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Senior Analyst, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University
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Professor in Human Evolution and Genetics, Uppsala University
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Chair Professor of Aesthetics and Head of Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Uppsala University
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Lead Scientist, Mesozoic Ecosystems, Uppsala University
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PhD Fellow, Uppsala University; CGIAR
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Docent, researcher, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Director of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Uppsala University
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Associated Researcher, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University
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Professor of Evolutionary Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University
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Associate Senior Lecturer, Uppsala University
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Visiting Professor of International Business, Uppsala University
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Professor of International Busines, Uppsala University
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Palaeontologist, Uppsala University