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World’s largest great ape cognition dataset offers new insights on human intelligence evolution
Studying great ape cognition, how the animals think, learn, and understand the world, is crucial for understanding the foundations of human cognitive abilities
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Football referees add unexplained additional time when results are on a knife edge
The findings call into question sporting fairness and referee training, and whether standards are consistent across football.
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Sport clubs became lifelines during public health crisis, research shows
Many groups transformed their role from sport providers into critical sources of social support
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Professor recognised with prestigious RSE Fellowship
Professor Paul Cairney is among 43 individuals elected as RSE Fellows in 2026
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Landmark study shows data sharing key to reproducibility across social and behavioural sciences
Experimental psychologist Dr Arran Reader from the 黑料不打烊’s Faculty of Natural Sciences was part of an international team of researchers from over 100 institutions involved in the study
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