Exeter expert leads new national £28.5million Human Functional Genomics Initiative
A world-leading genomics expert at the University of Exeter Medical School has been appointed as director of a new UK-wide...
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UK should avoid rush to air-con as temperatures rise
The UK needs coordinated plans to stop a rush for air conditioning as temperatures rise, experts say. Overheating is already...
Research warns of “systematic weaknesses in jury decisions”
There are “systemic weaknesses” in the way juries make decisions – and these are likely to be contributing to the...
Religion remained an important predictor of voting behaviour in the 2024 General Election, analysis shows
Religion remains an important predictor of political behaviour and contributed to how people voted in the 2024 General Election, a...
Opinion: Major internet outages are getting bigger and occurring more often
At 9.30am on the 19 July, 2024, I received an automated text alert from the IT Services team at the...
Primary education reforms in Mexico greeted with both enthusiasm and scepticism, study shows
There has been a mixed response to primary education reforms in Mexico which have created widespread uncertainty among teachers, children...
Countries need to co-operate on migration as climate crisis worsens
Humanity must rethink migration as the climate crisis drives rapid global changes, researchers say. With significant migration expected – and...
Historical research finds Britain’s 1987 hurricane exposed growing separation from nature
The historic hurricane of October 1987 that wrought devastation to households across the South and East of Britain exposed a...
New research on legal aid cuts shows wasted money and “embarrassing” data gaps
There needs to be “significant improvements” to the way data is collected across Government to prove if major changes to...