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Dr Simone Gigliotti wins prestigious Yad Vashem International Book Prize

22 Dec 2025

Dr Simone Gigliotti, from the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, has been awarded the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research (2025).

Royal Holloway receives UKRI funding to train next generation of engineering biologists

19 Dec 2025

Royal Holloway secures funding to train next generation of Engineering Biologists, thanks to Doctoral Focal Awards, UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Peter Hill CB CVO awarded Honorary Degree by Royal Holloway for his leadership in sustainability and public service

18 Dec 2025

Awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature, former COP26 CEO Peter Hill has shaped global climate policy and guided the UK government through some of its most challenging moments.

David Furnish awarded Honorary Degree by Royal Holloway for his contributions to global LGBTQ+ equality and the fight against HIV/AIDS

16 Dec 2025

Awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature, David Furnish has transformed lives through his work with the Elton John AIDS Foundation and his commitment to diversity and inclusion worldwide.

Royal Holloway publishes key recommendations for fair and sustainable AI

04 Dec 2025

The new report recommends tackling skills gaps, addressing data bias and reducing the environmental impact of large-scale AI models.

Royal Holloway academic wins two British Audio Awards for outstanding audio drama and adaptation

28 Nov 2025

Professor Dan Rebellato recognised for his BBC Radio 4 play Restless Dreams and Dickens adaptation Our Mutual Friend at the inaugural Speakies.

Research shows using subtitles to help children read does not work despite worldwide campaigns

27 Nov 2025

New research by academics at Royal Holloway has concluded that using subtitles to help children learn to read is ineffective and traditional methods are best.

Royal Holloway research reveals how UK theatre reinvented itself after Covid

27 Nov 2025

Royal Holloway research shows how UK theatre reinvented itself following its longest closure since the seventeenth century.

Royal Holloway named Chartered Institute of Information Security’s Academic Partner of the Year 2025

26 Nov 2025

The award celebrates Royal Holloway’s leadership in cyber education and its impactful partnership with CIISec through the CyberEPQ programme.

New domestic tech abuse handbook launched to help victims

25 Nov 2025

A new research-led digital handbook for victims of domestic tech abuse has been launched by Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership (SDAP) and Royal Holloway.

Scientists uncover why Europe may face 42 extra days of summer by 2100 using 6,000 year old data

19 Nov 2025

New research led by Royal Holloway reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from the last millennia.

US Quantum Center receives $125million funding and renews partnership with Royal Holloway

07 Nov 2025

Royal Holloway is an international partner with the prestigious US Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE) Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS), hosted by Fermilab.