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theriseoftheviewertariathowtwitterisgivingpowertothepeople.aspx

Professor Euan Nisbet, from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London is a key figure in this week's two-day conference on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

2010-02-23T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:01:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayacademicleadsthewayinshapingtheclimatechangeagendaforthenext20years.aspx

You can't help but be inspired by Helene Raynsford. Hers is a story of true dedication, courage and perseverance and on Thursday night she captivated an audience at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-02-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaysgoldengirlsetsashiningexample.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London is welcoming visitors of all ages to its Science Open Day on 27 February 2010 from 10am to 4pm. Showcasing many aspects of the extensive research and outreach of the College's science departments, there will be free talks, workshops and hands-on sessions based on the theme 'Working for a Green Future'.

2010-02-17T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:08:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scienceopendayworkingforagreenfuture.aspx

The Royal Holloway staff Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender society kicked off LGBT History Month with a lecture on same-sex characteristics in nature.

2010-02-16T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:10:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rainbowanimalskickofflgbthistorymonthatroyalholloway.aspx

This year the annual Kolmogorov Lecture will be given by Nobel Prize winner Professor Robert Merton, from Harvard Business School. In the lecture – held at Royal Holloway, University of London on February 23 – Professor Merton will discuss the economic crisis and the important role of financial innovation and regulation in the future beyond the economic crisis.

2010-02-16T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:03:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/nobelprizewinnertodiscusstheeconomiccrisisandthecrucialroleoffinancialinnovationandregulation.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London has become the latest UK university to give formal approval to an open access publication policy requiring its researchers to deposit copies of their research in the Royal Holloway Research Online (RHRO) repository from 1 September 2010.

2010-02-15T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayembracesopenaccesspolicyforallresearch.aspx

Beating off stiff competition from the likes of Charlie Kaufman's 'Synecdoche, New York' and Neill Blomkamp's ' District 9', 'Sleep Furiously', directed by Gideon Koppel of the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been hailed the winner of the Guardian's Best First Film Award.

2010-02-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:16:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lecturersdocumentarywinsguardiansbestfirstfilmaward.aspx

Paralympic champion Helene Raynsford, who made history by becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold in the arms-only single sculls for Great Britain, will share the story of the incredible highs and lows of her journey to Beijing, the challenges she faced and the many lessons learnt along the way in her lecture 'The Boat and Beyond' on Thursday 18 February at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-02-11T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/goingforgoldworldchampionsharesthestoryofpursuingherdreamsagainsttheodds.aspx

School pupils used a bit of pedal power to get the music pumping as part of an energy exhibition at Royal Holloway.

2010-02-10T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:20:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/pedalpowerstudentslearnaboutalternativewaysofcreatingenergy.aspx

Rosemary Deem, Professor of Higher Education Management and Dean of History and Social Sciences at Royal Holloway, will explore to what extent and how current debates about the purposes of universities have informed the practices, values, development and dilemmas of higher education leaders and their senior teams in her inaugural lecture on Thursday 11 February in the Windsor Building at 6pm.

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:21:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/deanofhistoryandsocialsciencesexploresthedilemmasfacingtodaysuniversities.aspx

The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a study published today (9 February 2010) in the scientific journal 'Global Change Biology'.

2010-02-09T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/willearlierspringsthrownatureoutofstep.aspx

Described by 'The Times' as "striking" and full of "flair and feeling", Rex Obano's first full-length play 'Slaves' is showing at Theatre503 in Battersea until February 20.

2010-02-05T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ravereviewsforroyalhollowaystudentsplay.aspx

One of the founding principles of Darwin's theory is that biological evolution has been shaped by the survival of the fittest. Things, however, are not always that simple as researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered while analysing the social behaviour of aphids.

2010-02-03T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/thesmallinsectwithabigheartgivingaphidsendangeredbytheirselflessness.aspx

When it comes to securing a job we know that work experience is key. The practicality however of juggling your commitments to find the time and money for a work placement can be difficult for many. But one student at Royal Holloway, University of London, appears to have found herself a solution – a virtual internship.

2010-02-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/theworldofworkatyourfingertipshowonestudentismakingthewebworkforher.aspx

The London Mozart Players and Choir of Royal Holloway will join forces on Wednesday 3 February in the College's Windsor Building Auditorium at 7.30pm, as part of their exciting partnership, for a jubilant concert.

