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+title: Róisín Sharma
+authors:
+- roisin-sharma
+bio: Placement student and research assistant at the University of Sussex
+role: Placement Student<sub><sup><br>University of Sussex</sup></sub>
+social:
+- icon: github
+  icon_pack: fab
+  link: https://github.com/sh-roisin 
+- icon: envelope
+  icon_pack: fas
+  link: mailto:rs843@sussex.ac.uk
+- icon: researchgate
+  icon_pack: fab
+  link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roisin-Sharma
+interests:
+- Statistics
+- Consciousness 
+- Chess (strictly informally!)
+education:
+    courses:
+    - course: BSc Psychology
+      institution: University of Sussex
+      year: 2023 - 2027
+user_groups:
+- Research assistants
+superuser: false
+user_groups:
+- Research Assistants
+---
+
+Let's treat each other well to mutually adjust our idiosyncratic perceptual constructions to be of a kinder reality!🪼
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