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Chair in the History of Finance and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research, Prosperity and Resilience, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Head of School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences and Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Reading
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Visiting Research Fellow Department of History, University of Reading
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Reading
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Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Reading
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in History, University of Reading
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Professor of Language and Literacy Development, University of Reading
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Professor of Energy Economics and Policy, University of Reading
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Senior Research Fellow in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading
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Professor of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Bournemouth University; University of Reading
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Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Cultures, University of Reading