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The new Oxford nature recovery centre will harness state-of-the-art technologies designed to deliver nature recovery at scale and monitor progress towards this recovery. Credit: Shutterstock.

Leverhulme Trust awards £10 million to new Oxford nature recovery centre

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Environment
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long production chains facilitate faster price reduction in industries and faster GDP growth in economies

New study finds economic progress is aided by longer supply chains and deeper networks

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In countries where vaccine coverage was previously low, certification was associated with a significant increase in additional vaccine doses per million people...However...where there were higher average vaccination rates before certification was introduc

COVID-19 certificates may boost vaccine uptake in countries with below average coverage – Oxford study

COVID-19 vaccine
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Together, the Projects have produced a rich and diverse set of outputs that help to further our understanding of how to move towards a more resilient food system - Dr John Ingram. Credit: Shutterstock.

Major report points way to a more resilient UK food system

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'We have less than 10 years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and temperature growth to 1.5C and we cannot make it without interventions from and change within the finance sector,' Liz McKeon, IKEA Foundation. Credit: Shutterstock.

IKEA Foundation pledges £4.5m to back Oxford sustainable finance action

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Mokola Market

New joint Oxford-Wits project to study human mobility in Global South

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Any of the healthy and sustainable dietary patterns we looked at are a better option for health, the environment, and financially. Credit: Shutterstock.

Sustainable eating is cheaper and healthier - Oxford study

Climate change
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Health
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True Planet
global growth of cities, particularly in the global south, will entrench and embed people in urban concentrations of informality

Finally: COP considers cities and the climate crisis

Climate change
Expert opinion
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True Planet
There has been a levelling up in the Early Childhood Education and Care experiences of children across the socio-economic spectrum, according to the report. Credit: Shutterstock.

Early education and development ‘levelled up’ in 21st century - study

Education
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The Net Zero Tracker (NZT) uses key target criteria to analyse the quality of net zero targets - including target status, coverage, and planned use of offsets. It has assessed the pledges of all key actors, including national and regional governments i

80% of world economy now aiming for net zero - but not all pledges are equal

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True Planet

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