Drinking one unit of alcohol reduces your life expectancy by 15 to 30 minutes.
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PhD Candidate in History, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Research Fellow in Black Heritage, University of Cambridge
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Newton International Fellow, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Strategy, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Hatton Professor of Climate Law, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor in Development Studies, University of Cambridge
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Researcher, University of Cambridge
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Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Senior Project Manager, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor in English, University of Cambridge, and Fellow and Director of Studies in English, Queens' College, University of Cambridge
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PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
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Fellow of the Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics and Centre Researcher at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), University of Cambridge
