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Viktor Orbán’s consistent flouting of democratic values has cost him a very large payout.
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Our expert authors explain the value in bringing the story of their research to a much wider audience.
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Professor of Sociology, University of Plymouth
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Lecturer in Education, School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Plymouth
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Researcher in Anthropology, Ethnobotany and Art History, Space Artist and Human Factors Specialist in Crewed Space Missions, Fellow International of the Explorers Club., University of Plymouth
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Associate Professor, Marine Ecology and Fisheries Biology, University of Plymouth; Marine Biological Association
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Director, Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station (SETE), Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS); University of Plymouth; The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor in Optometry, University of Plymouth
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Associate Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth
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Associate professor, University of Plymouth
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Applied Marine Ecosystem Research Unit, University of Plymouth
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Marine Microbiology, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth
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Associate Head of School, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth
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Visiting Fellow, Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth
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Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth