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n></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian Whitfield (Engineering, <a href="mailto:ian.whitfield@strath.ac.uk">ian.whitfield@strath.ac.uk</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Many thanks in advance for your help in promoting this initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best wishes <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Claire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Claire Nimmo (<span style='color:black'>née</span> Jackson)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Researcher Development Manager<br>Research and Knowledge Exchange Services <br>University of Strathclyde Room&nbsp;313 Graham Hills Building 50 George Street Glasgow G1 1QE<br>Tel: 0141 548 5922<br>Email: <a href="mailto:claire.nimmo@strath.ac.uk">claire.nimmo@strath.ac.uk</a>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Like our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StrathRDP"><span style='color:#1F497D'>Facebook</span></a> page to be in with a chance of winning a £150 voucher!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Researcher Development Programme: <a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/rdp">http://www.strath.ac.uk/rdp</a> <br>Research &amp; Knowledge Exchange Services: <a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/rkes">www.strath.ac.uk/rkes</a> <br>R&amp;KE Portal: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/rkeportal">www.strath.ac.uk/rkeportal</a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>International Portal: <a href="https://moss.strath.ac.uk/internationalisation" title="https://moss.strath.ac.uk/internationalisation">https://moss.strath.ac.uk/internationalisation</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=185 height=126 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CE86EB.2135E5E0" alt="Description: cid:image005.png@01CC6D71.D7FFF670">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.athenaswan.org.uk/" title="&quot;Athena Swan&quot; t "><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#336666;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=95 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE86EB.2135E5E0" alt="http://www.strath.ac.uk/media/ps/humanresources/equalityanddiversity/Athena_Swan_Bronze_Award.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=189 height=91 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image012.jpg@01CE86EF.4A2E0A00" alt="THE Uni of the Year Logo">&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Follow us on facebook and twitter and keep up-to-date with all the <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Researcher Development Programme news and events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://twitter.com/StrathRDP"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=473 height=93 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.png@01CE86EB.2135E5E0" alt="twitter StrathRDP"></span></a><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263.</span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or p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