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<td>FW: BBSRC Grant Challenge - 24 April 2013 deadline</td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
<td>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:51:08 +0000</td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
<td>Rein Ulijn <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rein.ulijn@strath.ac.uk"><rein.ulijn@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
<td>Duncan Graham <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:duncan.graham@strath.ac.uk"><duncan.graham@strath.ac.uk></a>, John
Jeffers <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:john.jeffers@strath.ac.uk"><john.jeffers@strath.ac.uk></a>, Michael Heath
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:m.heath@strath.ac.uk"><m.heath@strath.ac.uk></a>, Neil Ghani
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:neil.ghani@strath.ac.uk"><neil.ghani@strath.ac.uk></a>, William Harnett
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:w.harnett@strath.ac.uk"><w.harnett@strath.ac.uk></a>, Keith Mathieson
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:keith.mathieson@strath.ac.uk"><keith.mathieson@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">CC: </th>
<td>Iain Hunter <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:I.S.Hunter@strath.ac.uk"><I.S.Hunter@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Directors of
Research</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please find below
an invitation for academic staff to take part in a BBSRC Grant
Challenge- an effort to improve our submission and success
rates. <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">A number of staff
have been emailed directly about this opportunity. <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">There are likely
further people who would benefit and I would appreciate it if
you could alert them to this scheme and encourage them to join
in. <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">Best wishes<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">Rein <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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You have been identified as someone who might
be thinking about submitting a grant proposal to the <b>BBSRC</b>
for the next deadline of <b>24<sup>th</sup> of April</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As you might be aware, both submission and
success rates for BBSRC are currently poor for Strathclyde. We
intend to address this issue via ‘<b>Grant Challenge</b>’
scheme, a mechanism of deadlines, peer-to-peer support and low
level guidance. The Challenge mechanism has worked very well in
achieving the objective of grant submission (and grant success)
over the last summer period. Feedback suggested that deadlines
and peer support help to prioritise grant writing. Friendly
feedback in a group context has helped to improve the quality of
grants submitted. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The challenge scheme would involve working in
themed peer groups, with 3 intermediate deadlines, that help you
put the grant together in steps, while obtaining peer support at
each stage. If you are interested in taking part, please email
Josephine Dick (copied) <b>by February 22nd</b> and she will
keep you informed when dates become available.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to pass this message on to
additional colleagues who may benefit from this scheme. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof
Rein V Ulijn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Strathclyde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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