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The Sound of Music may be going on 50, but Austrians (apart from Salzburg tour guides) weren’t impressed until recently.
The “thirst for oil” is often put forward as a near self-evident explanation behind military interventions in Libya, for instance, or Sudan. Oil, or the lack of oil, is also said to be behind the absence…
In the week that parliament resumes debate on Lord Falconer’s assisted dying bill, we can expect further claims about whether the proposed legislation is compassionate. Greater clarity is needed in use…
Demon vs killer shrimp sounds like the latest CGI movie to come out of Hollywood. But in fact these are two particularly pernicious crustaceans that have been making their way westward across Europe from…
In recent months, the UK has been gripped by cases of widespread organised child abuse – in Rotherham, Oxford, Rochdale and even Westminster. The police’s slow and incompetent reactions (and even complicity…
A key event in the British employment calendar is the publication of the Workplace Equality Index each January. It is a ranking of the top-100 “gay-friendly” employers by Stonewall, the UK’s main campaigning…
The UK’s air assault on Islamic State (IS) began with two RAF Tornado GR4 bombers attacking targets in Iraq: one using a Paveway IV precision-guided munition (PGM) to destroy an IS heavy weapon position…
In March, scientists working on the BICEP2 experiment, a microwave telescope based at the South Pole, announced that they had seen ‘gravity waves’ from the early universe, created just after the Big Bang…
Food fraud is a huge problem in the UK, and much of it is as a result of organised crime. Unfortunately, as the report of the Elliott Review on the 2013 horsemeat scandal now points out, there is too little…
The buildings from our recent industrial past can offer some exciting new places for the future, with a heritage character and sense of place. With some creative thinking and ambition, these sites can…
As the Islamic State (IS) continues its seemingly unstoppable march across Iraq it advertises its unique anti-Christian, anti-Shia, anti-everybody brand of Islam on social media as medieval barbarism meets…
Howard Webb, one of modern football’s most successful referees, has announced his retirement. Webb achieved much in his career, most notably in 2010 taking charge of the finals of both the World Cup and…
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Revolution Plastics, University of Portsmouth
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
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PhD Candidate in Computing/Research Assistant, University of Portsmouth
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Principal Research Fellow in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Pollution, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science & Health, School of Sport, Health & Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Human and Applied Physiology, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in Materials and Environmental Innovation, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth
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PhD Candidate in Law/Research Assistant, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Sport Management, University of Portsmouth
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Research Associate, Revolution Plastics, University of Portsmouth
