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+username: akila
+name: Akila
+nick_name: Akila
+image: '/images/members/akila.jpg'
+position: UROPS Student
+---
+**BSc**     /    National University of Singapore
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+<br/>
+
+I enjoy the outdoors and learning about anything
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