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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
First @rhulbiology.bsky.social departmental seminar of new academic year is going to be next week and the speaker is our new Head of Department, Professor Isabel Smallegange. Come to learn about Isabel's research and stay for the 'meet the speaker' session!
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This year's @rhulbiology.bsky.social Jack Pridham Memorial Lecture will be by Professor Peter Holland from @biology.ox.ac.uk, one of the PIs of the ‘Darwin Tree of Life’ project which aims to sequence the genomes of all life on Earth. Book your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jack-pridh...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Interested in landscape ecology? One of @rhulbiology.bsky.social PhD students @guivcastro.bsky.social will be presenting his research on greening of Southeast UK landscapes at @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social webinar on Sept 24th. You can register here 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ad568b...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Warm welcome to @rhulbiology.bsky.social new Head of Department, Professor Isabel Smallegange. Isabel is a population biologist explring how organisms interact with their environments through development, behaviour and evolution. Learn more about her research here isabelsmallegange.com
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Congratulations to three wonderful colleagues on their promotion to Associate Professor: Deborah Harvey, Mahmoud Eltholth and Fabrizia Ratto @fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social! 🍾🥂
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Learn about current research in Professor Linda Popplewell's lab on developing treatments for rare diseases 🧬 www.youtube.com/shorts/nJiFc...
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Finding treatments for rare diseases 🧬
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Learn about research on chloroplasts in the lab of Professor Enrique Lopez at @rhulbiology.bsky.social 🌿https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VUoDKHPvAGM
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How can we create better crops? 🌿
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yesterday a group of academic and research staff from @rhulbiology.bsky.social visited CABI's centre at Silwood Park to renew MOU between CABI and @royalholloway.bsky.social and discuss research collaborations. Many thanks to CABI colleagues for their hospitality and fascinating facility tours!
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A group of 3rd year @rhulbiology.bsky.social UG students are currently attending a field course in tropical forests of Malaysian Borneo. Here are some photos from today's tree planting event
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hear about research in Dr Rüdiger Riesch's lab (@evolecollab.bsky.social) on how animals are affected by changes to their environment and how they adapt to them 🐟 www.youtube.com/shorts/BDHHG...
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Research in 60s - Dr Rüdiger Riesch
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How does air pollution impact our hearts? Hear from Dr Anusha Seneviratne (@anushans.bsky.social) about the research being done in her lab, which looks into the connection between air pollution and heart disease www.youtube.com/shorts/enwbg...
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Research in 60s - Dr Anusha Seneviratne
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Dr Fabrizia Ratto (@fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social) is currently working with Ambios Ltd and other organisations to reintroduce the Black-veined White Butterfly (Aporia crataegi), which became extinct in the UK over 100 years ago 🦋
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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New book on effects of plant diversity on plant-herbivore interactions edited by @xmoreira.bsky.social et al. is out! Juri Felix and I have contributed a chapter on role of tree traits in mediating effects of forest diversity on herbivores: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Professor Alessandra Devoto @devotolab.bsky.social recently appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Best Medicine, a comedic health podcast, talking about her research @rhulbiology.bsky.social on the medicinal qualities of plants Listen back: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Best Medicine - Series 3 - 4 - Fighting, Gene Therapy for Huntington’s Disease, Plants - BBC Sounds
Stephen Bailey takes a swing with Fighting vs Gene Therapy for Huntington’s and Plants.
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Work by @rhulbiology.bsky.social PhD student Felix Trimmer, who is supervised by Paul Devlin and @devotolab.bsky.social, has been featured in a BBC news article. The project explores the use of aeroponic vertical indoor farming systems www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The crops being grown indoors in Bracknell, without sun or soil
Scientists are growing crops in a sealed environment in the search for efficiency in arable farming.
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Leo Fordham @leofordham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Really enjoyed writing this blog post for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust about my resource supplementation work. It was surprisingly tricky but a really useful exercise in making my work more accessible. A huge thanks to the BCT for the opportunity and for sharing my research, check it out below!
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Congratulations to @rhulbiology.bsky.social Paul Devlin who has been promoted to Full Professor! 👏👏👏 Learn more about research in Devlin lab www.linkedin.com/in/devlin-gr...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Congratulations to @rhulbiology.bsky.social UG and PG students who have graduated this week! We are very proud of your achievements and wish you all the best for the future
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Our PhD student Declan Perry has contributed to the 1st episode of @sebiology.bsky.social Living Biology podcast describing his personal journey with diagnoses of dyslexia and autism from primary education to finishing his PhD. You can listen to the podcast here: www.sebiology.org/ressources/s...
