Many are speculating about the pandemic changing how we plan and use our cities. What they overlook is how many people live in unplanned settlements where it’s more likely to be business as usual.
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Professor and Program Lead in Adolescent Mental Health at the Black Dog Institute; Clinical Psychologist, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, UNSW
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Lecturer, Journalism and Communication, UNSW
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Postdoctoral research associate, UNSW Canberra School of Business, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, UNSW
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Professor and Inaugural Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture, UNSW
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Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University; UNSW ; Burnet Institute
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Associate professor, UNSW International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW
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Visiting Fellow, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Adolescent Mental Health at the Black Dog Institute, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Business, UNSW
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer, UNSW Canberra School of Business, UNSW
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Pharmacist and Lecturer, UNSW ; University of Sydney