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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear all,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Michaela
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> PGR Funding RKES <rkes-pgrfunding@strath.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 26 November 2021 16:48<br>
<b>To:</b> Aileen Alexander <aileen.alexander@strath.ac.uk>; Gillian Boyd <gillian.boyd@strath.ac.uk>; Daniella Alvarenga <daniella.alvarenga@strath.ac.uk>; Carol McInnes <carol.b.mcinnes@strath.ac.uk>; Jacqueline Brown <j.brown@strath.ac.uk>; Morag McIntosh
<morag.mcintosh@strath.ac.uk>; Lesley Bell <lesley.j.bell@strath.ac.uk>; DMEM PGR Enquiries <dmem-pgr@strath.ac.uk>; Dorothy Evans <dorothy.evans@strath.ac.uk>; MAE-R@strath.ac.uk; Diane McArthur <d.mcarthur@strath.ac.uk>; Natalie Beveridge <natalie.beveridge@strath.ac.uk>;
Susan Pawson <susan.pawson@strath.ac.uk>; Gillian MacDougall <gillian.macdougall@strath.ac.uk>; Angela Anderson <angela.anderson@strath.ac.uk>; Mary McDougall <mary.mcdougall@strath.ac.uk>; Julie Sobocinski <julie.sobocinski@strath.ac.uk>; Irene Spencer <irene.spencer@strath.ac.uk>;
Mary McAuley <m.mcauley@strath.ac.uk>; Kirsten Munro <kirsten.munro@strath.ac.uk>; Michaela Graham <michaela.graham@strath.ac.uk>; Grace Tedman <grace.tedman@strath.ac.uk>; Carol Torrance <c.torrance@strath.ac.uk>; Lorraine Annand <lorraine.annand@strath.ac.uk>;
Laura Paterson <laura.c.paterson@strath.ac.uk>; Elaine Monteith <elaine.monteith@strath.ac.uk>; Lorna Carlaw <lorna.carlaw@strath.ac.uk>; Natalie Wilson <natalie.l.wilson@strath.ac.uk>; Kathleen Tyrrell <k.tyrrell@strath.ac.uk>; Deborah Campbell <D.campbell@strath.ac.uk>;
Gemma Wilson <gemma.wilson@strath.ac.uk>; weo-pgr <weo-pgr@strath.ac.uk>; Stephanie Cassidy <stephanie.cassidy@strath.ac.uk>; Sharon Locke <sharon.locke@strath.ac.uk>; Christina MacLean <christina.maclean@strath.ac.uk>; Maria Moran <maria.moran@strath.ac.uk>;
HaSS Graduate School <hass-postgrad@strath.ac.uk>; Ingrid Naismith <ingrid.naismith@strath.ac.uk>; Helen Larmour <helen.larmour@strath.ac.uk>; Jennifer MacKenzie <jennifer.mackenzie@strath.ac.uk>; Marianne Ballantyne <marianne.ballantyne@strath.ac.uk>; Maureen
Cooper <maureen.cooper@strath.ac.uk>; Lynn Morrison <l.morrison@strath.ac.uk>; Jackie Malloy <jackie.malloy@strath.ac.uk>; Sheila Campbell <sheila.campbell@strath.ac.uk>; Andrew Smith <drew.smith@strath.ac.uk>; Shirley Kirk <shirley.kirk@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PGR Leave Support Fund - Compassionate Leave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are pleased to announce that the PGR Leave Support Fund, launched in 2020/21, has now been expanded to include provision of Compassionate Leave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please find attached the updated Policy document, which has been approved by Senate and is effective as of the start of the 2021/22 academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please direct any colleagues and/or doctoral researchers enquiring about a period of student leave for any reason covered by the Fund to the PGR Funding Team's <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstrath.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2Frkes%2FSitePages%2FPGR-Leave-Support-Fund.aspx&data=04%7C01%7Cmichaela.graham%40strath.ac.uk%7Cb6111c46baa847e2b5fd08d9b0fc9221%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637735421091855791%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=4SeRvQrVag%2B4TijDR%2BWijsPLPPiAXMYCZemrBWYgZxM%3D&reserved=0" title="https://strath.sharepoint.com/sites/rkes/SitePages/PGR-Leave-Support-Fund.aspx" id="OWA8bc9d5e6-ba99-f2b7-4a5c-18fd62c20a9c">Portal
pages</a>, where the Policy and application form can be found.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We would appreciate if you could share this as widely as possible within your Departments to ensure that all doctoral researchers and supervisors are familiar with the provisions
should circumstances where they need to access the support arise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Any questions about the Fund and applying should be directed to the <a href="mailto:rkes-pgrfunding@strath.ac.uk" title="rkes-pgrfunding@strath.ac.uk">PGR Funding Team</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ciara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">Ciara McAvoy</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">PGR Studentships Officer</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">PGR Funding Team</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tel: 07393027581<br>
Email:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> <a href="mailto:c.mcavoy@strath.ac.uk" target="_blank">c.mcavoy@strath.ac.uk</a></span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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