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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Honorary Professor, Department of Geology, University of Leicester
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Professor of History of Art and Film, University of Leicester
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Professor of Film Studies, University of Leicester
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester
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Professor and Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Leicester
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Head of School of History Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
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Postgraduate Researcher in Preconception Health and Genetics., University of Leicester
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Professor in International Business, University of Leicester
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Lecturer in Political Theory, University of Leicester
