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The benefits of being made to experiment: Striking evidence from the London Tube
Video
Oxford researchers analysis of the London Tube strike in 2014 found that despite the inconvenience to tens of thousands of people, the strike actually produced a net economic benefit, due to the number of people who found more efficient ways to get to work.
Taxes on profit create high social costs
News
Do people who move together bond together?
Video
Emma Cohen, Arran Davis and Jacob Taylor of Oxford University’s Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology are examining the causal links between exertion and cooperation, and between social support and performance.
'Welfare cuts mean charities struggle to meet migrants' needs'
News
The research, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, shows that small charities and faith organisations are critical service providers for this vulnerable group, which includes a significant proportion of British children.
To the Zooniverse and beyond
Impact case study
Nieduszynski group to launch innovative genome replication analysis project
News
Furthering the understanding of genome replication is critical to advancing insights into the mechanisms behind genomic disorders such as cancer, and the Nieduszynski group has secured funding from the Biotecchnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to do just that.
Bioengineering for vaccine development project gets BBSRC funding
News
"Bioengineering for vaccine development" is the focus of an innovative research project by the Sattentau group launched in April 2016 and funded by the BBSRC.
#HugaBrit: the science of hugs and why they (mostly) feel so good
The Conversation
Wellcome Trust support to Acuto group's autoimmunity research continues
News
It is hoped a better understanding and treatment of autoimmunity will be the outcome of research by Oreste Acuto following a grant award from the Wellcome Trust in April 2016, building on a decade of support from the organisation.
Pro-Trump camp 'colonised' pro-Clinton Twitter campaign
News
A growing number of political movements are employing both people and 'bots' to shape political conversations and influence election results. Bots can deliver news and information but also undertake malicious activities, while passing as human users.
Choir singing improves health, happiness – and is the perfect icebreaker
The Conversation
Dunn School new recruit secures Wellcome Trust funding to understand ER-associated protein degradation
News
Getting it 'just right' in the immune system
News
How cute things hijack our brains and drive behaviour
The Conversation
What can Pokémon Go teach the world of conservation?
News
The augmented reality game, designed for mobile devices, allows users to capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pokémon that appear on screen as if part of the real-world environment.
Reindeer deaths in the Arctic linked with retreating sea ice
News
Scientists interviewed nomadic reindeer herders in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of West Siberia, the world’s most productive reindeer herding region, to examine how global warming is affecting their way of life.
Genetic studies reveal diversity of early human populations – and pin down when we left Africa
The Conversation
Why cutting spending on public health is a false economy
The Conversation
Study reveals why the brain can’t forget amputated limbs, even decades later
The Conversation
Want to be popular? You’d better follow some simple moral rules
The Conversation
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