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''Bottom:'' ''The Magee main building''
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, established = 1865 – Magee College
1953 – Magee University College
1968 – Coleraine Campus established; New University of Ulster established
1969 – Magee College merge
1982 – Ulster Polytechnic merge; University of Ulster established
2014 – Ulster University rebrand
, type =
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research university
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, endowment = £6.483 million (2014)
, budget = £185m
, chancellor =
Colin Davidson
, vice_chancellor =
Professor Paul Bartholomew
, affiliations =
Ulster University
, provost = Professor Malachy Ó Néill
, students = 5,098 (2014/15)
, location =
, city =
Derry
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,
County Londonderry
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,
UK
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, former_names = University of Ulster at Magee,
New University of Ulster at Magee
Magee University College
Magee College
, colours = ''Logo'':
Navy blue &
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''Seal'':
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''Formerly'':
Navy blue,
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The Ulster University Magee campus is one of the four campuses of
Ulster University. It is located in
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
,
County Londonderry
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,
Northern Ireland
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and opened in 1865 as a
Presbyterian
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Christian arts and
theological college
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. Since 1953, it has had no religious affiliation and provides a broad range of
undergraduate
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and
postgraduate
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academic degree
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programmes in disciplines ranging from business, law, social work, creative arts & technologies, cinematic arts,
design
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,
computer science
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and
computer games
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to
psychology
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and
nursing
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.
Academics
Magee offers a large number of
undergraduate
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and
postgraduate
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The organization and stru ...
programmes through Ulster University's four faculties:
[UU Faculties . Retrieved on 2 July 2009.]
#Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
#Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
#Life and Health Sciences
#Ulster Business School
Within each faculty there are a number of schools offering programmes for their relative disciplines. The schools based on the Magee campus are:
#Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – School of Arts and Humanities, School of Education, School of Law, School of Applied Social and Policy Studies
#Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment –
School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems
#Life and Health Sciences – School of Nursing, School of Psychology
#Ulster Business School – Department of Global Business and Enterprise
Programmes taught at Magee include
business studies
Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource management, a ...
, drama, law, social work, education,
cinematic arts,
computer science
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,
computer games
A personal computer game, also known as a PC game or computer game, is a type of video game played on a personal computer (PC) rather than a video game console or arcade machine. Its defining characteristics include: more diverse and user-deter ...
,
creative technologies
Creative Technology Ltd. is a Singaporean multinational technology company headquartered with overseas offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, Dublin, and Silicon Valley (where in the US it is known as Creative Labs). The principal activities of the compa ...
,
design
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,
robotics,
electronics
The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...
,
modern languages, music,
nursing
Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...
,
psychology
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, and
social sciences
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.
Research
Research activities include several research institutes and centres.
Magee is home to the Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI)
[AHRI Research Institute websit]
Research Institutes – Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI)
Retrieved on 19 August 2015.
with membership drawn from former research groupings in the Humanities Research Institute,
the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages (AICH)
[Research Institutes Recruitment websit]
Research Institutes – Academy for Cultural Heritages
. Retrieved on 21 November 2006.
and the Institute of Ulster Scots Studies.
[Institute of Ulster Scots Studies websit]
Retrieved on 21 November 2006.
The AHRI provides an institutional focus for research activity and collaboration across four research clusters in Creative Arts and Technologies, Irish Language & Literature, English and History embracing a range of subject areas within the Faculty of Arts, including Creative Technologies, Music, Drama, Dance, Irish Language & Literature, English and History. The AHRI promotes a broad research culture and environment within which research activity in individual disciplines flourishes.
Magee is the location for the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) dedicated to the creation of
intelligent computational systems through research in
neural networks
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,
fuzzy systems,
artificial intelligence
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and
cognitive robotics
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. Other research areas include
ambient intelligence,
wireless sensor networks,
robot vision,
brain computer interfacing and
serious games.
[ISRC Websit]
The Intelligent Systems Research Centre ''About''
. Retrieved on 2 July 2009.
It also houses International Conflict Research (INCORE), a joint venture between the United Nations University and Ulster University. Established in 1993, it aims to address issues of the conflict in Northern Ireland and seek to promote conflict resolution internationally.
[INCORE Websit]
INCORE: About
Retrieved on 21 November 2006. The
Transitional Justice Institute
The Ulster University's Transitional Justice Institute (TJI), is a law-led multidisciplinary research institute of Ulster University which is physically located at the Jordanstown, and Magee campuses. It was created in 2003, making it the first a ...
is based at both the Magee and Jordanstown campuses.
Provost
The principal academic post at the campus is the
provost. Professor
Thomas G Fraser was provost from 2002 to 2006, succeeded by Professor Jim Allen. In 2011, Professor Deirdre Heenan was appointed to the post in 2011, following the retirement of Professor Allen. She was replaced by Dr Malachy O'Neil in 2016
History
The Magee Campus gained its name from
Martha Magee, the widow of a
Presbyterian minister, who, in 1845, bequeathed £20,000 to the
Presbyterian Church of Ireland to found a college for theology and the arts.
