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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.
Africa needs to navigate the difficult economic waters that lie ahead without undoing the gains of the past two decades. Success will require difficult political choices.
Why Earth Day needs to more than an opportunity for environmentalists to spread the word.
The US has already tried to save a steel industry, and its undercooked response holds some valuable lessons.
What are the implications of the return of the Dothraki? Their real-life equivalent may have the answer.
Unpaid volunteers are negotiating with Islamic State and facing military attacks as they try to save Syria’s ancient cities.
The idea of non-human consciousness raises a host of philosophical questions.
Government support for infertility treatment is approximately A$240 million a year. The question of whether it’s worth it is a complex one.
The idea that only Parliament should set British laws emerged to protect the people from the King.
Successful economies are led by innovation and driven by knowledge. For Africa to advance, it needs to make more substantial investments in its research and development sector.
Many of us will be able to vote for police chiefs next month, but has the system managed to soothe the concerns of its critics?
Cuddle cafés offer embraces for a fee, but why do we value hugs so much?
Even before the Grand National’s official starting date of 1839, British horse racing saw plenty of drama.
A new study reveals that we are more likely to trust people who follow simple moral rules – or at least give moral problems some serious thought.
Incentives to encourage childbearing haven’t worked elsewhere in Asia – can they in China?
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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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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Researcher in Music, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology, 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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DPhil Candidate, Faculty of History, 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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Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
