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Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Studies, Cardiff University
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Research Associate in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
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PhD Candidate in Ecohydraulics, Cardiff University
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PhD Candidate in Hydrodynamics, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Management, Employment and Organisation, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
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Professor of Conservation, Cardiff University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff University
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Professor of Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Chair Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University
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Reader of Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
