{"id":79309,"date":"2025-07-08T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=79309"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:54:35","slug":"post-doctoral-fellows-arid-region-water-research-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/post-doctoral-fellows-arid-region-water-research-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Doctoral Fellows | Arid Region Water Research Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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