2010-01-29T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:30:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhostschoralandmusicaldelights.aspx

Nigel Kershaw, chairman of the Big Issue Group and CEO of Big Issue Invest, has a long list of accomplishments to his name, but the new decade brings with it a new title for Nigel who has been made an OBE in the New Years Honours List 2010 for his services to social enterprise.

2010-01-29T00:00:00Z 2011-02-14T14:23:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bigissuebossnigelkershawgetsdowntobusinesswithschoolofmanagement.aspx

It can be argued that rapping, like Marmite, is something you either love or hate.

2010-01-28T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/whyrapshouldbetaughtinschools.aspx

Two of Royal Holloway's most successful entrepreneurs will share a stage for the first time on Thursday 28 January 2010.

2010-01-25T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/battleoftheheavyweighthotelierstopentrepreneursreturntoroyalholloway.aspx

Our understanding of the Holocaust - its origins, its aftermath and relation to the history of the twentieth century - is still developing, 65 years after Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by soldiers of the Red Army. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2010, the Holocaust Research Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Imperial War Museum (IWM) have organised an evening of debate and discussion on 27 January, bringing together leading Holocaust historians from Royal Holloway.

2010-01-22T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/leadinghistorianstoshednewlightontheholocaustanditsmeaningtoday.aspx

Professor David Simon, Head of the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, has achieved the distinction of being elected an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field. Individual social scientists are conferred the title by virtue of their eminence.

2010-01-22T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T13:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/headofgeographyelectedacademicianoftheacademyofsocialsciences.aspx

Professor Andrew Gibson, Research Professor in Modern Literature and Theory in the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been appointed to the Conseil Scientifique of the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris following his research on the leading French philosopher, Alain Badiou, and his involvement in French philosophical circles.

2010-01-20T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/prestigioushonoraryforleadingresearcher.aspx

Economics student Rodrigo Ideus Forero, who made history by being the first Columbian rower to compete in the Olympic Games when he qualified for the 2008 Beijing Games, has won bronze in the South American Championships.

2010-01-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:41:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/collegestudentwinsbronzeatrowingchampionship.aspx

The votes are in and the Guardian has announced its list of the 50 greatest TV dramas of all time – six of which might not have appeared on our screens if it had not been for academics at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2010-01-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:42:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayacademicsplayapartintop50tvdramasofalltime.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London graduate and world champion canoeist, Anna Hemmings, has been awarded an MBE in the 2010 New Year′s Honours, for her services to sport.

2010-01-14T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:44:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/collegealumnagetsmbeforworld-classcanoeing.aspx

Following the launch last March of the proposal by the Chagos Environment Network to create a Marine Protected Area (MPA) for the Chagos Archipelago, experts gathered at Royal Holloway, University of London on 7 January 2010 to consider the socio-economic issues surrounding this proposal.

2010-01-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:46:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/expertsconsiderthesocial-economicissuesinprotectingthechagosarchipelago.aspx

It's that time of year again to reflect on the top tens of the year gone by and 'Sleep Furiously', directed by Gideon Koppel of the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been hailed as a firm favourite in the film polls of 2009.

2010-01-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T11:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/lecturersfilmamongthetoptenmoviesof2009.aspx

A generous multi-million pound gift from an Iraqi refugee who sought asylum in Britain will provide a welcome financial boost for aspiring students at Royal Holloway, University of London, to help them realise their ambitions.

2010-01-10T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:00:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/refugeepaysforstudentscholarships.aspx

With a recent study implicating driver inattention as a factor contributing to 78% of observed vehicle crashes, a team of psychologists at Royal Holloway, University of London and spatial scientists at Lancaster University are examining the potentially dangerous effects of 'Sat-nav' in-car navigation systems

2010-01-08T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/aresatnavsadangerousdistractionfordrivers.aspx

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered our motor system activates automatically when we hear speech. These findings could, in the future, play a central role in helping to unravel various language difficulties seen in adults and children

2009-12-22T00:00:00Z 2010-08-15T20:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/onthetipofyourtongueresearchersrevealourmotorsystemactivateswhenwehearspeech.aspx

Tommy's Bar was transformed into Baron's Concert Hall for the night when it became the focal point of filming for a BBC factual drama

2009-12-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-15T20:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsunioninthespotlightbbcchoosescollegeasfilmlocation.aspx

Students became Santa's little helpers as part of a month of volunteering to help often forgotten members of the community to enjoy a good Christmas.

