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Personal Chair in Nutrition, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Global Health, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Geography, University of Aberdeen
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Senior lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Energy Law, University of Aberdeen, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer, School of Law, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Aberdeen
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Chair in Finance, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Private International Law and EU law, University of Aberdeen
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Emeritus Professor of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Research Fellow, Microbiology, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
