{"id":46116,"date":"2020-07-07T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-team\/staff-profiles\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:02:43","slug":"staff-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-team\/staff-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Staff profiles<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About BGS &#8211; our team<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<section class=\"filter-section primary-background-a submit-on-change-js\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<form class=\"row filter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sterm-68724\" class=\"screen-reader\">Search<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"sterm-68724\" placeholder=\"Search staff profiles\" value=\"\" name=\"sterm\" type=\"search\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"search-clear\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"close-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/close-gold.svg\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" class=\"button submit secondary-background icon-search\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"tax_76577\" class=\"screen-reader\">Select level<\/label><select id=\"tax_76577\" name=\"tax_level\" ><option value=\"all\" selected>All levels<\/option><option value=\"bgs-board\"  >BGS Board<\/option><option value=\"bgs-board-and-science-advisory-committee\"  >BGS Board and Science Advisory Committee<\/option><option value=\"bgs-senior-management-board\"  >BGS Senior Management Board<\/option><option value=\"chief-scientist\"  >Chief Scientist<\/option><option value=\"lyell-centre\"  >Lyell Centre<\/option><\/select>\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"tax_64172\" class=\"screen-reader\">Select location<\/label><select id=\"tax_64172\" name=\"tax_location\" ><option value=\"all\" selected>All Locations<\/option><option value=\"bgs-belfast\"  >BGS Belfast<\/option><option value=\"bgs-cardiff\"  >BGS Cardiff<\/option><option value=\"bgs-edinburgh\"  >BGS Edinburgh<\/option><option value=\"bgs-eskdalemuir\"  >BGS Eskdalemuir<\/option><option value=\"bgs-hartland\"  >BGS Hartland<\/option><option value=\"bgs-herstmonceux-nsgf\"  >BGS Herstmonceux (NSGF)<\/option><option value=\"bgs-keyworth\"  >BGS Keyworth<\/option><option value=\"bgs-wallingford\"  >BGS Wallingford<\/option><\/select>\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"reset\" value=\"Reset\" class=\"secondary-background button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<form class=\"js-form hidden\" method=\"GET\" action=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" >\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"bgs_loadmore\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lm_nonce\" value=\"899dcc4b34\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ptype\" value=\"person\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"pagenum\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"count\" value=\"15\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"tax_level\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"tax_location\" value=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"grid-section primary-background-a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap thin-tabs js-more-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/singh-narendra\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Narendra-Singh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Narendra Singh\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Narendra-Singh.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/singh-narendra\/\"><h5>Dr Narendra Singh<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Sustainable Resource Management Specialist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=singh-narendra\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/butcher-sophie\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sophie-butcher-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sophie Butcher\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sophie-butcher.webp\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/butcher-sophie\/\"><h5>Dr Sophie Butcher<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Volcanologist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=butcher-sophie\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/elliott-holly\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/holly-elliott-crop-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Holly Elliott\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/holly-elliott-crop.webp\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/elliott-holly\/\"><h5>Dr Holly Elliott<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Minerals geoscientist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=elliott-holly\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/umunna-oluwaseun-chukwuemeka\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chukwuemeka-umunna_crop-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chukwuemeka Umunna\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chukwuemeka-umunna_crop.webp\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/umunna-oluwaseun-chukwuemeka\/\"><h5>Chukwuemeka Oluwaseun Umunna<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Data steward<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=umunna-oluwaseun-chukwuemeka\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/cbe-karsten-tom\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tom_Karsten_picture_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A white man with brown hair and eyes smiling at the camera\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tom_Karsten_picture_web.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/cbe-karsten-tom\/\"><h5>Tom Karsten, CBE<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Board<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Non-executive director<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=cbe-karsten-tom\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/talbot-rachel\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210921_160130-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rachel Talbot\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20210921_160130.webp\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/talbot-rachel\/\"><h5>Rachel Talbot<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Data steward<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=talbot-rachel\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/harris-lauren\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lauren-harris-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lauren Harris\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lauren-harris.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/harris-lauren\/\"><h5>Lauren Harris<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Business Assistant in Informatics<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=harris-lauren\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/hourston-holly\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holly-hourston-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Holly Hourston\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/holly-hourston.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/hourston-holly\/\"><h5>Holly Hourston<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Remote sensing scientist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=hourston-holly\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/hipkiss-charlotte\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Default-staff-profile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/hipkiss-charlotte\/\"><h5>Dr Charlotte Hipkiss<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Stable isotope research assistant<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=hipkiss-charlotte\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/burrel-laura\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230927_151834108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Laura Burrel\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_20230927_151834108.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/burrel-laura\/\"><h5>Dr Laura Burrel<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Survey geologist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=burrel-laura\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/paice-matthew\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/matthew-paice-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Matthew Paice\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/matthew-paice.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/paice-matthew\/\"><h5>Dr Matthew Paice<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Data scientist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=paice-matthew\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/dewald-nico\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nico-dewald-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nico Dewald\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/nico-dewald.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/dewald-nico\/\"><h5>Dr Nico Dewald<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Survey geologist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=dewald-nico\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/bista-diksha\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5604-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diksha Bista\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_5604.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/bista-diksha\/\"><h5>Dr Diksha Bista<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Stable isotope research assistant<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=bista-diksha\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/srinivasan-reuben\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1036142-500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Reuben Srinivasan\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1036142-500.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/srinivasan-reuben\/\"><h5>Reuben Srinivasan<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Senior Management Board<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Head of Finance<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=srinivasan-reuben\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-contact\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/orr-lauren\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Default-staff-profile\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Default-staff-profile.jpg\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/orr-lauren\/\"><h5>Dr Lauren Orr<\/h5><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>Space weather scientist<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contact-the-person\/?employee=orr-lauren\" >Contact<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"load-more button sea-background-f button-round btn-icon-arrow-mini after js-load\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Load more<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   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