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    See information below regarding EPSRC Doctoral Prize. May be of
    interest to those of you who have or know of a strong EPSRC-funded
    PhD student who is expected to submit in early 2020. The prize
    provides 1 year of salary.<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-forward-container">Submission deadline is 5pm,
      Tuesday, 10th March 2020.<br>
      <br>
      Gordon<br>
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            <td>[Postgrad] FW: Sent on Behalf of Deputy Associate
              Principal (R&KE), Professor Billy Kerr - EPSRC
              Doctoral Prize</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:14:02 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>Audrey McKinnon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:audrey.mckinnon@strath.ac.uk"><audrey.mckinnon@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td>'<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:postgrad@phys.strath.ac.uk">postgrad@phys.strath.ac.uk</a>'
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:postgrad@phys.strath.ac.uk"><postgrad@phys.strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear All<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">Please see
            important information below.<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">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Audrey<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
                  style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span
                style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-US">
                Researcher Enhancement Service
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> 18 November 2019 10:00<br>
                <b>To:</b> '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk">sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>' <<a
                  href="mailto:sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                '<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk">eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>' <<a
                  href="mailto:eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                Robert Martin <<a
                  href="mailto:r.w.martin@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">r.w.martin@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                Bernard Conway <<a
                  href="mailto:b.a.conway@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">b.a.conway@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                John Quigley <<a href="mailto:j.quigley@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">j.quigley@strath.ac.uk</a>><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> William Kerr <<a
                  href="mailto:w.kerr@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">w.kerr@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                Carol Brady <<a href="mailto:c.brady@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">c.brady@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                Elaine Hurley <<a
                  href="mailto:elaine.hurley@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">elaine.hurley@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
                Angela Brown <<a
                  href="mailto:angela.brown@strath.ac.uk"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">angela.brown@strath.ac.uk</a>><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Sent on Behalf of Deputy Associate
                Principal (R&KE), Professor Billy Kerr - EPSRC
                Doctoral Prize<br>
                <b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#002060"
                lang="EN-US">Sent on Behalf of Deputy Associate
                Principal (R&KE), Professor Billy Kerr<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear
            Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Please draw
              this announcement to the attention of your eligible PhD
              students.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">We are pleased
            to announce a call for the
            <b>‘EPSRC Doctoral Prize’ </b>funded by the EPSRC Doctoral
            Training Partnership.  The prize funds a 1 year salary for
            an outstanding researcher to further develop their research
            activities following completion of PhD studies.  Candidates
            must have had EPSRC funding for their PhD programme and must
            have successfully completed their PhD <i>
              viva voce</i> exam and submitted the final version of the
            thesis by the start of the Doctoral Prize project
            (approximately between May and October 20</span><span
            style="color:#1F497D">20</span><span style="color:#002060">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">When assessing
            the applications the Panel will be looking for evidence of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
            style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span><span
            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif;color:#002060">        
          </span><span style="color:#002060">the excellence of the
            researcher; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
            style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span><span
            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif;color:#002060">        
          </span><span style="color:#002060">the quality of the research
            proposed;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span
            style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span><span
            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif;color:#002060">        
          </span><span style="color:#002060">how this research is
            substantively new and different from the candidate’s PhD
            work; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
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            style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span><span
            style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif;color:#002060">        
          </span><span style="color:#002060">the role of the proposed
            research in advancing the career prospects of the applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Candidates
            should complete and submit the application form found on the
          </span><a
href="https://moss.strath.ac.uk/rkesportal/Research/SitePages/PGR%20funding.aspx"
            moz-do-not-send="true">R&KE Portal,</a><span
            style="color:#002060"> alongside all additional requested
            supporting documents.  The submission deadline is
            <b>5pm,</b></span><b><span style="color:#1F497D"> Tuesday,</span><span
              style="color:#002060"> 1</span><span style="color:#1F497D">0</span><sup><span
                style="color:#002060">th</span></sup><span
              style="color:#002060"> March 20</span><span
              style="color:#1F497D">20</span><span style="color:#002060">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Billy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="DE">==============================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"
            lang="DE">Professor William J. Kerr BSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC,
            FRSE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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