Antarctic waterfall

Darwin Lectures go to extremes

19 January 2017

From climate change and extending the human lifespan to political extremism and reporting from war zones, this year’s Darwin College Lecture Series will focus on some of the extremes faced by society. 

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The Jarrow March symbolises austerity in the 1930s

Austerity Britain: it's déjà vu all over again

16 January 2013

The last 100 years have seen several governments introduce austerity measures to try to balance the books. Duncan Needham, a Phd candidate in the Centre for Financial History, compares past and present, concluding that current public spending cuts are inhibiting the growth we need.

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