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- ↑ "Torry Laboratory rescue group remains optimistic". Times Higher Education . London, UK: TSL Education Ltd. 28 July 1995. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Food science jobs retained in Aberdeen". Times Higher Education . London, UK: TSL Education Ltd. 6 October 1995. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
