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Associate professor, University of Liverpool
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PhD Candidate, School of Architecture, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow in History, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool
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Research Fellow, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer, Programme Lead for English Literature and English Literature with Drama Studies, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Music, University of Liverpool
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecture and UKRI Future Leader Fellow, University of Liverpool
