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Reader in Marketing, Brunel University London
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Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience, Brunel University London
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Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University London
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Reader in Design Innovation, Brunel University London
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Reader in Anthropology, Brunel University London
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Lecturer in Marketing, Brunel University London
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Senior lecturer in Accounting and Finance, Brunel University London
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Brunel University London
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Professor of Economics and Finance, Brunel University London
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Research Fellow in Sociology and STS, Brunel University London
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Professor of Accounting, Brunel University London
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Professor of Management, Brunel University London
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Senior Lecturer In Psychology, Brunel University London
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Head, Department of Clinical Sciences, Brunel University London
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PhD Candidate in Cross-Cultural Psychology, Brunel University London
