How the humanitarian consequences of the Syrian crisis have spilled across the region.
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Emeritus Professor of Physics at Durham University, Durham University
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Professor of Psychology, Durham University
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Professor of Law, Durham University
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Professor of Healthcare Law, Durham University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University
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Professor in High Medieval History, Durham University
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Department of Anthropology, Durham University
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Capuchin Fellow in the History of Catholicism, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Physics, Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Economics, Durham University
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Professor of extragalactic astrophysics (dark matter and cosmology), Durham University
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Professor in the Department of English Studies, Durham University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
