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<p>Dear All,</p>
<p>I've just received confirmation that, following additional
justification provided over the weekend, our essential
laboratory-based research activities have now been approved by the
Executive Team to continue during Level 4 restrictions (subject to
the risk assessments, monitoring and controls on occupancy etc.,
that are already in place).</p>
<p>If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in
touch. <br>
<br>
Best regards,</p>
<p>Paul<br>
</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 22/11/2020 21:53, Paul McKenna
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear All,</p>
<p>A quick update regarding laboratory research activity during
Level 4 restrictions. <br>
</p>
<p>Late on Friday the University received additional guidance from
the Scottish Government on essential work permitted in
laboratories and research facilities in areas subject to
protection Level 4. Following this, over the weekend the Faculty
and departments received requests to submit additional detail
and justification for keeping essential research activities
running over the next three weeks, which we have done earlier
today. These documents are being reviewed tonight and we expect
to get a response from the University Executive Team either late
tonight or early tomorrow. <br>
</p>
I'll be in touch again as soon as I know, but for now and until
we're told otherwise, I'm assuming that we can carry on with
essential research activities previously approved through RRDG.
Staff should be prepared to shut down equipment at relatively
short notice if instructed to do so tomorrow. Please also minimise
the number of researchers coming in to campus. Members of admin
staff and a many of our technical staff will be working from home
during Level 4. <br>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
<br>
Paul <br>
</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/11/2020 18:44, Paul McKenna
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear All,</p>
<p>You will have received the Principal’s Update message earlier
today that refers to the Level 4 restrictions that are coming
into effect in Glasgow and surrounding areas for the next
three weeks, starting from 6pm tomorrow. <br>
</p>
<p>My present understanding of what this means for our
Department is:</p>
<p><u>Teaching:</u> In Level 4, learning and teaching will be
online with an exception for the delivery of critical and
time-sensitive learning and assessment that cannot be
delivered remotely or postponed. This does not affect our
plans because we have already moved all of our teaching,
learning and assessment online for the rest of semester 1.</p>
<p><u>Research:</u> Only essential work should be carried out in
laboratories and research facilities under Level 4. The
University Executive Team, in consultation with the Scottish
Government, will decide what constitutes essential research.
This consultation is ongoing and we may not know the outcome
before the weekend or beginning of next week. Until otherwise
instructed, my advice is to proceed on the assumption that our
laboratory research activities previously approved by the RRDG
will continue, but be prepared to shut down equipment at
relatively short notice if instructed to do so tomorrow or
early next week. If you consider yourself that the research
activity you have planned is non-essential, then please
postpone it until the Level 4 restrictions are lifted.</p>
<p>The number of staff and PGRs in our buildings should be
minimised as far as possible in this three week period. I
therefore ask group leaders who are running experiments and
other laboratory-based research activities to plan those
activities in a way that minimises the number of researchers
and support staff that are required to come in. Needless to
say, but any research that can be carried out remotely should
be during this period.</p>
<p>I will also be liaising with line-managers of research
support staff to reduce their numbers on campus in the next
three weeks. <br>
</p>
<p>I will communicate any developments as soon as they are
known.</p>
<p>Thank you for your cooperation.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
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Prof. Paul McKenna
Head of Department
Department of Physics, SUPA,
University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow G4 0NG
U.K.
Tel: 0141-548-3132 (secretary) / 5712 (direct)
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk" moz-do-not-send="true">paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk</a>
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Prof. Paul McKenna
Head of Department
Department of Physics, SUPA,
University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow G4 0NG
U.K.
Tel: 0141-548-3132 (secretary) / 5712 (direct)
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk" moz-do-not-send="true">paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk</a>
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Prof. Paul McKenna
Head of Department
Department of Physics, SUPA,
University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow G4 0NG
U.K.
Tel: 0141-548-3132 (secretary) / 5712 (direct)
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk">paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk</a>
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