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Emotional competence can help children do better at school.
How to view Mercury’s rare move across the face of the sun.
Why weightlessness in space is about balancing forces rather than a lack of gravity.
With English dominating university life around the world, what are we losing?
Forecasting drought should be about more than weather – to help those likely to be hit hardest, we need financial and even health data too.
New figures reveal inequality in Britain and the effects of the redistributive tax and benefits system.
Building a tiny starship may be doable. The big challenge will be making sure it survives all the hazards in interstellar space.
The Panama Papers raise important questions as to whether trusts ought to be more open to public scrutiny. Blockchain could provide the answer.
The Last Man on the Moon is much more than a biographical documentary – it is a gripping account of human endeavour.
Without the ability to rewire itself, the brain wouldn’t be able to grow or recover from injury.
Researchers explain how tolerance in Turin’s Olympic village is helping refugees to help themselves.
While New York clings firmly to its system of rent control, London’s housing market has changed too much to re-introduce them.
The Amazons of Greek mythology usually were seduced or subdued by male heroes. Wonder Woman finally overcomes this legacy.
A new theory could change our understanding of the moons in our solar system – and the genesis of life itself.
A six degree change in the moon’s tilt could help us understand the origin of water in the inner solar system, and help us mine our staellite for it, too.
The government has gravely misunderstood what parents contribute to school governance.
The destruction wrought by two earthquakes in Nepal opened up a major opportunity for child traffickers.
Moves to measure country progress in other ways to GDP are on the rise. Here’s how happiness researchers are changing the game.
Amid sluggish global growth and a stuttering UK economy, George Osborne delivers his eighth budget.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Academic Lead, Access Participation and Success Faculty of Business and Law, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management, The Open University
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Lecturer in Biomedical Health Science, The Open University
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Associate Lecturer, The Open University
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Lecturer in Social Work, The Open University
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Visiting Fellow in History, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer In Popular Music, The Open University
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Visiting Fellow, The Open University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Transport Strategy, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Art History and Heritage, The Open University
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Professor of Finance, The Open University