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Professor of Education, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor in Event and Digital Cultures, University of the West of Scotland
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Head of School of Education, Professor, University of the West of Scotland
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PhD candidate of bioethics, University of the West of Scotland
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Research Fellow - School of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of the West of Scotland
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Lecturer in Commercial Music, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor in Media Politics, University of the West of Scotland
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University Lecturer specialized in Leadership, University of the West of Scotland
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Honorary Professor, Centre for Criminal Justice and Police Studies, University of the West of Scotland
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Research Fellow, Institute of Older Persons' Health and Wellbeing, University of the West of Scotland
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of Scotland
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Senior Lecturer in Broadcast Production, University of the West of Scotland
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Lecturer, University of the West of Scotland
