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Could I encourage equipment users to complete this survey ......
less than 10 mins needed!<br>
<br>
Rob<br>
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<td>Reminder: EPSRC Equipment Sharing Initiatives
Consultation</td>
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<td>Mon, 3 Sep 2012 11:17:04 +0100</td>
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<td>Nathanal Wand (EPSRC, Capabilty)
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<td>Robert Martin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:r.w.martin@strath.ac.uk"><r.w.martin@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Prof
Martin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This is a
reminder about the
online survey I sent to you a few weeks ago (see below)
regarding EPSRC
equipment sharing initiatives. Currently no replies from
your department have
been received, and the survey will close at the end of this
week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It would
therefore be helpful if
you could circulate the survey, again if you already have,
so the greatest
number of relevant responses can be received to inform EPSRC
strategy going
forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you again
for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Kind Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Nathaniel Wand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">EPSRC
Capability Delivery
– Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Phone: 01793
444297<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
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lang="EN-US"> Nathanal Wand (EPSRC, Capabilty) <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 09 August 2012 16:04<br>
<b>Subject:</b> EPSRC Equipment Sharing Initiatives
Consultation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Prof Martin,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EPSRC is currently carrying out a review of
its equipment
sharing initiatives, to ensure they fulfil the needs of the
research community.
As part of this it is undertaking an online consultation that
can be found
here: <span style="color:black"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/epsrc/esis">http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/epsrc/esis</a></span>
(along with more details of current initiatives).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Obviously it is important that the research
community as a whole
is consulted, and hence I am contacting you as a head of a
department that
currently holds a number of high value EPSRC grants, within
the Engineering or
Physical Sciences areas (the most relevant areas for equipment
sharing of this
type), and/or a department that has heavily used EPSRC
equipment sharing
initiatives in the past.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Although EPSRC supports a number of schemes
already, (and
for instance is committed to supporting the Engineering
Instrument Loan Pool (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.eip.rl.ac.uk/">http://www.eip.rl.ac.uk/</a>)
from the outcome
of the mid-range facilities review), it is important to ensure
that they still
provide the most appropriate services possible, as well as
identifying
important gaps in current provisions. Funding for equipment
from EPSRC is
available if a strategic requirement can be shown.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hence I would be grateful if you could pass
the survey on to
relevant researchers within your department. This is their
chance to shape
future EPSRC strategy and the scope of future initiatives, and
so I would
expect a large number of responses – if they have had
experiences of
research stalling due to lack of equipment or training then
this is their
chance to let EPSRC know, so EPSRC can do something about it.
If you are not
the right person to contact about this, then I would
appreciate it if you could
let me know. The survey will close on September 9<sup>th</sup>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t hesitate to get back to me
with any
questions you may have.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind Regards,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nathaniel Wand</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">EPSRC Capability Delivery – Engineering</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 01793 444297</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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