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This extraordinary individual defied the constraints of her time and gave a remarkable and farseeing account of computation.
Kampala generates about 60% of Uganda’s GDP. In the coming decade urbanisation is the single largest opportunity to spur economic growth in the coming decade.
British diplomats put their money on the wrong man after the Lancaster House agreement.
The bad guys in Star Wars: The Force Awakens might be able to destroy multiple planets at once with their Starkiller Base but it’s far from efficient warfare.
Sometime soon we’ll need to take more carbon out of the atmosphere than we emit – but how?
Asbestos is not a thing of the past, far from it – it’s use is exploding in the developing world and many others are still at risk.
Many literary greats have been religious outsiders, and reading them we can relate to our times. This is particularly the case with Dryden.
Countries have signed up to the Paris climate deal, but they have not yet promised the necessary cuts to emissions.
The media prefers positive stories to the traditional doom and gloom of climate coverage.
Poor planning can make natural disasters much, much worse.
Africa needs to work on adaption strategies if it is to overcome the harmful effects of climate change.
Whatever the outcome of the COP21 Paris climate talks, climate change will result in assets becoming ‘stranded’.
Most of us would think that what’s good for one is good for the team, but is this really the case?
In his 150th anniversary year it seems appropriate that Sibelius and his reception receive a critical re-evaluation.
To see around a corner, all you need is a camera that can detect light at 100,000 billionths of a second.
China’s population policy shift has some worried – and at the heart of it is a philosophical dilemma.
There are solar-power sea slugs, so why haven’t humans mastered the art of photosynthesis?
Angela Merkel is entering her first proper war by joining the campaign against Islamic State.
Cheetahs face a number of threats in the Maasai Mara landscape but there are efforts underway to help them overcome these.
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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
