Coronavirus conspiracy theories have spread rapidly during the pandemic. But does belief in such theories affect how likely someone is to follow Covid-19 public health guidelines?

Greater information about who funds political campaigns is unlikely to influence how people vote, according to new research by our School of Government and International Affairs.

Our historians and physicists have come together to discover what appears to be the earliest known account of a rare weather phenomenon called ball lightning in England.

Openly misogynistic attitudes towards women’s sport may be common amongst male football fans, according to new research involving online message boards.

We’re part of an international team that has helped to create the most detailed 3-D map of the universe ever.

We’ve played a key role in the development and engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has begun its journey to the stars.

We’re working on a new sugar-containing polymer that could one day help repair artificial joint implants like hip replacements.

The issue of repeated concussions in rugby is very much in the spotlight, with questions surrounding pitch-side assessments, players’ welfare and long-term neurodegenerative risks.

How Nazi Germany’s elite schools used British public schools as 'models' during the 1930s, cultivating connections with them through a series of student and staff exchanges, is revealed in a new book.

Our researchers are part of a team calling for more transparency over the hidden carbon emissions created by countries’ armed forces.

Experts from our Department of Biosciences think this is a possibility after new research found that some species of trans-Saharan migratory birds, like Nightingales and Willow Warblers, are spending as many as 50-60 fewer days a year in their non-breeding grounds in Africa.

White dwarfs are what most stars become after burning off the hydrogen that fuels them. Now our astronomers have seen one of these galactic objects switching on and off for the first time.