Royal Holloway University of London

Measuring the rate of glitches in interferometric gravitational wave detectors with a hierarchical Bayesian model

Abstract Ground-based gravitational wave detectors are now routinely surveying the dark Universe, finding hundreds of collisions between compact objects. However, terrestrial non-Gaussian noise artefacts, commonly known as glitches, reduce the sensitivity to signals and can overl...

Political emotions shape preferences for leaders’ facial traits: anger favours dominance, fear favours trustworthiness

Political emotions may shape not only which issues citizens prioritise, but also which social traits they value in leaders. Here we tested whether anger and fear elicited by real political issues differentially influence preferences for political leaders’ facial traits. A balance...

Associations Between Childhood Sadness and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood: A Mixed-Methods Exploration Considering Wellbeing and Emotional Dysregulation

There has been extensive research on childhood adverse experiences and their impact on interpersonal relationships. However, most studies have focused on trauma or abuse, and on peer or familial relationships; research examining childhood sadness in relation to romantic relations...

Climate change and marine diversity in the high latitudes: Holocene insights from the Baffin Bay-Labrador Sea region

Anthropogenic climate change has already caused shifts in Arctic species distributions, but regional patterns of diversity change are complex. We examine ecosystem responses during the Holocene, based on micropalaeontological community composition and Shannon diversity index anal...

Harnessing mental imagery to improve mental health in the perinatal period: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Mental imagery is an important maintenance factor in many mental health difficulties, and imagery-based treatments are effective, yet often underutilised. The perinatal period is a critical time for mental health outcomes. This review synthesised data on the relations...

Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: a meta-regression approach

Abstract Social behaviour is a heritable trait linked to well-being and mental health, yet it varies across social context, including social domains, informants and development, which may shape its underlying genomic architecture. Here, we conducted a genome-wide meta-regression...

‘It’s all a bit wishy-washy’: practitioner perspectives on the use of the inherent jurisdiction in adult safeguarding

The High Court ‘s Inherent Jurisdiction can be used to safeguard vulnerable adults who have mental capacity but are unable to exercise autonomous choices due to external forces such as constraint, coercion, undue influence or other vitiating factors. There are established concern...

Twelve quick tips for designing AI-driven HPC workflows

High-performance computing (HPC) clusters remain the backbone of large-scale scientific computation, traditionally executing deterministic, linear pipelines optimised for predictable performance. However, the pervasive integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and foundation mo...

Realizing Agentic AI Value:A Systems Approach to Autonomy and Risk

Summary Agentic Artificial Intelligence (Agentic AI) promises to transform organizations, yet many executives remain uncertain about how to capture value while minimizing the risks of these systems. This article’s Agentic AI Approach Matrix helps executives consider the level of...

How do different phonics programs support word decoding? Insights from computational analyses

Abstract Phonics instruction involves teaching grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs) and is widely recognized as an effective method of reading instruction. We examined what GPCs phonics programs teach, how those GPCs support a child’s ability to pronounce written words to unde...

The Narrative Construction of Internal Organizational Legitimacy

Abstract Organizations torn by significant contradictions may struggle to maintain internal legitimacy. Taking a narrative perspective, and drawing on a case study of Walgreens, a Fortune 500 retail pharmacy, we develop a process model that shows how organizations with an entrenc...

PRO4RS - Developing, aligning, and implementing policies on research software for research performing organisations

Research software is essential to modern science, yet many research-performing organisations lack coherent policies to support its development, sustainability, and recognition. Despite its central role in research outcomes, research software and its personnel are often excluded f...

Does the selective bolding of characters within words improve reading performance in skilled adult readers? Evidence from eye movements

Abstract Reading is core to functioning in our daily lives. Therefore, it is not surprising that numerous tools have been developed to help maximize reading efficiency in both skilled and less skilled readers. In this registered report, we examined the potential of selective bold...

Music as sumud: children’s sonic placemaking in Gaza, 2023–2025

This study is the first, within a context of conflict and war, to centre children’s voices through a theoretical and empirical lens that integrates music, with the concepts of placemaking and sumud. Through a unique multi-modal approach that combines YouTube videos with case stud...

Robust inference and correlates from genetic associations with personality

Personality traits describe stable differences in how people think, feel and behave, and how they interact with and experience their social and physical environments1,2. Many questions remain unanswered about associations between DNA and personality traits, such as their robustne...

Reliable value at risk estimation with conformal prediction

Abstract Value-at-Risk (VaR), the most widely used measure of market risk, is typically evaluated through backtesting of point forecasts. Such procedures, however, say little about the uncertainty of the estimated quantile. Existing interval methods are each tied to a specific mo...

The Causal Effect of Parents' Education on Children's Earnings

ABSTRACT We develop and estimate a model of endogenous schooling and earnings to isolate the causal effect of parents' education on children's outcomes. Identification uses earnings differences among children with equal schooling whose parents have different schooling. Health and...

Co-occurrence of high levels of deformed wing virus genotype A and B in both managed and wild social bees

Abstract Bees are key pollinators that support global food production and plant biodiversity, yet wild pollinator populations are declining due to anthropogenic pressures, including habitat loss, pesticide use, and emerging disease. In honey bees ( Apis mellifera ), viral disease...

Correlated Polymer‐Proton Hopping Enables Water‐Independent Fast Proton Transport in Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membranes

Polymer electrolyte membranes composed of ionic liquids (IL), capable of conducting protons efficiently at elevated temperatures, without external humidification, could transform fuel cell technology. However, the molecular origins of such proton transport remain poorly understoo...

Uncertainty quantification in train delay prediction with conformal prediction

Predicting train delays is crucial for railway operations and passenger experience, but point predictions fail to capture uncertainty, limiting their use in risk-aware decisions. Existing uncertainty quantification (UQ) methods often rely on unverifiable assumptions and produce m...