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The state of the world’s farm soils

The state of the world’s farm soils has long been an issue of concern. As early as 2014, academics from the University of Sheffield concluded that Britain had only 100 harvests left in its agricultural soils. A similarly bleak picture was painted by Maria-Helena Semedo, a senior United Nations (UN)...
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By , Dec. 31, 2020

2020: a year to remember

2020 has been a year like no other. The decade started with ravaging bushfires in Australia and tensions between the US and Iran, when President Trump ordered an airstrike to kill Iran’s top general, Soleimani. But feelings of chaos and uncertainty did not stop there. The Chinese city of Wuhan...
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By , Dec. 31, 2020

Ones to Watch: the future looks bright for the USMNT

‘Ones to Watch’ is a limited series about young sportspeople that Boar Sport writers expect to enjoy success in 2021. In our first article, Luke James identifies three footballers who will be hoping to compete at the Qatar World Cup. The postponement of EURO 2020 has created an unprecedented time...
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By , Dec. 30, 2020

Is there a student mental health crisis on the rise?

TW: Suicide Yo-yoing in and out of national lockdowns; last-minute exam changes and A-level U-turns; being blamed for a second-spike in coronavirus cases – 2020 hasn’t exactly been a great year for students. When Manchester University students occupied a decommissioned campus building in protest of pupil wellbeing this month, which...
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By , Dec. 29, 2020