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Alan Duncan – Project lead, University of Edinburgh

Nathan Jensen – Research lead

Fiona Borthwick – Capacity development lead

Gary Watmough – Affliliate

Samuel Derbyshire – Regional research lead

Tahira Mohamed – Regional engagement and partnership lead

Abdishakur Diriye – PhD student

George Tsitati – PhD student

John Mutua – PhD student (graduated 2026)

Puff Mukwaya – MSc student (graduated 2025)

Reason Mlambo – PhD student

Rosie Herrington – PhD student

Sirimon Thomas – PhD student

Susan Njambi-Szlapka – PhD student

Peter Ballantyne – Communication and Engagement lead

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