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Meet the CIRCY community.

The CIRCY leadership team

Dr Liam Berriman

Director 

Email: L.J.Berriman@sussex.ac.uk

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Dr Perpetua Kirby

Deputy Director

Email: P.Kirby@sussex.ac.uk

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Dr Simon Flacks

Deputy Director

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Kirsty Fraser

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The CIRCY steering group

Professor Lisa Holmes 

Email: L.J.Holmes@sussex.ac.uk

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Professor Lisa Holmes

Dr Kathryn Lester 

Email: K.Lester@sussex.ac.uk

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Professor Robin Banerjee 

Email: R.A.Banerjee@sussex.ac.uk

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Professor Robin Banerjee

Dr Hannah Field 

Email: H.Field@sussex.ac.uk

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Dr Dorte Thorsen 

Email: name@sussex.ac.uk

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Dr Charlie Rumsby

Email: C.M.Rumsby@sussex.ac.uk

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Kirsty Pattrick

Email: K.Pattrick@sussex.ac.uk

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  • CIRCY members 

    Professor Janet Boddy

    Professor Jo Moran-Ellis

    Professor Lucy Robinson

    Professor Pam Thurschwell

    Professor Hester Barron

    Dr Jeri Damman

    Professor Kristi Langhoff

    Dr Devyn Glass

    Professor Ali Pike

    Dr Rachel Burr

    Dr Rachel Larkin

    Professor Rachel Thomson

    Dr May Nasrawy 

    Dr Anna Ridgewell 

    Fliss Bull

    Professor Louise Gazeley

    Professor Linda Morrice

    Dr Tam Cane

    Dr Keith Perera

    Dr Katie East

    Dr Ali Lacey

    Jonathan Woollgar

    Julia Winstone

    Professor Kate Howland 

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