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Soaring wild meat consumption in Central Africa making sustainable wildlife management more critical than ever

The research provides the largest quantitative spatial and temporal analysis of wild meat consumption across the Central African region

Bushmeat cooking in yaselia village, Tshopo Province - DRC.

ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã study shows link between ecological grief and climate justice

Research explores emotional response to environmental loss

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ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã colleagues to start ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã's Race for Life after cancer battles

Professor Jayne Donaldson and Cathy Gallagher will start the race on Sunday, May 3

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Later bar opening hours linked to rise in alcohol-related ambulance call-outs

The study examined the impact of extending alcohol trading hours for licensed premises in Aberdeen and Glasgow

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Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open win for golfer Grace Bowen

With the victory, Grace has secured an invite to a Ladies European Tour event later in the?season, and?joins a prestigious list of?previous?winners that?includes?Leona Maguire, Mel?Reid?and Catriona Matthew

Grace Bowen with the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open trophy at Royal Troon

ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã academic announced as member of inaugural RSE Research Leadership cohort

Dr Heather Price, Associate Professor in Geography at the University¡¯s Faculty of Natural Sciences, has been chosen as one of Scotland¡¯s 13 most promising academics

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18 medals for ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã swimmers at British Champs

ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã swimmers are in fine form ahead of this summer¡¯s Commonwealth Games ¨C returning from the Aquatics GB Championships with 18 medals and new national records.

Angharad Evans celebrates winning swimming event

World¡¯s largest great ape cognition dataset offers new insights on human intelligence evolution

ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãing 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 ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã¡¯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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