Bronze Athena SWAN Award 2018

The School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London has been renewed the Bronze Athena SWAN award for its commitment to diversity and equality. Announced in November 2018, the national awards recognise and celebrate good practice in advancing women’s careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) in higher education and research. … Read moreBronze Athena SWAN Award 2018

Group Photo!

Left to Right: Shannah Gates (ICASE PhD student), Torin Allen- Thomas (MSc Student), Eva Diaz-Sanchez (PhD Student), Liu Ka (MSc Student), Dr Imma Perez-Salamo (Marie Curie Research Fellow), Jovaras Krasauskas (PhD Student) and Prof Alessandra Devoto.


Left to Right: Liu Ka (MSc Student), Prof Alessandra Devoto, Torin Allen- Thomas (MSc Student), Eva Diaz-Sanchez (PhD Student), Shannah Gates (ICASE PhD student), Jovaras Krasauskas (PhD Student), Dr Imma Perez-Salamo (Marie Curie Research Fellow). In the background our Royal Holloway University of London beautiful Founder’s Building

Japan-UK Collaboration

Alessandra Devoto receives a BRIDGE AWARD from the Japan Society for the promotion of Science in recognition of her excellent achievements towards Japan-UK academic collaboration. Alessandra spent time in Japan, between November and December 2016, to continue and renew collaborations and to meet friends. Dr Alessandra Devoto (4th from the left, front row) at RIKEN … Read moreJapan-UK Collaboration

BBSRC-funded Industrial CASE Studentship PhD

The School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, is pleased to announce one fully funded, 3-year BBSRC-funded Industrial CASE Studentship PhD in partnership with the global biopharma leader UCB Celltech in the field of Applied Plant Molecular Sciences and Industrial Biotechnology. Eligibility Applicants are expected to hold, or to be awarded a first … Read moreBBSRC-funded Industrial CASE Studentship PhD

Bronze Athena SWAN award 2015

The School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London has been awarded Bronze Athena SWAN award for its commitment to diversity and equality. Announced on 23 April, the national awards recognise and celebrate good practice in advancing women’s careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) in higher education and research. Congratulatory … Read moreBronze Athena SWAN award 2015

Japan Visiting Scientist 2014

This visit follows from that in July 2012. See also http://pgn.riken.jp/English/news_e.html July 2012. Alessandra Devoto (visiting scientist at RIKEN CSRS, Yokohama, Japan) returns to RIKEN CSRS, Japan, to drive the Royal Society International Collaborative Project ‘Analysis of chromatin remodelling during drought and hormone treatment’.See also http://pgn.riken.jp/English/index.htm April 2010. Alessandra Devoto was awarded an Invitation Fellowship … Read moreJapan Visiting Scientist 2014