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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Strathclyde is involved with the VisNET EPSRC Inclusion Matters project aimed at remodelling
 the implicit rules of networking and collaborations in STEM academia.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">They are particularly keen to attract representatives from industry,<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><b>including
 in the area of new energy, precision medicine, synthetic biology, aerospace and water and sanitation.</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The invitation (see below) is also open to both established and early career academics
 who may be in their first academic position. There is capacity for around 100 potential collaborators<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>to<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>attend.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
   Also attending will be a cohort of female post-doc researchers who are looking to build new collaborations at the event (they are the focus of the research project).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 is either an industry representative or member of academic staff and would be keen to engage at the event as a collaborator. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">You are invited to the VisNET Collaboration Event taking place 24/25th October at Glasgow Women’s Library.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">        <span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">visNET
 is an EPSRC Inclusion Matters project aimed at remodelling the implicit rules of networking and collaborations in STEM academia.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 visNET leadership programme comprises 30 talented post-doctoral researchers working in fields including new energy, precision medicine, synthetic biology, aerospace and water and sanitation.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 innovative networking event is a unique opportunity to build new collaborations with these future leaders of Science and Engineering and to grow your networks.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">        <span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">Come
 to discuss pressing research needs or emerging interests or even to give serendipity a chance.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">        <span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">The
 event is free of charge and any collaboration that begins at the event will be supported by visNET.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 will also be opportunity to find out more about how to work with the three Universities involved, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Strathclyde, and funding sources available.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">And register to attend (select one day) here,<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://event.bookitbee.com/23750/visnet-collaboration-event"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">https://event.bookitbee.com/23750/visnet-collaboration-event</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">In addition, there is a networking meal sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry at West on the Green from 6pm on Thursday, places are on a first come basis,
 please provide your meal selection on the Book it Bee if you’d like to attend.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">We look forward to welcoming you at the event.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">Helen Mulvana & Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E75B6">VisNET<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Senior Lecturer / Chancellor’s Fellow</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Department of Biomedical Engineering</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">e:<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:helen.mulvana@strath.ac.uk"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#954F72">helen.mulvana@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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