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Cover image for Fields of Change issue: a painting with a golden field, a tractor, and berries

Wed, 17 December 2025

Fields of Change

Mon, 8 September 2025

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Mon, 2 June 2025

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Aerial view of forest and river in Tuchola National Park

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Young woman lying in bed suffering from sound covering head and ears with pillow making unpleasant face

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Marine biologist writing down data sitting on a boat, out to sea

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Surveyors measuring land with digital levels and ruler

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A photo of Professor Dieter Helm CBE speaking at Chatham House

Thu, 26 March 2026

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Dramatic landscape featuring the river Severn from the air

Wed, 18 March 2026

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