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'World-leading' research not confined to elite universities, says REF

The Research Excellence Framework, an assessment of UK universities' research output, has found that "world-leading" research is distributed across the country rather than concentrated in a few elite institutions

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Discrimination and harassment in STEM industries may be on the rise

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Discrimination and harassment in STEM industries may be on the rise

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Evidence finally collated of toads mating with things they shouldn’t

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Evidence finally collated of toads mating with things they shouldn’t

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A city of 10 billion: Speculative image paints a vision of the future

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The lab coat and lone genius – science's most infuriating stereotypes

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How to make your own yogurt

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The Intelligence Factory review: How women won the war at Bletchley

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Arica review: Gut-wrenching documentary about a toxic waste lawsuit

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Arica review: Gut-wrenching documentary about a toxic waste lawsuit

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Adapted by Steven Moffat from the beloved novel of the same name, The Time Traveler???s Wife follows the intricate and magical love story between Clare (Rose Leslie of HBO???s Game of Thrones), and Henry (Theo James of Divergent), and a marriage with a problem...time travel.

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Don't Miss: Time-hopping new sci-fi romance The Time Traveler's Wife

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Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them

People from societally advantaged groups think equality-promoting policies will affect them negatively, even if they would actually benefit

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How to date in the metaverse

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Frans de Waal on what apes can teach us about sex and gender

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Don't Miss: In the Air explores long-held concerns about air quality

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The Premonitions Bureau review: A 1960s hunt for paranormal powers

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