[''History of Magee College'' a]
UU Library website
. Retrieved on 28 August 2006.
[Union Theological College website]
Retrieved on 31 December 2016.
[Epitaph, 1845. Martha Magee's memorial at a cemetery in Lurgan reads, ''"The Rev Wm. Magee Minister of the Presbyterian Church Lurgan, died 9 June 1800. At the demise of Mrs Martha Magee, about £60,000 to the Irish Presbyterian Church including £20,000 for the establishment of a college." ]
History from Headstones
retrieved on 31 August 2006.
It opened in 1865 primarily as a
theological college
A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...
, but accepted students from all denominations to study a variety of subjects.
It was a college of the
Royal University of Ireland from 1880 and later became associated with the
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
, motto_lang = la
, motto_English = It will last i ...
when the Royal University was dissolved in 1909 and replaced by the
National University of Ireland
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.
The Irish Roman Catholic bishops had in 1871 implemented a general ban on Catholics entering Trinity College, with few exceptions. This ban remained in place until it was rescinded by the Catholic Bishops of Ireland in 1970. By that time, Magee College had severed its links with TCD, as set out below.
World War II: Royal Navy
During
World War II
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, the college was taken over by
The Admiralty
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for
Royal Navy
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operational use, becoming with
Ebrington Barracks
Ebrington Barracks was a military installation on the east bank of the River Foyle in Derry, Northern Ireland.
History
The present barracks, named after Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington (later Earl Fortescue), were built on the site in 1841 ...
(), a major facility in the
Battle of the Atlantic
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. A 2013 BBC report describes a secret major control bunker, later buried beneath the lawns of the college. From 1941 this bunker, part of
Base One Europe, together with similar bunkers in
Derby House, Liverpool, and
Whitehall
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was used to control one million Allied personnel and fight the
Nazi
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U-boat
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threat.
On 14 September 2013 Magee hosted the 23rd International
Loebner Prize Contest in Artificial Intelligence based on
The Turing Test
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.
Julian Peck's (who resided at Prehen House in
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
) mother, Lady
Winifred Peck (née Knox), was a sister of
Dilly Knox who directed the code breaking at Bletchley Park. Sir
Harry Hinsley OBE
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
was Director of Studies at
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
to Professor Robert Gavin, a former Provost of Magee.
Dame Alice
Rosemary Murray
Dame Alice Rosemary Murray, (28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was an English chemist and educator. She was instrumental in establishing New Hall, Cambridge, now Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, and was the first woman to hold the office of Vic ...
, the first female Vice-Chancellor of
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
, who also sat on the
Lockwood Committee (1963–65) which recommended the closure of Magee as well as the location of Northern Ireland's 2nd University being Coleraine (February 1965), from which she was later awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) Honorary Degree (1972), was stationed at
Base One Europe as
WRNS Chief Officer and responsible for the welfare of 5,600 Wrens stationed at Londonderry.
Postwar
In 1953, Magee Theological College separated from the remainder of the college, eventually moving to
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
in a 1978 merger that formed
Union Theological College
''This page is about a college in Northern Ireland. For institutions with similar names, see Union Theological Seminary and Union School of Theology''
, mottoeng = ''“Buy the truth and sell it not”'' (taken from Proverbs 23:23)
, establi ...
.
[Presbyterian Church in Ireland Press Release, 200]
''Presbyterian College Celebrates 150 Years''
. Retrieved on 28 August 2006.
Also in 1953, Magee College broke its links with Dublin and became ''Magee University College''. It was hoped by groups led by the
University for Derry Committee
{{EngvarB, date=March 2020
The University for Derry Committee or University for Derry Action Committee was a group campaigning for the New University of Ulster to be located in the city of Derry.
Background
In 1963, John Lockwood was commissioned ...
that this
university college
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would become Northern Ireland's second university after
Queen's University of Belfast
, mottoeng = For so much, what shall we give back?
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, established =
, closed =
, type = Public research university
, parent = ...
. However, in the 1960s, following the recommendations in
the Lockwood Report by
Sir John Lockwood, Master of
Birkbeck College
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, London and former
Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
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, the
Stormont Parliament
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made a controversial decision to pass it over in favour of a new university in Coleraine. Instead it was incorporated into the two-campus
New University of Ulster in 1969.
The next fourteen years saw the college halve in size, while development focused on the main Coleraine campus.
In 1984, the New University merged with the Ulster Polytechnic, and Magee became the early focus of development of a new four-campus university, the
University of Ulster
sco, Ulstèr Universitie
, image = Ulster University coat of arms.png
, caption =
, motto_lang =
, mottoeng =
, latin_name = Universitas Ulidiae
, established = 1865 – Magee College 1953 - Magee Un ...
.
Student and faculty numbers recovered and grew rapidly over the next ten to fifteen years, accompanied by numerous construction projects.
Magee grew from just 273 students in 1984 to over 4000 undergraduates in 2012. In 2012, the University continued to lobby the
Northern Ireland Executive for an additional 1000 full-time undergraduate places, leading to 6000 students at Magee in 2017.
