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The deep-rooted issues at the heart of the current crisis.
The current government has been keen to centralise but has seen the value of local support during the pandemic.
There are signs that UK will be bolder and less accountable in its genetic defence research than many other countries.
We value bees for the jobs they do for the environment and us – why is the same not true of wasps?
April 26 is the first supermoon of the year.
A traumatic childhood can affect you physically, mentally and socially.
The Russian opposition leader remains in prison, but has now ended his hunger strike.
Emotion recognition technology raises questions about bias, privacy and mass surveillance.
Loyalist groups stand accused of encouraging young people to riot. Research suggests paramilitary groups do continue to wield significant power in certain areas of Northern Ireland.
One more lane won't fix Britain's congested motorways.
Both male and female observers are susceptible to the false belief that women exaggerate their pain.
Seven years on the causes of the war in Ukraine remain disputed. So it's important to look at a timeline of events.
Les variants ont changé la donne. Nous devons agir en conséquence pour éviter de nouvelles vagues d’infections, de nouvelles fermetures, restrictions, hospitalisations et décès évitables.
COVID-19 variants of concern have changed the game. We need to recognise and act on this to avoid future waves of infections, yet more lockdowns and restrictions, and avoidable illness and death.
Thousands of teenagers have spoken up about sexual violence and harassment in secondary education on the Everyone's Invited site.
Scientists used to believe that a group containing starfish and sea urchin were the closest relatives of vertebrates like humans. But new research challenges this idea.
A transcript of episode 8 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including new research on why people react to cold temperatures differently.
New research can help explain how black holes can produce powerful jets.
Emerging evidence suggests a significant number of children develop long COVID, with symptoms lasting for months on end.
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Research Fellow in Citizen Social Science, UCL
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Reader in Clinical Health Psychology & Science, Medicine & Society Network, UCL
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Lecturer in Russian Politics, UCL
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL
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PhD Candidate in Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL
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Visiting Professor, The Bartlett School of Planning Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
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PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, UCL
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Professor in Political Science and International Relations, UCL
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Director, Institute of Health Equity; Professor, Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL
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PhD Candidate in Space History, UCL
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL
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Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UCL
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NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Public Health Medicine, UCL
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PhD Candidate at Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL
