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Editor's note
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The UN’s latest round of climate talks begin today in Bonn, Germany. These international negotiations have fallen into a pattern, in which several years of glacial progress are followed by a burst of activity and a set of high-profile yet ultimately underwhelming announcements such as the Paris Agreement. Then, after the fanfare dies down, things revert to normal. Matthew Paterson and Marc Hudson look at five things that should happen if Bonn is to break the cycle.
Alzheimer’s disease devastates families, but recent research has given us a new understanding of how it affects the brain – raising hopes of more effective treatment. Anna Cranston explains what we know about what goes on in the brain of an Alzheimer’s patient and how scientists could use this knowledge.
A massive wave of moped crime is sweeping London – and the Metropolitan Police force is under mounting pressure to uncover the causes and chase down those responsible. Criminology professor James Treadwell is on the case.
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Will de Freitas
Environment + Energy Editor
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Matthew Paterson, University of Manchester; Marc Hudson, University of Manchester
And one thing that probably will, but won't make much difference.
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Health + Medicine
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Anna Cranston, University of Aberdeen
New research is helping us understand exactly how Alzheimer's works – and how to treat it.
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Rhi Willmot, Bangor University
How pushing yourself to new extremes can help you to self-care
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Cities
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James Treadwell, Staffordshire University
It's time to shatter some common misconceptions about the recent crime wave.
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Emma Curtin, University of Liverpool
A community-led development has been officially declared the UK’s best new building.
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Environment + Energy
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Jon Copley, University of Southampton
Few fish can survive in these freezing waters, so invertebrates are the dominant predators.
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Business + Economy
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Harald Wieser, University of Manchester
Why do so many people queue overnight (or longer) for an over-priced, at best incrementally-changed gadget?
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Politics + Society
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Christopher Davidson, Durham University
There are strong signs that Riyadh has begun a campaign to promote regime change. But the Saudi strategy appears to be backfiring.
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William McDougall, Glasgow Caledonian University
Barcelona has become the test case for separatists Europe over.
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Rainbow Murray, Queen Mary University of London
If ever there was a time to think seriously about whether parliament represents the people, it's now.
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Alexandra Meakin, University of Sheffield
Intimidating, archaic, crumbling. The building that houses MPs is part of the problem when they abuse their power.
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Cedric Gilson, University of Westminster
The latest reform plan doesn't really deal with some fundamental issues.
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David Baker, Coventry University
Angiolini review calls for fundamental changes to police practice in the 21st century.
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Arts + Culture
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Stephen Linstead, University of York; Garance Maréchal, University of Liverpool
Throughout history, metaphors based around the testes and semen brought out very different sides of masculinity.
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Sean Lang, Anglia Ruskin University
What started as an anti-Catholic sectarian celebration is now a harmless festival to provide light and warmth on a winter's night.
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Julia Prest, University of St Andrews
If theatre, film and TV is to accurately reflect the world we live in, then the actors cast must reflect that diversity too.
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