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SEB Podcast: Living Biology
Conversations exploring the science, people, and ideas shaping experimental biology today
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Congratulations to Dr Becky Thomas (@beckythomas.bsky.social) who was recognized as Student Voice Champion in @royalholloway.bsky.social 2026 Education Excellence Awards for demonstrating outstanding dedication to representing students and improving their educational experience! 🎉👏
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Exciting discovery @kneppwilding.bsky.social by two @rhulbiology.bsky.social master students Ruby Tomlinson and Freya King supervised by @beckythomas.bsky.social! 🐾🐹 www.linkedin.com/posts/weve-h...
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We’ve had some exciting news. 🐾 🌿 Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have confirmed that we have a population of dormice at Knepp. Initially they just found dormice pawprints… | K...
We’ve had some exciting news. 🐾 🌿 Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have confirmed that we have a population of dormice at Knepp. Initially they just found dormice pawprints, but...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations to Dr Paul Devlin who has received @royalholloway.bsky.social Educational Excellence Award for outstanding doctoral supervision 👏 🏆
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Congratulations to @royalholloway.bsky.social Honorary Fellow and @rhulbiology.bsky.social alumna Sarah Jane Chimbwandira, CEO of the Surrey Wildlife Trust, who has been awarded an MBE for services to the environment in the King's Birthday Honours List www.linkedin.com/posts/congra...
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Congratulations to Honorary Fellow and alumna Sarah Jane Chimbwandira, who has been awarded an MBE for services to the environment in the King's Birthday Honours List. Sarah studied Zoology with ...
Congratulations to Honorary Fellow and alumna Sarah Jane Chimbwandira, who has been awarded an MBE for services to the environment in the King's Birthday Honours List. Sarah studied Zoology with us a...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A new article by @sarahpapworth.bsky.social on white storks in @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/white-storks...
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White storks: why introducing non-native species in rewilding projects can be a good idea
Introducing white storks to England could help more people engage with nature.
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The feathered family entrancing our campus www.linkedin.com/pulse/feathe...
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The feathered family entrancing our campus
Peregrine falcons are the world’s fastest birds, reaching airspeeds of up to a staggering 242 miles per hour. And here at Royal Holloway, we're lucky enough to have a breeding pair who successfully ha...
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Sarah Papworth @sarahpapworth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Want to help wildlife in your garden? Cut back on herbicides and pesticides! Research formulated with Surrey Wildlife Trust colleagues, including @bsiggery.bsky.social #urbanrewilding #actionsfornature @rhulbiology.bsky.social
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Do herbicides and pesticides in domestic gardens threaten wildlife in the United Kingdom and Ireland?
Preregistered rapid review finds just four studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland which assess pesticide use and wild species abundance or diversity in domestic gardens. These studies either repor...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🧪 Want to study for an MSc & learn new lab skills? I'm offering research projects for @rhulbiology.bsky.social MSc by research students from creating 3D immune system models to studying how pollution and medicinal plants effect vascular disease ⬇️ www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky
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Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway
Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research
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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Nice visit today to @rowantnnr.bsky.social with @rhulbiology.bsky.social practical field ecology class. Did vegetation and lichen surveys and seen some lovely greater butterfly orchids as well
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Rudy Riesch @evolecollab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Excited to share out latest work on how industrial and domestic #pollution affects #guppy life histories in #Brazil @rhulbiology.bsky.social #fish www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Divergent life-history strategies of invasive guppies (Poecilia reticulata) along a water pollution gradient
Life-history theory considers differential allocation of time and energy into somatic maintenance, growth and reproduction. Because time and energy ar…
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Guilherme Castro @guivcastro.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Last week I attended the 6th Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference in Prague and shared some of my PhD research 🌱 Great to connect with researchers working across ES & learning how science can create real-world impact. In between, a visit to Milovice rewilding to see nature recovery in action!
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Alexis Gkantiragas @alexisggk.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Thanks to THE for publishing my article on masters funding! www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uks-... #academicsky #university #studentloan
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The UK’s master’s loan system is broken for all but the rich
Students currently need to find at least £10,000 from somewhere else to cover the cost of living. This is beyond the reach of most, says Alexis Gkantiragas
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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What an eventful weekend in the South Tower... 👀 Perrie and Gwyn, the peregrine falcons nesting there, have welcomed three chicks! Here you can see some of their first special moments caught on camera. Take a closer look: ow.ly/opI150Z0SZf
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Our department now has a LinkedIn account. Follow us! www.linkedin.com/company/rhul...
