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Do subtitles really help children learn to read? 📺
New research from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social shows that using subtitles to help children read doesn't always work, despite worldwide campaigns.
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New research from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social shows that using subtitles to help children read doesn't always work, despite worldwide campaigns.
Read more: ow.ly/Qv1050XBQiE
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Do subtitles really help children learn to read? 📺
New research from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social shows that using subtitles to help children read doesn't always work, despite worldwide campaigns.
Read more: ow.ly/Qv1050XBQiE
New research from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social shows that using subtitles to help children read doesn't always work, despite worldwide campaigns.
Read more: ow.ly/Qv1050XBQiE
Ensuring artificial intelligence serves the public good 👊
A significant new report, published by the University, paints a compelling picture of what it will take to ensure AI works for society, rather than against it.
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A significant new report, published by the University, paints a compelling picture of what it will take to ensure AI works for society, rather than against it.
Read more: ow.ly/3VaB50XBWxY
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Ensuring artificial intelligence serves the public good 👊
A significant new report, published by the University, paints a compelling picture of what it will take to ensure AI works for society, rather than against it.
Read more: ow.ly/3VaB50XBWxY
A significant new report, published by the University, paints a compelling picture of what it will take to ensure AI works for society, rather than against it.
Read more: ow.ly/3VaB50XBWxY
Experts on screen 📺
If you watched the first episode of BBC Two's 'Civilisations - Rise and Fall', you will have spotted Professor Kate Cooper and Dr David Gwynn shedding light on Ancient Rome.
Below a quote from a BBC interview 💬
Watch it back: ow.ly/MaZJ50XBba9
If you watched the first episode of BBC Two's 'Civilisations - Rise and Fall', you will have spotted Professor Kate Cooper and Dr David Gwynn shedding light on Ancient Rome.
Below a quote from a BBC interview 💬
Watch it back: ow.ly/MaZJ50XBba9
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Experts on screen 📺
If you watched the first episode of BBC Two's 'Civilisations - Rise and Fall', you will have spotted Professor Kate Cooper and Dr David Gwynn shedding light on Ancient Rome.
Below a quote from a BBC interview 💬
Watch it back: ow.ly/MaZJ50XBba9
If you watched the first episode of BBC Two's 'Civilisations - Rise and Fall', you will have spotted Professor Kate Cooper and Dr David Gwynn shedding light on Ancient Rome.
Below a quote from a BBC interview 💬
Watch it back: ow.ly/MaZJ50XBba9
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We asked 20 of our academic experts to recommend the book that steered them through this challenging decade.
Twenty experts on the book that got them through their 20s – part two
We asked 20 of our academic experts to recommend the book that steered them through this challenging decade.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We asked 20 of our academic experts to recommend the book that steered them through this challenging decade.
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Despite handsome production design, almost nothing in Freddie’s story has a ring of authenticity.
Desperate Journey: wartime cliches overwhelm this extraordinary true account
Despite handsome production design, almost nothing in Freddie’s story has a ring of authenticity.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Despite handsome production design, almost nothing in Freddie’s story has a ring of authenticity.
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Stress can trigger MS flare-ups, as Christina Applegate recently highlighted. Here’s why it happens, and what can help.
Why everyday stress can make MS symptoms worse
Stress can trigger MS flare-ups, as Christina Applegate recently highlighted. Here’s why it happens, and what can help.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Stress can trigger MS flare-ups, as Christina Applegate recently highlighted. Here’s why it happens, and what can help.
Protecting nature by keeping dogs’ paws on the path 🐾
Dr @beckythomas.bsky.social, an urban ecologist from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, is currently looking into the impact of dog walking on lowland heath environments.
Read more: ow.ly/yBJN50XzUhI
Dr @beckythomas.bsky.social, an urban ecologist from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, is currently looking into the impact of dog walking on lowland heath environments.
Read more: ow.ly/yBJN50XzUhI
December 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Protecting nature by keeping dogs’ paws on the path 🐾
Dr @beckythomas.bsky.social, an urban ecologist from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, is currently looking into the impact of dog walking on lowland heath environments.
Read more: ow.ly/yBJN50XzUhI
Dr @beckythomas.bsky.social, an urban ecologist from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, is currently looking into the impact of dog walking on lowland heath environments.
Read more: ow.ly/yBJN50XzUhI
The show goes on 🎭
New research led by Professor @danrebellato.bsky.social from our Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance shows how UK theatre reinvented itself following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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New research led by Professor @danrebellato.bsky.social from our Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance shows how UK theatre reinvented itself following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The show goes on 🎭
New research led by Professor @danrebellato.bsky.social from our Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance shows how UK theatre reinvented itself following the Covid-19 pandemic.
More: ow.ly/kieo50Xz1ti
New research led by Professor @danrebellato.bsky.social from our Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance shows how UK theatre reinvented itself following the Covid-19 pandemic.
More: ow.ly/kieo50Xz1ti
Uncovering the hidden cost of climate change 🌎
Researcher Dr Laurie Parsons (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) from @rhulgeography.bsky.social investigates how extreme heat caused by climate change is impacting workers in the global supply-chain in Cambodia.