2009-12-15T00:00:00Z 2010-08-15T20:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsvolunteertospreadchristmascheer.aspx

Unpredictability and the element of surprise are the hallmarks of modern insurgent attacks. However, the likelihood of these events, their timing and strength can now be predicted and managed before occurring, according to a new study by researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, University of Miami, the University of the Andes and Cambridge University.

2009-12-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-15T20:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/themathematicallawofwarpredictingpatternsofinsurgentattacks.aspx

Forget roasting a textbook turkey or perfect present-wrapping this month. The real test of Britons' mettle will come as we try to park in tight spots on busy roads, with 35 million of us heading to the shops over the next few weeks.

2009-12-11T00:00:00Z 2011-01-31T10:25:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/scientistcreatesformulaforperfectparking.aspx

Scientists have discovered that spring-fruiting fungi, including the morel and St George's mushroom are fruiting nearly three weeks earlier than they did 50 years ago.

2009-12-09T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:02:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/climatechangeturnsupheatonmushrooms.aspx

New scientific evidence refutes the preconception that testosterone causes aggressive, egocentric, and risky behaviour. A study conducted by Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Zurich, involving more than 120 experimental subjects, has shown that the sexual hormone can actually encourage fair behaviour.

2009-12-08T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:05:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/testosteronedoesnotinduceaggression.aspx

Royal Holloway, University of London, has been presented with a prestigious award to recognise its use of free range eggs in all cooked meals produced on campus.

2009-12-04T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:07:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowayhailedasgoodeggs.aspx

Talented graduates from Royal Holloway, University of London have secured a 48-performance, 3-week run of their debut piece, 'Would Like to Meet', at the Barbican Centre, London, from 28 April – 16 May 2010.

2009-12-04T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24T07:49:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/graduatestalenttoshineatbarbican.aspx

Royal Holloway's Sales and Marketing team has scooped first place in a mystery buyer award.

2009-12-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:11:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/salesandmarketingteamscoopaward.aspx

After a year of intensive repairs following a serious electrical problem in September last year, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful atom smasher, is back in action.Atlas

2009-12-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:13:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/worldsbiggestscienceexperimentbackwithabang.aspx

A researcher from Royal Holloway will be guaranteed a white Christmas this year as he begins his mission to Antarctica next week to uncover crucial information about climate change.

2009-12-01T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/christmasinantarctica.aspx

At the 'Vinvolved' awards ceremony held in the 02 arena last night (26 November), Royal Holloway, University of London graduate Rob Birks was hailed the South East's winner of the 'Vinspired' award for his volunteering work while studying at the College.

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:15:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/graduatewinsawardfordedicationtohelpingothers.aspx

Students were grilled in true 'Apprentice' style as former candidate Claire Young set them a business task to get their teeth into.

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:18:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/apprenticestargetsdowntobusiness.aspx

Students will be in the firing line as 'The Apprentice' television star Claire Young returns to the boardroom to set them a business task.

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:22:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/rottweilerreturnstheapprenticestarsetsstudentstowork.aspx

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, has been appointed as Europe′s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security and Vice-President of the European Commission, it was announced today, 19 November 2009.

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:24:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/bedfordalumnabaronessashtonnamedeuforeignminister.aspx

A seahorse that lives on the western coast of the Atlantic has been found in the Azores almost 5,000km from its home and researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, think it may have hitched a ride to get there.

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:27:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersdiscoverseahorsesride5,000kmacrossatlantic.aspx

A team of researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, Imperial College London and King's College, have discovered that a trial of an experimental HIV vaccine failed because it might have made patients' immune cells more vulnerable to infection.

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:29:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/newresearchuncoversfailureofhivvaccine.aspx

Sir Andrew Motion, Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, was today unveiled as the chair of the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:31:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/professorandrewmotiontochairbookerprize2010panel.aspx

The UK economy is on the road to recovery according to a leading economic expert and visiting professor at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:33:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/ukrecessionisoversaysdrandrewsentanceatroyalholloway.aspx

More than 60 students celebrated the launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week at Royal Holloway in some style, with a live jazz duet from undergraduates at Crosslands cafe.

