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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I am forwarding you this invitation to participate in a science communication competition run by the IOP. It would be fantastic if we could have some participants (and winners!) from Physics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Stefan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Professor Stefan Kuhr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of Department<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Strathclyde<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Physics<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><a href="mailto:Stefan.kuhr@strath.ac.uk"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#0563C1">Stefan.kuhr@strath.ac.uk</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Karen Haughian <karen.haughian@glasgow.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 07 March 2022 17:10<br>
<b>To:</b> Stefan Kuhr <stefan.kuhr@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> IOP 3MW science communication competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s1">Dear Professor Kuhr,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">I am co-ordinating the Scottish heat of the IOP 3MW science communication competition. The details of the event are described below. Would you be willing to advertise this event to your department? The competition is open to early career researchers
working in any physics-related subject, i.e. a researcher or member of a physics-focused project team (including those in business and/or industry) who is within the first 12 years of their career (allowing for career breaks) following the award of a first
degree.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">Karen</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">The IOP’s national 3 Minute Wonder (3MW) science-communication competition returns. 3MW challenges researchers or project team members working on physics-related problems in academia, business or industry to explain their work in just three
minutes; each participant pitching to a panel of established science communicators and an interested but non-specialist audience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">IOP Scotland are running a heat at 6pm on Tuesday 5th April 2022 in Glasgow. The winner will not only be featured in Physics World but will also compete again in the Grand Final (17 May 2022, Royal Institution) against the victors from all
the other IOP national and regional heats.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">Full information about the overall competition including the competition rules can be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iop.org%2F3mw&data=04%7C01%7Cstefan.kuhr%40strath.ac.uk%7C0a757721e2824367e7e108da005d5313%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637822698527238961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=p7fxRYu6ko18L6OxWZOnw%2BtHZPghcmkMCjn5D%2F8KQds%3D&reserved=0"><span class="s2">www.iop.org/3mw</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">Information specific to the Scottish heat including links to apply or to book an audience ticket: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iop.org%2Fevents%2F3-minute-wonder-scotland-heat&data=04%7C01%7Cstefan.kuhr%40strath.ac.uk%7C0a757721e2824367e7e108da005d5313%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637822698527238961%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=AReBoszbU%2FWgszP7MSlRV6Fp0%2B7M7vDyd1CnPNT5ewQ%3D&reserved=0"><span class="s2">https://www.iop.org/events/3-minute-wonder-scotland-heat</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="s1">Closing date for applications is 25th March 2022</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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