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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear Colleagues, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I would like to
strongly encourage you to
<b>take part in the Culture, Employment and Development in
Academic Research Survey (CEDARS) 2021</b> which will run
until 31st May 2021.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The survey gathers
the anonymous views and experiences of research and
academic/professorial staff across the UK. It will provide
valuable information on how we can improve the research
experience for Strathclyde's research and academic community,
as well as informing direct actions in the context of the
University's implementation of the Researcher Development
Concordat.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Your input is
therefore very important and much appreciated by the
University as well as the Department.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">To find out more
about the survey and take part, please click on the
following link:
<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fview.pagetiger.com%2Fcedars-survey%2F2021&data=04%7C01%7Cpaul.mckenna%40strath.ac.uk%7C118389be2a5549651f8708d91515da6f%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637564005877926090%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=L7s5JvRL%2BmAlISwJSCjbDIUbctZfEvple609pOFEpyE%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://view.pagetiger.com/cedars-survey/2021" shash="lkld8jtdt7wk2BvRSlw42QohaD/66HdoBYZlzygYVVQrICODuR8bALP04kBNgkkr35IalEzXuOpwQuSqghCKr9hg/bspiOjM9j/l5ypVvVEUzvusq6MY/y1hYaPDUamxWI7sfP0uyCqrU1LhOQKeB/VPrUD2SzpX+akoRXrEbLU=" target="_blank" title="Original URL:
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https://view.pagetiger.com/cedars-survey</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It should take
approximately 20 minutes or less to complete the online
questionnaire.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Finally, please
also encourage the research staff members in your team to
participate in CEDARS.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> It is considered very
important that we receive a diverse and wide range of views
from across all staff levels.</span><span style="font-size:
12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you and best
regards</span></p>
<p>Paul</p>
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Prof. Paul McKenna FRSE
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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