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Professor of Shakespeare and Performance Studies, University of Warwick
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Assistant Professor of Finance, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
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Professor of History, University of Warwick
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Principal Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Safety and Well-Being, University of Warwick
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Visiting Academic in Physics, University of Warwick
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Reader in French Studies, University of Warwick
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Warwick
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PhD Researcher in International Relations, University of Warwick
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Professor of History, University of Warwick
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PhD Candidate in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
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Tutor, Global Intellectual Property Law & Policy, School of Law, University of Warwick
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Professor of Quantitative Political Economy, University of Warwick
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Reader in Politics and Quantitative Methods, University of Warwick
