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What maths does: Geometry, skull growth and brain mechanics
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Women in science: why female mentors matter in engineering
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Putting Oxford on the innovation map
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What maths does: building a perfect metropolis
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Dr Sophie Ratcliffe
How to live a happy life
Dr Sophie Ratcliffe is a Fellow and Tutor of English Language and Literature at Lady Margaret Hall and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of English, who works on ideas of emotion, readership, and how books shape feelings.
Dr Tristram Wyatt
How to live a happy life
The zoologist Dr Tristram Wyatt is a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Zoology and Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, whose main research is based on the evolution of pheromones, molecules used for chemical communication, and animal behaviour.
Dr Anna Machin
How to live a happy life
Dr Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist from the Department of Experimental Psychology, whose research is based on the neurobiology and psychology of human relationships, particularly romantic and parent-child relationships.
The Digital News Report
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Passions and Interests? Emotional Politics and Politicised Emotion in Sino-Japanese Relations
News
How to Allocate Resources for Policing
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Ideology, Voting and Implicit Cognition
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The Ideological Dynamics of Mass Killing
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The Cyber Studies Programme
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Political Philosophy and Immigration
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How Europe’s Media Covered the Migration Crisis
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Determinants of Public Legitimacy: Survey Evidence from Afghanistan
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The EU should offer migrants real hope, dignity and jobs
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Global cities: prosperity to parity
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