[6000 students includes 4000 in 2012, 1000 additional without government permission, and 1000 lobbied for from the Northern Ireland Executive.] In October 2014 the University of Ulster was rebranded as Ulster University.
Timeline
*1845 – Foundation endowment from Martha Magee.
*1865 – Magee College opened.
*1880 – Magee College joined the new
Royal University of Ireland.
*1909 – Royal University dissolved. Government funding greatly reduced.
Magee College became an autonomous university college, with students completing their degrees at Trinity College, Dublin.
*1953 – Magee University College received major government grant funding for the first time.
*1969 – Magee University College merged with the
New University of Ulster.
*1978 – Magee Theological College closed, merging with Assembly's College to form Union Theological College in Belfast.
*1984 – New University merged with the
Ulster Polytechnic
sco, Ulstèr Universitie
, image = Ulster University coat of arms.png
, caption =
, motto_lang =
, mottoeng =
, latin_name = Universitas Ulidiae
, established = 1865 – Magee College 1953 - Magee Un ...
, Jordanstown, to form the University of Ulster.
*2014 – Rebranded name to Ulster University.
Historical notes
*
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English Reform movement, social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during t ...
visited Magee College on 31 May 1867.
* The Magee College bequest is mentioned on the founder's graveyard memorial in
Lurgan,
County Armagh
County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ...
, Northern Ireland, where her husband was a
minister.
Campus
The central feature of the campus is the original 1865 building. This is surrounded by Victorian red brick houses, and several modern buildings in red brick and glass, constructed since the formation of the University of Ulster.
The campus is used for education, but also as a convention centre. For example, Magee hosted the 2006
Tomo-Dachi
Tomo-Dachi was an anime convention based in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Starting in the summer of 2005, Tomo-Dachi was the first anime convention to run in Ireland.
The original venue was The Nerve Centre, on Magazine Street in the city centre of ...
convention.
;Timeline of recent construction
*1988 – Phase I building
*1989 – Carrickmore House, extension of main building
*1990 – Phase II library building
*1991 – Refurbished main building
*1992 – Extension of 3/4 College Avenue
*1993 – Strand Road student residence
*1995 – Phase III buildings (sports complex and informatics), Duncreggan Road student residences, floodlit all-weather sports ground
Tip O'Neill Chair
Based at Magee, the Tip O'Neill Chair in Peace Studies was established in commemoration of the former
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the U. ...
Thomas "Tip" O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
Jr. a well-known supporter of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The chair was inaugurated by the former President of the United States,
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
in 1995.
Currently funded by The Ireland Funds the chair was held by the Nobel Peace Laureate,
John Hume from 2002 to 2009. Under the tenure of Professor Hume Magee hosted a series of guest lectures involving key national and international policy-makers.
*
Mitchell Reiss
Mitchell B. Reiss (born June 12, 1957) is an American diplomat, academic, and business leader who served as the 8th President and CEO of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the 27th president of Washington College and in the United States Depa ...
, United States Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, 2006
*John Kerry, United States Senator, 2006
*Garret Fitzgerald, former Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, 2005
*Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Senator, 2004
*Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General, 2004
*Romano Prodi, EU Commission President, 2004
*Pat Cox, MEP and President of the European Parliament, 2004
*Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and President of the European Council, 2003
*Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, 2003
*Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France, 2003
Notable alumni
Year of
matriculation is given, if known.
*
Gregory Campbell, 1982
*
Mark Durkan
Mark Durkan (born 26 June 1960) is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from November 2001 to October 2002, and the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour ...
, Deputy First Minister of the
Northern Ireland Executive, c.1980s
*Dill Macky, founder of
The Scots College
, motto_translation = O that we may be worthy of our forefathers
, location = Bellevue Hill, Eastern Suburbs, Sydney
, country = Australia
, type = Independent single-sex primary a ...
school in Sydney, 1866
*
Brooke Scullion
Brooke Scullion (born 31 March 1999), sometimes performing under the mononym Brooke, is an Irish singer. She was a contestant on series 9 of ''The Voice UK'', finishing in third place. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 ...
, Irish entry to the
2022 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ...
, 2020.
Honorary graduates
Notable figures have received honorary degrees in graduations hosted by Magee.
*Rt Hon Lord Ashdown (
Paddy Ashdown), former Liberal Democrat Leader and former UN High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2006
*
Amanda Burton, actor, 2002
*
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
, then President of the United States, 1995
*
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...
, United States Senator, 2004
*
Enya
Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...
, Irish singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter, 2007
*
Gary Lightbody, Musician, 2012
*
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea ( ; born 31 October 1946) is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as ''V for Vendetta'', ''Michael Collins'', ''Interview with the Vampire'' and ''Breakfast on Pluto''. Rea was nominated for the Academy Award ...
, actor, 2004
*
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson; 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001–2010), Marnie Stonebrook in the fourth season of the HBO serie ...
, actor, 2004
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Sir Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...
, actor, 2013
[BBC News, 2013]
3 February 2013. Retrieved on 19 July 2020.
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File:Magee College at Night.jpg, Magee at Night
File:Library Building at Magee.jpg, Library Building
File:Magee Main Building.jpg, Main Building
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