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Accusations of animal cruelty at this year’s Crufts have reminded us of the mostly hidden dark side of pedigree breeding.
The death of Cecil the lion ignited furious debate over trophy hunting in 2015. But conservationists argue that it’s a necessary evil.
Is intellectual autonomy being sacrificed to an unworkable vision of financial autonomy for public universities?
Metal detecting enthusiast Derek McLennan’s recent discovery of Viking-age artefacts at a site in Dumfries and Galloway is both spectacular and impressive. Not only did he uncover a hoard of Viking-age…
Governments are reining in spending on welfare, education and health care right across the western world. With the Commission of Audit recommending austerity measures that seemingly point to a tough federal…
Human foetuses begin to hear sounds outside the womb at about 27 weeks. But whether foetuses can learn from these sounds in ways that shape speech perception and development during infancy has remained…
Chief Scientist Ian Chubb’s Health of Australian Science report, launched today at the National Press Club, starts on an optimistic note. Australian science is generally in good health: school students…
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Lecturer, University of Helsinki
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PhD student, University of Helsinki
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Helsinki
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PhD Student, University of Helsinki
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Helsinki
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Associate Professor in Conservation Geography, University of Helsinki
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Doctoral program supervisor, University of Helsinki
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of Helsinki
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Associate Professor, University of Helsinki
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Helsinki
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Professor of Public Economics, University of Helsinki
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Professor of International Forest Policy, University of Helsinki
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Helsinki
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Lecturer of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki
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Researcher in Ethnecology, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki
