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The end of coal-fired generation in Australia is inevitable. But the federal government can do more to ensure an orderly transition to renewables – avoiding price spikes and supporting workers.
Predictions of up to 1 million Hongkongers taking up the UK’s offer of residency need more than a pinch of salt.
A whistle-stop tour of the history of placebos.
The history of Italian literature cannot be understood without the vernacular poets. But their works were largely unknown until Lorenzo ‘the Magnificent’ sent a gift to the Prince of Naples.
Good Europeans are not always where you expect to find them.
Experts at Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence Based Medicine review the latest evidence on how to quit smoking.
Children who may not want to read for pleasure can be influenced to take it up.
The absence of practical government guidance could result in companies overzealously blocking questionable content
The pilot of mass testing people in Liverpool failed to pick up over half of cases, but this isn’t the end of the road for antigen testing.
Our research shows we could feed the world sustainably – but conservation will have to become a lot more proactive.
Out of the 400 plus chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, CBD and THC are only the most well-known, and researched, cannabinoids.
Vingt ans après le premier forum Chine-Afrique, l’opinion publique africaine a globalement une image positive de la Chine. Une perception à prendre en compte par les gouvernements.
The archive of David Cornwell’s work at the Bodleian Library in Oxford also reveals the depth of his collaboration with his wife Jane.
Is it really necessary to identify gifted children?
The UK government has said that the rule allowing three households to mix this Christmas won’t change – but is this wise?
Farmers and their supporters are bringing Delhi and other cities to a standstill.
The young woman stands accused of trivialising history but perhaps a more nuanced debate is needed.
A campaign to change the name of a road in London’s ‘Little India’‘ has succeeded. While some members of the local Sikh population welcome it, others aren’t so happy.
Fears over the sinister side of artificial intelligence have become reality
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
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Career Development Fellow in Engineering, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
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Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
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Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
