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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 35m

Amplifying voices of inspiring environmentalists 👊

A project led by Royal Holloway, in collaboration with National Life Stories at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social, will see the launch of an archive of interviews championing protection of our planet.

Read more: ow.ly/FzP750X8wtK

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 3d

An adventure in the art of not seeing.

Joseph Rizzo-Naudi, a postgraduate student in our Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, has written a radio programme exploring how blind approaches to describing art can bring galleries to life for everyone.

BBC Radio 4 at 4pm: ow.ly/F8pr50X726y

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8d

The play makes a clear statement about Indhu Rubasingham’s thoughts on the power of the theatre and what audiences might expect under her leadership.

Bacchae is bold first choice for National Theatre’s new director

The play makes a clear statement about Indhu Rubasingham’s thoughts on the power of the theatre and what audiences might expect under her leadership.

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 9d

Writing a novel requires "a kind of obsession".

Explore some of the influences behind the writing process of an acclaimed author.

Professor Ben Markovits teaches on our MA Creative Writing course and has been shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize.

Read more: ow.ly/6EqN50X3vNm

Professor Ben Markovits next to his book cover 'The Rest of Our Lives'

Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 10d

How we're making an impact in political voting 💥

Discover a project, funded by the SSIA and led by Royal Holloway researchers, raising awareness of why young Londoners are not as politically engaged and influencing change.

Read more: ow.ly/g05q50WXC5h @jamessloam.bsky.social

Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 15d

Playing a vital role in shaping the UK's digital future 🤖

Some fantastic news from our School of Business and Management, as Dr Nisreen Ameen has been appointed as a member of DSIT's Inclusive Digital Services Sub-Committee.

More: ow.ly/8zwF50WYPPo

Dr Nisreen Ameen by statue at Royal Holloway

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 15d

A Booker Prize shortlist to celebrate! 👏

We're delighted that Professor Ben Markovits, novelist and lecturer in our Department of English, has had his twelfth novel 'The Rest of Our Lives' shortlisted for the prestigious and world-renowned Booker Prize.

More: ow.ly/l4Vt50X1sIR

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 15d

Bats, Poetry and the Pulse of the Park 🦇

Dr @brihughespoet.bsky.social, from our Department of English, recently co-led an evening of creativity surrounding bats - an often overlooked and underappreciated mammal - combining poetry and nature's soundscapes.

Want to learn more? ow.ly/O26E50WZfsA

Dr Briony Hughes lit up in Regent's Park reading poetry

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 20d

Ellida is a woman with a past who is called between the wildness of the sea and the calm respectability of family life.

The Lady from the Sea: a fierce play that shies from the wonderful unknowability of Henrik Ibsen’s original

Ellida is a woman with a past who is called between the wildness of the sea and the calm respectability of family life.

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 22d

The Fellowship will facilitate the creation of the London Social Media Observatory (@ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social), a new research centre that will conduct groundbreaking research into social media’s unprecedented power to moderate and curate political speech.

Read more: ow.ly/5q5H50WXpXb

Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 22d

We’re proud to announce that Dr @andreucasas.bsky.social, from our Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 28d

Charlie Kirk’s murder shows how deeply polarised American society has become.

Charlie Kirk was emblematic of a country polarised and imploding

Charlie Kirk’s murder shows how deeply polarised American society has become.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Sep 5

Born With Teeth offers a clever exploration of theatrical collaboration and queer desire.

Born With Teeth: queer imagining of Shakespeare and Marlowe tale is also a play about plays

Born With Teeth offers a clever exploration of theatrical collaboration and queer desire.

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to Professor @juliakoricheva.bsky.social, from @rhulbiology.bsky.social, who has been awarded a Fellowship of the @britishecologicalsociety.org 👏

Read more: ow.ly/eiME50WUYYh

#RoyalHolloway #University

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Sep 5

As seen on the screen 📺

Dr Hannah Platts (@chattyplatty.bsky.social) from
@rhulhistory.bsky.social has been sharing her expertise with Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy.bsky.social) and Kate Lister in recent Channel 5 series 'Pompeii: Life in the City'.

Here, she explains quirks of a Roman's schedule.

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Sep 3

Theatre marking 80 years since the atomic bombings of Japan

Dr Ashley Thorpe, Reader in our Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance, was recently involved in performances of Noh - a traditional Japanese theatrical form - which gained national media attention in Japan.

In the news: ow.ly/9T4k50WQnAF

Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Sep 3

Explaining neutron stars... using eggs 🌟

This simple experiment, demonstrated by @drvgraber.bsky.social of our Department of Physics, is a neat way of conveying the complex makeup and movement of neutron stars.

Recently, Dr Graber conducted this on an episode of 'The Sky at Night' on BBC Four.

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Vanessa Graber @drvgraber.bsky.social · Sep 1

Want to learn some amazing facts about #neutronstars? Alex Andersson, Kaustubh Rajwade, Adriana Dias and Lucie Robbins have a few more exciting pulsar tidbits for you 🤩. #SkyAtNight @royalholloway.bsky.social

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Sep 1

We asked Dr Marton Ribary from our Department of Law and Criminology to explain his research in 60 seconds. This is how it went! ⏱️

Dr Ribary is part of a research group that has developed and tested a new chatbot that accurately answers legal queries about corporate insolvency in England and Wales.

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Aug 27

Dr Knapp's breakthrough research is recognised 🏆

Dr Jan Knapp has been honoured with a prestigious award for postgraduate research at our Department of Physics, in which he made a series of landmark discoveries in the field of low-temperature physics.

Read more: ow.ly/bX2250WM0Uy

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Aug 27

New research from @rhulpsychology.bsky.social finds that people with greater life experience see and digest daily experiences more clearly 🧠

Read more: ow.ly/ibPE50WM04I

Two head silhouettes overlapping in the middle.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Aug 26

Sleep hygiene is useful if you’re a good sleeper already. If you have insomnia, some of these habits could be making it worse.

Five pieces of sleep advice that could be making your insomnia worse – a sleep therapist explains

Sleep hygiene is useful if you’re a good sleeper already. If you have insomnia, some of these habits could be making it worse.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Aug 14

Ukraine has not been invited to take part in the summit. Nor have any European allies.

Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?

Ukraine has not been invited to take part in the summit. Nor have any European allies.

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Aug 22

Heads spinning from eggs spinning 😵

In an episode of The Sky At Night on BBC Four last week, Dr Vanessa Graber (@drvgraber.bsky.social) from our Department of Physics performed an experiment to demonstrate the movements of a neutron star.

She explains: ow.ly/4Vox50WIPin #skyatnight

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Aug 21

Living with fire in a warming world 🔥

As extreme temperatures fuel wildfires across Europe, Kapil Yadav talks about some of the causes for these destructive events and what the future could look like when it comes to prevention.

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"It’s clear that rising temperatures, land-use changes, and decades of fire suppression are making fires more frequent and intense. This is not only about climate or weather. How we manage landscapes, build cities, and respond to fire all play a significant role. The challenge is to move beyond emergency thinking and ask how we want to live with fire in a warming world. More action is needed when fires aren’t happening, so that less is needed when they do."

Kapil Yadav, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fire, Livelihoods & Biodiversity from the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London.