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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Forensic Genetics, Flinders University
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Academic and writer, The University of Queensland
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Forensic Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Forensic Science, University of Hull
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Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Principal Investigator, Aberystwyth University
