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Even as incomes are squeezed, the British public continues to give more money to international NGOs than anyone else.
Discussions around inequality have lacked hard data – until now. A new report shows inequality levels around the globe.
Lessons in military manliness and how to respect it have been a part of Syrian education for decades.
More bad news for academies as new findings show deepening divisions within English education system.
But Zimbabwe must act quickly.
Three decades since the GREENHOUSE 87 conference, credited as kickstarting public awareness of climate change in Australia, how far have we come, and how far do we have left to go in appreciating the risks?
A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead.
Deep beneath the Alpine ski slopes, patient scientists are waiting to observe a rare radioactive decay that would make us rewrite the Standard Model of Particle Physics.
Zimbabwe has two lost decades to move on from. Fortunately, there are many ways out.
Academics deliver their verdict on Philip Hammond.
The moral failures of a creative artist shouldn’t make their work any less valid.
It is worth remembering that sleep ‘crises’ are far from new.
Scotland’s former first minister has sparked outrage in the UK with his latest move.
A new book about what we consume and what it is doing to us raises lots of good points, but lacks a little on the ‘what is to be done’ question.
The morality of tax avoidance becomes problematic when it is aggressively pursued through creative schemes.
When it comes to robotics, the future is not two-legged.
We need to delve into the mucky complexities of fats, oils and greases in and beyond the home.
The certificate gave a new form of international protection to stateless Russian and Armenian refugees.
And one thing that probably will, but won’t make much difference.
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Senior lecturer in English Language, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral research associate, Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester
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PhD Researcher, University of Manchester
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Manchester
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1851 Research Fellow, University of Bristol & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Postgraduate Researcher, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Architectural Humanities, University of Manchester
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Lecturer In Pulsar Astrophysics, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Education, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
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Professor of Sociology and History, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Education, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester
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PhD student, University of Manchester
