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Beyond the Frame: Indian British Connections
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Black British jazz
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Building on History: the Church in London project
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Creating citizen-consumers: changing relationships and identifications
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Cultural capital and social exclusion
Cultures of brass instruments project
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Diasporas@TheWorldService
Dietary fats
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Enduring love? Couple relationships in the 21st century
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Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950
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Tensions and future prospects for sustainable housing growth
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Tuning In: Diasporic Contact Zones at the BBC World Service
UserLab - useable sustainable educational resources research group
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What is black British jazz: routes, ownership and performance?
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