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There are concerns that the transition to civilian rule in Sudan won't be smooth.
Irrespective of Brexit, parliament should enhance the status of housing, health and other social rights in UK law. Here's how.
Sudan's academics have been instrumental in bringing regime change and negotiating transitions.
What sort of democracy is now required to break the Brexit deadlock?
New laws were supposed to protect people from living in unsafe conditions – but in the eyes of a judge, property guardians might not even count as 'tenants'.
With all Boeing 737 MAX planes now grounded, airlines could be losing close to US$60m a day.
The Brexit agreement between the UK and Ireland that few people are talking about – and why it's still not enough.
Many homes are already smart – but they're about to get much smarter.
Polar bears 'invading' a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wildlife conflicts are flaring up everywhere.
We developed the world's first self-curving artificial cornea.
One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, David Trimble, is threatening legal action against a controversial part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Much like the government’s attempt to deliver Brexit itself, the Bill reveals it is difficult to please everyone.
Antibiotic resistance is common in bacteria where there's a large human population and poor sanitation. For the first time however, it's been found in the remote Arctic.
The problem with giving MPs indicative votes on a variety of options is the result is unlikely to please anybody.
Keeping urban habitats such as parks neat and tidy by removing dead wood and leaves is driving the species which live there to extinction.
Kumbh Mela is the world's largest congregation of people – so large, it's visible from space. However, river pollution is a major issue here and new solutions are needed.
While the West fails to solve its border issues, countries in Asia and Africa have found a positive way forward.
Robins are a much loved Christmas icon, but wind turbines installed in their habitat are affecting their song, with worrying consequences.
Few people could argue that hunting wildlife for trophies is moral, but conservationists have bigger fish to fry to reverse biodiversity loss
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Reader in Public Law, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Ecology, Evolution and Computational Biology, Newcastle University
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Professor of Ecosystems Engineering, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Law, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, Newcastle University
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Teaching Fellow in Law, Newcastle University
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Research Associate, Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Post-Doctoral Researcher in Tissue Engineering, Newcastle University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Newcastle University
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Reader in Environmental Law, Newcastle University
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Principal Research Associate, Newcastle University
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PhD Candidate, Newcastle University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in History, Newcastle University