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:35:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/musicalstarttoglobalentrepreneurshipweekatroyalholloway.aspx

Three Royal Holloway, University of London students have been announced as winners of the prestigious Wentworth Golf Bursaries 2010.

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:37:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/talentedroyalhollowaystudentsawardedwentworthgolfbursaries.aspx

Award-winning playwright and director Kwame Kwei-Armah joined school children at Royal Holloway, University of London, to make history this week.

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:39:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/backtoblackschoolchildrenrecreateblackhistory.aspx Dave Cobb

Debra Barr – star of BBC 1's 'The Apprentice' – returned to Royal Holloway, University of London on 3 November to talk about resilience and risk-taking in business to a packed audience in the College's Windsor Building Auditorium. To watch Debra′s presentation,

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z 2012-03-14T10:14:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/apprenticestarmakesatriumphantreturntoroyalholloway.aspx

On Wednesday 4 November, elite student athletes studying at Royal Holloway, University of London gathered together for the annual STARS Awards evening, held in the College's stunning Picture Gallery

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:43:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/starssparkleatawardsnight.aspx

Over 100 volunteers from Royal Holloway, University of London donated their time and energy in local communities as part of national 'Get Involved' week. The week culminated in Make A Difference Day (MADD), with ten hugely successful volunteering projects coordinated by Royal Holloway's Community Action and funded by the College Annual Fund.

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:45:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/studentsandstaffgomaddforvolunteering.aspx

Finding that elusive dream job can be a tough and sometimes demoralising task. To help students in their quest, the Careers Service at Royal Holloway, University of London held their annual Careers Fair on 28 October in The Picture Gallery.

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:47:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/royalhollowaystudentsmeettopemployersatcareersfair.aspx

On 3 November, Debra Barr – star of BBC 1's 'The Apprentice' – will return to Royal Holloway, University of London to host a presentation about resilience and risk-taking in business, entitled ′Determination: in Life, at University and in 'The Apprentice' & Business Situations′.

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:48:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/apprenticestarreturnstoroyalholloway.aspx

Dr David Lambert, from the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust, which is worth £70,000.

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:50:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/geographersetsouttodiscoversecretsofthesea.aspx

Ilaria D′Elia has received the first ever David Lean Foundation Feature Film Screenwriting award, which is worth £5,000. Ilaria, who last summer graduated from the Department of Media Arts' MA in Feature Film Screenwriting (MAFFS) at Royal Holloway, University of London, received the prize after demonstrating exceptional screenwriting skills and excellent prospects of entering the industry.

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:52:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/screenwriterwinsfirstdavidleanfeaturefilmscreenwritingaward.aspx

Innovative research is putting film and television scripts under the microscope in a bid to support and enhance the production of film for television.

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:55:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/researchersatthesceneofthecrime.aspx

Victoria Ijeh-Okusanya, a second year student from the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, was selected to participate in the prestigious Stranger Academy, which took place in Amsterdam from 13 to 17 October.

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:57:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/mediaartsstudentchosenforthestrangeracademy.aspx

Research conducted by Royal Holloway, University of London and King's College London has found that regulation may distract NHS professionals and organisations from providing safe and effective patient care. The research suggests that the future regulation of psychotherapists and counsellors by the Health Professions Council must avoid having the same effect.

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:58:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/regulationmaydistracthealthcareprofessionalsfromgoodpatientcare.aspx

A killing squad set up to implement Hitler's Final Solution, the Einsatzgruppen embarked on a murderous two year spree, carrying out some of the most horrific events of the Holocaust. 'Nazi Death Squads', broadcast on the National Geographic Channel on 25 October at 9pm, will investigate the squad's deadly campaign, and features expert commentaries from Professor David Cesarani and Professor Peter Longerich, of the Department of History and the School of Modern Languages respectively at Royal Holloway, University of London.

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:59:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/holocaustexpertsfeatureintvdocumentary.aspx

Professor Simon Cutting, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London, will feature in Channel 4's documentary series 'Dispatches' on 26 October, 8pm. This edition of 'Dispatches' reveals how nutritious the UK's breakfasts really are, while investigating the health claims manufacturers use to sell their products. In the programme Professor Cutting discusses the claims surrounding healthy-sounding probiotic yoghurts.

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z 2010-08-12T12:56:00Z http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/leadingmicrobiologistservesupthetruthonchannel4.aspx