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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As discussed at the last Departmental Committee meeting, with a view to improving further, and in the light of low success rates in some areas, Faculty have asked
us to enhance pre-reviewing</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">of funding proposals. In addition, we have been asked that we keep adequate records of pre-reviewing activity, allowing Faculty to (i) ensure that pre-review is happening when
appropriate (ii) promote its effectiveness by being more aware of the results of pre-review and (iii) to keep track of who is spending time doing pre-review. The particular focus at this time is on submissions to UKRI and ensuring effective pre-review in these
cases. Submissions to other funders to be included where possible and as appropriate. In response to this, we proposed to Faculty the following for Physics:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt">a.<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The pre-review pool for Physics will be all Professors and Readers.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt">b.<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proposals should be submitted for pre-review three weeks in advance of the submission deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt">c.<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We will maintain a spreadsheet/database within the Department to capture (i) who pre-reviewed the proposal, (ii) date of review (returned to the applicant), and (iii) recommendations.
One of three outcomes is possible (A) No changes required; (B) Minor revision required, with no additional review; (C) Significant revision required, with additional review.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt">d.<span style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">All proposals (invited and responsive mode) with Physics-based PIs valued >£50k will be pre-reviewed, excepting consortium proposals for which appropriate
review by external partners is in place (in which case the details of the names of the external partners performing the review should be provided).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In practice, this means that the attached proforma should be completed and emailed to Kirsten and Gail at the same time as the CPM (the new Costing and Pricing Module
within FMS, that replaces pFACT) pre-review (i.e. before costing submission).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This applies for funding proposals to be submitted from 17<sup>th</sup> June, with pre-review commencing on 27<sup>th</sup> May.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">G.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Professor Gail McConnell<br>
Department of Physics<br>
University of Strathclyde<br>
107 Rottenrow<br>
Glasgow G4 0NG</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">United Kingdom<br>
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Tel: 00 44 141 548 4805<br>
Email: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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Professor Gail McConnell<br>
Centre for Biophotonics, SIPBS (office HW510)<br>
University of Strathclyde<br>
161 Cathedral Street<br>
Glasgow G4 0RE</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tel: 00 44 141 548 4805<br>
Email: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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