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RHUL Biological Sciences | LinkedIn
RHUL Biological Sciences | 70 followers on LinkedIn. Department of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London. | We are a vibrant scientific community with staff, postgraduate researc...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Warm welcome to 5 colleagues from Health Studies who are about to officially join @rhulbiology.bsky.social: Drs Mark Lee, @fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social, Anne Majumdar, @anushans.bsky.social and Mahmoud Eltholth. We are looking forward to working together with you and your research groups!
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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Our new meta-analysis on effects of restoration practices on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests led by @malintalle.bsky.social is out in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Learn more about research by @rhulbiology.bsky.social Professor Robin Williams www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto...
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@Devotolab @devotolab.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Proud of Felix Trimmer, Pannaree Boonyuen, Faisal Omar, Isabel Gilder, @devotolab.bsky.social, @rhulbiology.bsky.social, for presenting at the PG Symposium 2026, ! Shout out for the prize winner Eleanor Gascoyne and Paul Devlin lab. Thanks @syngenta.bsky.social, @iAgriTech, @lido-dtp.bsky.social
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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
We're protecting the future of food 🌱 Dr Tina Steinbrecher and colleagues in Royal Holloway Biology are researching seeds to provide the world with greater food security. The fruit of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, this project is conducted with Eden Research. ow.ly/R9Rp50YrUzs
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Thank you to all who attended @rhulbiology.bsky.social Postgraduate Research Symposium over the last two days. It was great to see so many fantastic talks and posters! Many thanks to @lauren-bindsch.bsky.social for leading the organization of the event
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New research led by Professor Robin Williams from our department will investigate whether a new decanoic acid-rich dietary supplement developed in his lab is suitable for epilepsy treatment during pregnancy www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto...
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Dr Elisa Fernández Fueyo @elisaffueyo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
After 4 years, I can still not believe my PhD has come to an end. I am incredibly grateful to my supervisors who were the best supervisors I could have dreamt of, always supporting and guiding me while allowing me to explore and develop as a researcher and as a person🐒
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Congratulations to @elisaffueyo.bsky.social from @sarahpapworth.bsky.social's lab who has successfully passed her PhD viva today! Elisa's project explored intentionality and flexibility in animal communication using baboons as a study system. Thanks to Katja Liebal and Rob Lachlan for examining 🐒🍾🎉
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Don't miss @royalholloway.bsky.social Science Festival this Saturday! Lots of talks and activities will be organized by @rhulbiology.bsky.social staff and students. Full programme is here: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/media/jaogwy...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A unique opportunity to join @rhulbiology.bsky.social as a Professor of Biological Sciences and Head of Department! Apply by 26 April 2026 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Professor of Biological Science and Head of Department
Professor Post: Full-Time, Permanent. Head of Department Post: Full-Time, Fixed 5-year term.The Head of Department post is renewable for up to 3 additional years (subject to performance), after which the post holder will continue in their permanent...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Our last departmental seminar of this academic year will be by Prof David Murrell from @uclcber.bsky.social who will explore how ideas developed for answering ecological questions regarding tropical rainforest structure may also be very useful for other levels of organisation such as tissues
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New photo in the foyer of Bourne building showcases new genus of microsporidia named Morrittospora after @rhulbiology.bsky.social's Professor David Morritt by his former PhD student @rachel-foster.bsky.social. Thank you, Rachel! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Great to see @guivcastro.bsky.social research covered in the last issue of Niche magazine @britishecologicalsociety.org. See Gui's blog about his PhD project also here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/10/07/f...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Read an interview with Prof Alessandra Devoto @devotolab.bsky.social on breaking barriers in STEMM, women, power networks, and building a more equitable scientific future www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/...
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Bridging Discovery and Impact in Plant Science With Prof. Alessandra Devoto
Prof. Alessandra Devoto shares her journey in plant science, advancing research on stress responses and sustainability. She reflects on gender equity in STEMM, the need for inclusive networks, and urg...
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Tomorrow's departmental seminar will be by Prof Nick Lane from @ucl.ac.uk, an eminent researcher on the origin of life, evolution and cellular biology, and will address one of the most fundamental questions in biology: why is life the way it is. All welcome!
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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
1st stakeholder workshop for the case study "Diversifying Finland's forests" within @trees4adapt.bsky.social project is done! Good discussions on risks to Finnish forests from climate change and biodiversity loss and feasibility of forest diversification as a tree-based solution to these risks
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