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De récentes études révèlent que l’impact environnemental des pistes désaffectées est plus limité que prévu, mais indiquent aussi que la production de biomasse demeure affectée pour longtemps.
The message lacks potency.
Music has helped Europeans develop a better understanding of British culture than Brits will ever have of Europe.
France’s performance at Euro 16 could provide the country with a much needed boost – if its footballers can stand up to the test, that is.
It’s important to close roads from further vehicle use after the end of logging operations. But these roads ought to be re-opened when the next phase of logging takes place in each area of forest.
Families are falling deeper into poverty when school holidays come, just to feed their children.
The EU may claim it is “united in diversity” but the reality is very different.
If you thought babies’ babbling was just nonsense, it’s time to think again.
It’s time to challenge the misconceptions plaguing veterans.
Too little is known about the changing work patterns at the margins of the labour market.
Food banks feed more than just society’s vulnerable members.
Highly prized and extremely rare, it’s hard to tell if you’ve stumbled on this piece of sperm whale ‘product’.
Man-made noise changes the way animals respond to danger – but prairie dogs have a surprising reaction.
Why don’t modern victims and criminals regard themselves as slaves and slavers?
Women are more than capable in frontline combat – so why do we still keep believing these myths?
A four year trial and several years of deliberation later, and an international tribunal is to decide on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
This Pi Day we should celebrate William Jones, the 18th century Welsh farm boy who named the mysterious number.
The evidence that €500 notes are used by criminals are strong. But there is no guarantee that scrapping them will crack down on illegal activity.
Domestic and sexual slavery are being used as weapons of war – and the victims are too often forgotten.
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Professor of Data Analytics, Bangor University
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Research Fellow in Applied Observational Oceanography, Bangor University
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Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Film and Media, Bangor University
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PhD Candidate, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Data Science/Analytics, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Finance, Bangor University
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PhD Candidate, Medieval Literature, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Political History, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Modern and Welsh History, Bangor University
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SEACAMS R&D Project Manager, Centre for Applied Marine Sciences, Bangor University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
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Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University
