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The data shows that attainment gaps in English education at age 16 cannot be attributed to any single factor.
Blackfish struck an emotional chord over the plight of a traumatised performing whale, prompting real change.
Research suggests our names for birds reflect our changing relationship with the natural world: here’s why that matters
The UK government is set to make it compulsory for all staff working in care homes in England to get the COVID vaccine. Two ethicists discuss the pros and cons.
¿Podría una fobia explicar por qué algunas personas dicen que no se vacunarán? Un nuevo estudio demuestra que el miedo a las inyecciones es más común de lo que parece, y puede jugar un papel importante en las campañas de vacunación contra el coronavirus.
People who are afraid of needles are twice as likely to be vaccine hesitant, new research shows.
If the G7 is serious about stopping global warming, it could start by acknowledging who and what is causing it.
Countries that industrialised early will still have a massive ‘carbon debt’ to repay.
One in a million or one in ten? Mathematics can help us work out the odds of whether recent sightings of UFOs are really alien spaceships.
The gaybourhood gave LGBTQ+ communities the space they urgently needed to simply be themselves. But our cities should be built in such a way that everyone feels at home
La tarea ahora es convertir la respuesta reactiva a las emergencias sanitarias y económicas en un conjunto de políticas y acciones proactivas.
Parkinson’s results from the deterioration of neurons in part of the brain called the basal ganglia.
Snakeskins, alligator skins and lizard skins are at the centre of a battle between researchers over sustainability.
Many developed countries have approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine in children as young as 12, even though they are a low-risk group.
Emissions linger in the atmosphere for far longer than human or corporate lifespans.
Menjawab fatwa haram: peneliti ceritakan proses pengembangan vaksin AstraZeneca
Kabar baiknya adalah produsen vaksin AstraZeneca dari Inggris berencana meningkatkan kapasitas produksi sepuluh kali lipat hingga akhir tahun ini.
The task now is to turn the reactive response to the health and economic emergencies into a proactive set of policies and actions.
El riesgo debido al aumento del índice de masa corporal es especialmente notable en las personas menores de 40 años y en la población negra.
New UK-wide trials aim to discover the best ways to suck carbon from the air.
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Researcher in Music, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
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Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Faculty of History, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
