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    "³ Professor Peter Green is Principal of London Churchill College and an experienced QAA HER (AP) reviewer. Please direct all correspondence to: p.green@londonchurchillcollege.ac.uk",
    "⁴ 2017 being increased by about 2%",
    "⁵ 2017 being increased by about 2%",
    "⁶ Self-Evaluation Documents"
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