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Associate Professor in Law and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Professor of English and World Literatures, University of Oxford
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Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Senior Fellow in Forest Governance and Leader of Ecosystems Governance Group, University of Oxford
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Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Russian Literature (Emerita), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Oxford
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Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Researcher, Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS), Deputy Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
