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Lecturer in Religion & Politics, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Planetary Exploration, University of Stirling
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Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Film & Media, University of Stirling
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Professor in Finance, University of Stirling
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Chair in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of Stirling
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Professor of Media Sport, University of Stirling
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Professor of Sociology, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling
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Researcher at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, Communications, Media and Culture, University of Stirling
