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Reading for pleasure falls after primary school years - expert comment
Only one-third of teenage boys in the UK say they enjoy reading, a study by the National Literacy Trust suggests. Dr Richard Smith isn't convinced.
"Troubling, but unsurprising" - thoughts on Donald Trump's exit of the Paris climate deal
Donald Trump's decision to exit the Paris Accord has dismayed many world leaders but the US president argues the accord "punished" the US and would cost millions of American jobs. Dr Eric Jensen, associate professor, Sociology, discusses
Dr Richardson reveals eight historical snap elections in BBC History Magazine
With Britons about to vote in a snap election, Dr Sarah Richardson Associate Professor of British History, reveals eight other years when the government sprang a surprise poll on the public in the June edition of BBC History Magazine.
Dr James Hodkinson discusses religion in Germany on BBC Radio 4
Dr James Hodkinson, Associate Professor in German and Silke Horstkotte, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow in German Studies from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures discuss the place of religion in modern Germany on the Beyond Belief programme on BBC Radio 4.
Could we use maths to talk to aliens? Professor Ian Stewart
Could we use maths to talk to aliens? Professor Ian Stewart from the Department of Mathematics discusses the possibilities with Tom Crawford on The Naked Scientists podcast.