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Relying on computer modelling can be dangerous: in 1999 NASA lost a space probe because of a silly error in the control software.
Work is already underway to repair the damage to the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, but we need to question if technology will take things too far.
The theory of antimemories could help explain many cognitive problems in the brain such as autism and schizophrenia.
Research with migrants suggests Europe has misunderstood what drives them to make perilous sea crossings – and what would stop them trying.
Immigration is at the heart of the Brexit debate. Here’s what the research says about employment.
The seeds of radicalisation were being sown long before Islamic State came along.
The medieval English scholar was a devoted student of Computus – the calculation of the date of Easter.
Developing countries, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, are urbanising without industrialising, a trajectory that leaves them with relatively higher poverty rates and share of slums.
Dietary changes make a big difference to both people and planet.
Big data can reinforce human prejudices but it could also help us break away from discrimination.
The relationship between poetry and doctoring has a strong pedigree, but it has all but dissipated. Here’s why we need it back.
Some economic models tell us that segregation is inevitable. Is it really?
Rule one: don’t lose ‘ownership’ of the issue.
The European Space Agency is exploring what we can learn from animals about long-term deep sleep.
Gene mutation associated with schizophrenia could have implications for other developmental disorders.
It’s a common assumption that library use is plummeting – but that depends on which libraries you look at.
How EU leaders have sidestepped the UN Refugee Convention to make a very difficult problem disappear.
We have an intuitive bias against “artificial” drugs in favour of “natural” drugs, but that distinction is not only false, it is dangerous.
If it’s ok to use research carried out in unethical experiments – as long as we acknowledge they were wrong – is it ok to keep a statue of an infamous imperialist?
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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