Read more: ow.ly/X5CG50XyBn8
Researcher Dr Laurie Parsons (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) from @rhulgeography.bsky.social investigates how extreme heat caused by climate change is impacting workers in the global supply-chain in Cambodia.
Read more: ow.ly/X5CG50XyBn8
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Uncovering the hidden cost of climate change 🌎
Researcher Dr Laurie Parsons (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) from @rhulgeography.bsky.social investigates how extreme heat caused by climate change is impacting workers in the global supply-chain in Cambodia.
Read more: ow.ly/X5CG50XyBn8
Researcher Dr Laurie Parsons (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) from @rhulgeography.bsky.social investigates how extreme heat caused by climate change is impacting workers in the global supply-chain in Cambodia.
Read more: ow.ly/X5CG50XyBn8
We’re proud to share we've been named Academic Partner of the Year 2025 by the Chartered Institute of Information Security!
Part of the Fred Piper Awards, the award recognises our outstanding contribution to cyber security education.
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Part of the Fred Piper Awards, the award recognises our outstanding contribution to cyber security education.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We’re proud to share we've been named Academic Partner of the Year 2025 by the Chartered Institute of Information Security!
Part of the Fred Piper Awards, the award recognises our outstanding contribution to cyber security education.
More: ow.ly/Sapt50Xy3Kh
Part of the Fred Piper Awards, the award recognises our outstanding contribution to cyber security education.
More: ow.ly/Sapt50Xy3Kh
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Last night, Small Birds Press flew over to the @royalholloway.bsky.social London Campus to treat our Small Press Takeover audience to an evening of book art and experimental poetic performance from Caroline Harris, Cat Chong, and May Dearlove🧡
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Last night, Small Birds Press flew over to the @royalholloway.bsky.social London Campus to treat our Small Press Takeover audience to an evening of book art and experimental poetic performance from Caroline Harris, Cat Chong, and May Dearlove🧡
Helping victims of domestic tech abuse 🤝
A new research-led digital handbook for victims of domestic tech abuse, co-authored by Dr Maryam Mehrnezhad from @isg-rhul.bsky.social, has been launched by Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership.
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A new research-led digital handbook for victims of domestic tech abuse, co-authored by Dr Maryam Mehrnezhad from @isg-rhul.bsky.social, has been launched by Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership.
More: ow.ly/vqfY50Xxl8l
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Helping victims of domestic tech abuse 🤝
A new research-led digital handbook for victims of domestic tech abuse, co-authored by Dr Maryam Mehrnezhad from @isg-rhul.bsky.social, has been launched by Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership.
More: ow.ly/vqfY50Xxl8l
A new research-led digital handbook for victims of domestic tech abuse, co-authored by Dr Maryam Mehrnezhad from @isg-rhul.bsky.social, has been launched by Surrey Domestic Abuse Partnership.
More: ow.ly/vqfY50Xxl8l
Over the last 2 years, lecturer Maeve O’Connell from our Department of Media Arts has developed a set of guidelines for our student filmmakers, teaching them to practice their craft responsibly, without creating large carbon footprints.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Over the last 2 years, lecturer Maeve O’Connell from our Department of Media Arts has developed a set of guidelines for our student filmmakers, teaching them to practice their craft responsibly, without creating large carbon footprints.
Read more: ow.ly/1R2x50XvQc4
Read more: ow.ly/1R2x50XvQc4
Asking big questions about the use of AI in asylum claims
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Asking big questions about the use of AI in asylum claims
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
Professor @aminamemon.bsky.social and Dr Zoe Given-Wilson from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social are investigating the ethical and practical implications of digital tools in the asylum process.
Read more: ow.ly/N1hi50XtBMq
New scientific research points to longer summers 🌞
A study, led by @rhulgeography.bsky.social, 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.
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A study, led by @rhulgeography.bsky.social, 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.
Read more: ow.ly/2BHM50XtWUw
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New scientific research points to longer summers 🌞
A study, led by @rhulgeography.bsky.social, 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.
Read more: ow.ly/2BHM50XtWUw
A study, led by @rhulgeography.bsky.social, 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.
Read more: ow.ly/2BHM50XtWUw
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Europe could see up to 8 months of summer by 2100. A new study led by @celiavarves.bsky.social provides important insights for future climate projections. Read more at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP30 #ClimateChange #RHULGeogResearch #Palaeoclimate #ClimatePolicy
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#COP30 #ClimateChange #RHULGeogResearch #Palaeoclimate #ClimatePolicy
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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Europe could see up to 8 months of summer by 2100. A new study led by @celiavarves.bsky.social provides important insights for future climate projections. Read more at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP30 #ClimateChange #RHULGeogResearch #Palaeoclimate #ClimatePolicy
@royalholloway.bsky.social
#COP30 #ClimateChange #RHULGeogResearch #Palaeoclimate #ClimatePolicy
@royalholloway.bsky.social
Protecting trans parents' rights
Dr Suki Finn, Lecturer in Philosophy and Gender Studies, is researching the social and political implications of trans pregnancy and parenthood, and the legal and medical frameworks that shape these experiences.
