Skyscrapers always provoke some extreme reactions, and the sale of London’s Gherkin as a result of the bankruptcy of one of its current owners is no exception. For a century, ever since the property explosions…
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President Business is a bad guy. We know that because he is the chief executive of the Octan Corporation. He also has bad hair, control issues, and transforms into the evil tyrant Lord Business who – together…
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Professor of Observational Astronomy, University of Leicester
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Honorary Fellow in Geology, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor in Hate Studies, University of Leicester
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PhD Candidate, University of Leicester
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Senior Lecturer in Palaeobiology, University of Leicester
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Co-Director of Alec Jeffreys Forensic Genomics Unit, University of Leicester
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PhD Candidate in History of Science, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Leicester
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Sir Robert Jennings Professor of International Law, University of Leicester
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Professor of Genetics and Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow, University of Leicester
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester
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Honorary Research Fellow in Archaeology, University of Leicester
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Reader in Archaeology, University of Leicester
