Giles Fraser thinks that ‘Brexit recycles the defiant spirit of the Reformation’. How wrong can he be?
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There is no evidence that community treatment orders work, so why does the UK still use them?
Scientists have found that there are many physical and mental benefits to volunteering.
Understanding how the flu virus copies itself could open a way to killing it.
Voters see claim and counter claim about the economic effects of leaving the EU but the overwhelming consensus among economists is that Brexit will make Britons worse off.
Boris Johnson says so. But the reality about EU minimum wages and the effect on migration is more subtle.
The number of new Zika-related microcephaly cases in Brazil is falling. But it’s too early to relax.
Our bodies are teeming with petty bureaucrats and red tape – it’s the very fabric for life on Earth.
Those campaigning to leave are clinging onto the past for all the wrong reasons.
On dit les pieuvres intelligentes, au point de jouer savamment des tentacules pour s'échapper de l'aquarium. Cela veut-il dire qu'elles sont dotées de conscience, tout comme nous les humains ?
A newly registered trial aims to research reanimating brain dead people. But even if it works, it’s not clear who the new person would be.
It’s a daunting technical challenge. But the key question is whether such engineering is socially acceptable.
Accurately counting cheetah numbers is crucial to ensuring the survival of the species.
Dealing with fossil fuels means working out how to deal with shared resources. While economists might argue that we tend to selfishness, psychology offers another way.
Childhood asthma in low- and middle-income countries is on the rise and symptoms are often more severe. Contributory factors include living with anxiety and being exposed to community violence.
Yes, editors have the right to search out diverging views. But readers also have the right to object to distorted or biased coverage.
The tea and crumpets vision of Englishness that Capability Brown brings to mind does him an injustice.
Today’s classes were born out of the machine age. They are not fit for purpose in 21st century Britain.
A model Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph, made in Italy from Egyptian marble, has been installed in London’s Trafalgar Square. Is this such a good thing?
The latest research shows that people are deserting TV for digital media. This is especially true of broadcast news.
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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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Doctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