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Dr Suki Finn, Lecturer in Philosophy and Gender Studies, is researching the social and political implications of trans pregnancy and parenthood, and the legal and medical frameworks that shape these experiences.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Protecting trans parents' rights
Dr Suki Finn, Lecturer in Philosophy and Gender Studies, is researching the social and political implications of trans pregnancy and parenthood, and the legal and medical frameworks that shape these experiences.
More: ow.ly/CHUO50XqXFp
Dr Suki Finn, Lecturer in Philosophy and Gender Studies, is researching the social and political implications of trans pregnancy and parenthood, and the legal and medical frameworks that shape these experiences.
More: ow.ly/CHUO50XqXFp
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Time crystals may not be so fragile after all. Researchers @aalto.fi @royalholloway.bsky.social and @lancasteruni.bsky.social have shown their time crystal can withstand interactions with the sloshing about of a mechanical surface wave, like those at the seaside
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Exotic 'time crystals' could be used as memory in quantum computers, promising research finds
Experiments show that a time crystal based on magnons can interact with mechanical waves without being destroyed.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Time crystals may not be so fragile after all. Researchers @aalto.fi @royalholloway.bsky.social and @lancasteruni.bsky.social have shown their time crystal can withstand interactions with the sloshing about of a mechanical surface wave, like those at the seaside
www.livescience.com/technology/c...
www.livescience.com/technology/c...
Helping to shape the future of quantum information science 🤝
We’re excited to share that our partnership with the US Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE) Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) has been renewed.
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We’re excited to share that our partnership with the US Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE) Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) has been renewed.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Helping to shape the future of quantum information science 🤝
We’re excited to share that our partnership with the US Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE) Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) has been renewed.
More: ow.ly/4PRZ50XpUq1
We’re excited to share that our partnership with the US Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE) Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) has been renewed.
More: ow.ly/4PRZ50XpUq1
Reimagining music at the cutting edge of technology 🎶
Dr Zubin Kanga, composer, pianist, and researcher from
our Department of Music, is exploring the boundaries between musicians and new technology through his groundbreaking project, Cyborg Soloists.
Read more: ow.ly/s4Tz50Xpb9B
Dr Zubin Kanga, composer, pianist, and researcher from
our Department of Music, is exploring the boundaries between musicians and new technology through his groundbreaking project, Cyborg Soloists.
Read more: ow.ly/s4Tz50Xpb9B
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reimagining music at the cutting edge of technology 🎶
Dr Zubin Kanga, composer, pianist, and researcher from
our Department of Music, is exploring the boundaries between musicians and new technology through his groundbreaking project, Cyborg Soloists.
Read more: ow.ly/s4Tz50Xpb9B
Dr Zubin Kanga, composer, pianist, and researcher from
our Department of Music, is exploring the boundaries between musicians and new technology through his groundbreaking project, Cyborg Soloists.
Read more: ow.ly/s4Tz50Xpb9B
Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists 🌻
Professor Alessandra Devoto, from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, has been honoured as a Pioneer Member by @aspbofficial.bsky.social for her outstanding mentorship and training of future change-makers.
An outstanding accolade: ow.ly/c3QF50Xoeqy
Professor Alessandra Devoto, from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, has been honoured as a Pioneer Member by @aspbofficial.bsky.social for her outstanding mentorship and training of future change-makers.
An outstanding accolade: ow.ly/c3QF50Xoeqy
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists 🌻
Professor Alessandra Devoto, from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, has been honoured as a Pioneer Member by @aspbofficial.bsky.social for her outstanding mentorship and training of future change-makers.
An outstanding accolade: ow.ly/c3QF50Xoeqy
Professor Alessandra Devoto, from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, has been honoured as a Pioneer Member by @aspbofficial.bsky.social for her outstanding mentorship and training of future change-makers.
An outstanding accolade: ow.ly/c3QF50Xoeqy
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It was a pleasure to co-author this piece with my colleague Dr Preeti Mahato. #vaping #smoking #CVD
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Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
Vaping might seem safer than smoking but your heart could tell a different story
Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It was a pleasure to co-author this piece with my colleague Dr Preeti Mahato. #vaping #smoking #CVD
🧪 @royalholloway.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social
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Six works of literary fiction at its most adult.
Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts
Six works of literary fiction at its most adult.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Six works of literary fiction at its most adult.
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Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
Vaping might seem safer than smoking but your heart could tell a different story
Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
tcnv.link
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.
New research, led by Professor @giotravaglino.bsky.social from our Department of Law and Criminology, is looking at how communities are influenced by the ideology of masculine honour in their perceptions of criminal groups.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New research, led by Professor @giotravaglino.bsky.social from our Department of Law and Criminology, is looking at how communities are influenced by the ideology of masculine honour in their perceptions of criminal groups.
More: ow.ly/vSWt50XmEQN
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