Public disgust over corruption threatens stability in Middle East and North Africa
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How zero-hours contracts could be making you ill
With no guarantee of work or pay, is the stress of flexible work contracts affecting the health of workers?
Fact Check: do the niqab and burqa prevent intake of vitamin D from sunlight?
We asked two experts to check a claim in the UKIP manifesto.
SNP’s manifesto for Scotland is deliberately cautious – and rightly so
The Scottish nationalists' election pitch is about damage limitation, not a radical sell.
Are we really seeing the rise of a ‘new jihad’?
When it comes to Islamist extremism and terrorism, change is a constant.
Our ‘selfish’ genes contain the seeds of our destruction – but there might be a fix
Stephen Hawking thinks we need to leave the planet. Do we?
Election laws can’t cope with data harvesting – which suits politicians fine
Welcome to the new Wild West.
How theatre can help us understand Donald Trump and Brexit
Through subtle parallels to our own lives and choices, literature can help us make sense of political upheavals.
Could taking vitamins in huge doses produce a health miracle after all?
Something exciting is going on – no thanks to the supplements industry.
Against the tide: why women’s equality remains a distant dream in Arab countries
Despite a wave of hope sparked by the Arab Spring, women have found themselves marginalised once again by regimes with little interest in rights and equality
Hybrid ‘super-slugs’ are invading British gardens and we can’t stop them
Super-fertile slugs from the continent have bred with their cousins in the UK.
Five myths about dismantling North Sea oil rigs
Shell's proposals to decommission its four Brent platforms are a test case for North Sea industry. But here's why decommissioning is not what it's cracked up to be.
In defence of the Vikings: they wouldn’t have suffered Donald Trump
Trump would not have had a great time navigating the political intrigue presented in the Icelandic Sagas.
Scotland heads towards a second independence referendum
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, has indicated that the country will again seek independence – this time against the backdrop of Brexit.
Why you are constantly searching for your keys
It turns out that most of us waste a lot of time looking for lost objects in the wrong places.
Why children find ‘poo’ so hilarious – and how adults should tackle it
The serious science of toilet humour.
Obituary: Tilikum 1981-2017
Remembering a giant haunted by tragedy.
Crime novel His Bloody Project put Scottish writing back in the spotlight – here is what’s next
Despite the political renaissance, Scotland's literature is in need of new blood.
Shareholder elite’s takeover of society is laid bare by new book
George Kerevan, Stephen Boyd and Katherine Trebeck see a world where employees are treated like just-in-time inventory.
How to burn more oil and gas but slash emissions? Offshore power stations
Carbon capture is fundamentally flawed. Here's plan B.
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Professor of Sociology, University of Aberdeen
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Professor in Communications, University of Aberdeen
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, Co-Director, Centre for Energy Law, University of Aberdeen
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Chair in Zoology, University of Aberdeen
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Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
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Reader, University of Aberdeen
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Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Director of the Centre for Global Development and Honorary Professor of Sociology, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Biochemistry, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Economics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, University of Aberdeen