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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Due to popular demand, I am extending the deadline for updating project details to Thursday 26<sup>th</sup> July 2018. I hope to be able make available a draft list of projects to the 4<sup>th</sup> year students
at the beginning of August so that they may begin their selection process for project options.<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">Even if you are not able to send me complete project descriptions by Thursday, please inform me of your intention to update your set of projects so that they can be included in later revisions of the project
booklet.<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">Daniel.<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 lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Daniel Oi
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<b>Sent:</b> 28 June 2018 14:02<br>
<b>To:</b> academic@phys.strath.ac.uk; 'research@phys.strath.ac.uk' <research@phys.strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PH450: Call for Projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am beginning to prepare the project booklet for next year’s 4<sup>th</sup> Year Projects. In the first instance I shall assume that last year’s projects will run again [1]. Please notify me of any changes or additions by Friday 20<sup>th</sup>
July 2018. I attach a template Project Description Form for new and revised projects.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Each Academic and Senior Researcher should provide at least 3 project places (you may choose to allow multiple students one the same project). This does not mean you will necessarily be allocated the full amount as I shall load-balance
the projects assigned across supervisors and divisions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>New staff 1<sup>st</sup> supervisors should have a more experienced staff member as 2nd supervisor. The 1<sup>st</sup> supervisor should normally be an academic, senior research fellow, Chancellor Fellow or similar (i.e. if you are allowed
to supervise PhD students, you are able to be a 1st supervisor on an undergraduate project). The 2<sup>nd</sup> supervisor should be any of the previous or any post-doc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Students may discuss possible projects with potential supervisors over the Summer break. Subject to agreement between student, supervisor, and myself, a project can be allocated prior to the official project allocation week (see below),
removing them from the allocation pool.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Please note the following dates (indicative at this stage, TBC):<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Project Allocation Period: Welcome Week 10<sup>th</sup> – 14<sup>th</sup> September 2018, students to discuss projects and obtain signatures<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Nominal Project Start: Monday 17<sup>th</sup> September 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Project Talks: Mid-February 2019, over two consecutive Wednesdays from 1300 to 1730<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Project Report Due: End-March 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Project Vivas: During Second Semester Exam Period<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">NB: It is important that supervisors (1st and 2nd) be present at the project talks, and that the viva committee (primary supervisor, independent marker, chair) be available during the Viva period.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Please contact me if you have any queries.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Daniel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PH450 Co-ordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[1] Last Year’s Project Booklet idrive/Science/Physics/project/2017_2018/ PH450ProjectBooklet2017-18_v1.8.pdf<o:p></o:p></p>
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