Mr Chesters, 28, was a PhD student at Hull University and was living in Leeds.

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Hull University expert Prof Lynne Frostick said flooding remained a threat despite investment in drainage and pumping stations.

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In 2010, Hull City Council commissioned the report from an independent body chaired by Tom Coulthard, professor of physical geography at Hull University.

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Larkin, who lived in Hull for 30 years before his death in 1985, combined a celebrated writing career with his role as librarian at Hull University.

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When the rescue squad, led by Sir William Taylor, a former head of Hull University, was sent in, it was told to look to neighbouring institutions for help.

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Francess' work is currently on show the University of Hull, sponsored by WISE (Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation) University of Hull, Women with Cameras and the Black History Partnership.

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The 70-year-old left Egypt in 1968 and studied economics at the University of Hull.

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Researchers at the University of Hull have also been looking at this drug.

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Dr Michael Nolan, a senior lecturer at the University of Hull Business School, said a national economy was a "sum of its parts" and different areas could experience vastly different economic fortunes.

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