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The monarch is the head of the Church of England but as Britain has become more diverse so has the approach to religion in jubilees.
While things are improving for the women’s game in terms of equality, a series of depressing instances of blatant misogyny show there is a long way to go.
Children are taught to value the lives of other species less, according to a new study.
Sakit kepala adalah sistem peringatan dini. Cara terbaik untuk melawan mereka adalah dengan mencari tahu apa yang mereka peringatkan kepada kita.
Whole-life sentences are rarely handed down in the UK. Recent instances of their use point to gendered violence finally being taken more seriously.
A team of US archaeologists have revealed cave art almost 2,000 years old.
Not having the proper diagnosis as a child can have a serious impact on mental health in adulthood.
Melting lakes on ice shelves can widen cracks within them - new research shows how these lakes change across the world’s largest sheet.
From the archive: researchers visited the remote Kalash valleys to investigate how the concept of ‘happy’ and ‘sad’ music differs across cultures. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Digital technology allows reporters and citizen journalists more freedom than ever to bring fast, accurate information from war zones. There are also a few lies.
Apple TV’s Severance imagines what would happen to our sense of self if we could completely separate our work and home lives.
Watching big events, like the Olympics, on television was a key route into fandom.
Many Easter treats hark back to medieval times.
Many autistic people struggle to get mental health support, or are missed by the healthcare system entirely.
As the invasion continues, humanitarian workers could become a target of the Russian army.
Oleksandra Kushynova, a fixer with Fox News, was killed along with the cameraman she was working with.
The history of a humble chapel created by Ukrainian prisoners reminds us of our duty to those refugees now fleeing Putin’s war.
X-ray scans are taken in hospitals worldwide – and an AI program has been taught to scan them for coronavirus.
Forgetfulness is often regarded as a sign of old age. But what exactly is going on in the brain that makes it more difficult for older people to remember things?
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Professor of Psychology, Durham University
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Emeritus Professor of Physics at Durham University, Durham University
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Professor of Law, Durham University
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Senior Research Fellow in Disruptive Technologies, Space/Environmental Ethics, Visual ethnographer, Durham University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Professor of International Political Theory, Durham University
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Professor in Development and Conflict, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Physics, Durham University
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University
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Professor of Philosophy, Durham University
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Professor of extragalactic astrophysics (dark matter and cosmology), Durham University
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Associate Professsor, Department of Psychology, Durham University
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Principal of South College, Durham University
