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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Message sent on behalf of Gail McConnell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please see below details of the next MRC Equipment Funding call and internal assessment process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">G.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Jonathan Scott <<a href="mailto:jonathan.s.scott@strath.ac.uk">jonathan.s.scott@strath.ac.uk</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 31 March 2022 08:05<br>
<b>To:</b> Luke Chamberlain <<a href="mailto:luke.chamberlain@strath.ac.uk">luke.chamberlain@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Gail McConnell <<a href="mailto:g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk">g.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Adam Kleczkowski <<a href="mailto:a.kleczkowski@strath.ac.uk">a.kleczkowski@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
Ian Ruthven <<a href="mailto:ian.ruthven@strath.ac.uk">ian.ruthven@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Helen Mulvana <<a href="mailto:helen.mulvana@strath.ac.uk">helen.mulvana@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Paul Mulheran <<a href="mailto:paul.mulheran@strath.ac.uk">paul.mulheran@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
Grainne El Mountassir <<a href="mailto:grainne.elmountassir@strath.ac.uk">grainne.elmountassir@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Jillian MacBryde <<a href="mailto:jillian.macbryde@strath.ac.uk">jillian.macbryde@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Massimiliano Vasile <<a href="mailto:massimiliano.vasile@strath.ac.uk">massimiliano.vasile@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
Ashraf Salama <<a href="mailto:ashraf.salama@strath.ac.uk">ashraf.salama@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Evangelos Boulougouris <<a href="mailto:evangelos.boulougouris@strath.ac.uk">evangelos.boulougouris@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Athanasios Kolios <<a href="mailto:athanasios.kolios@strath.ac.uk">athanasios.kolios@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
Yvonne Perrie <<a href="mailto:yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk">yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Campbell Booth <<a href="mailto:campbell.d.booth@strath.ac.uk">campbell.d.booth@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Madeleine Grealy <<a href="mailto:m.grealy@strath.ac.uk">m.grealy@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
John Quigley <<a href="mailto:j.quigley@strath.ac.uk">j.quigley@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Paul Murray <<a href="mailto:paul.murray@strath.ac.uk">paul.murray@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Glenn Burley <<a href="mailto:glenn.burley@strath.ac.uk">glenn.burley@strath.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tim Bedford <<a href="mailto:tim.bedford@strath.ac.uk">tim.bedford@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Paul McKenna <<a href="mailto:paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk">paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Campbell Booth <<a href="mailto:campbell.d.booth@strath.ac.uk">campbell.d.booth@strath.ac.uk</a>>;
Fiona Edler <<a href="mailto:fiona.edler@strath.ac.uk">fiona.edler@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Phyllis Quinn <<a href="mailto:phyllis.quinn@strath.ac.uk">phyllis.quinn@strath.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> MRC Equipment funding opportunity - internal deadline 11th April 2022<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">Dear Directors of Research, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to invite you to highlight this call to your relevant colleagues for the submission of an Expression of Interest to MRC’s Mid-Range Equipment Scheme which has just been launched.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukri.org%2Fopportunity%2Fpurchase-mid-range-equipment-for-biomedical-research-mrc-equip%2F%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery&data=04%7C01%7Ccath.cheshire%40strath.ac.uk%7C27ad9ea86deb47b8210708da12f612ac%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637843145444419791%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Xki6tmdBmxFoS%2BmayQ9g9RILD9ty4UYzzxwndq2IM%2FQ%3D&reserved=0">Expression
of interest: purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equipment</a> (deadline for submission to MRC is Thursday 28<sup>th</sup> April 2022 16.00hrs, internal deadline is Monday 11<sup>th</sup> April 2022 16.00hrs).<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications are sought for mid-range equipment for research across
<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukri.org%2Fcouncils%2Fmrc%2Fremit-programmes-and-priorities%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ccath.cheshire%40strath.ac.uk%7C27ad9ea86deb47b8210708da12f612ac%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637843145444419791%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=aRZ68s9JC%2FmuXp7BwYItEFFq7q8jcijE8bfcQiWJwcs%3D&reserved=0">
MRC’s scientific areas</a> as follows: <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Award Range £100k - £800k including VAT (funded at 100% FEC)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Closing date for finalised Expressions of Interest (EOI) (submitted on Survey Monkey): Thursday 28th April 2022, 16.00hrs. Internal deadline Monday 11th April 2022
16.00hrs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The primary purpose of the equipment must be biomedical research. Applications from all scientific areas within MRC remit are eligible at this expression of interests
stage, but MRC reserve the right to focus the remit of the full funding opportunity to manage demand (e.g. limiting to certain technologies; imposing a limit on number of applications per research organisation).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Contributions from the host institution or institutions and other external sources are encouraged, but not mandatory.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">It is expected that awards would be made in quarter three 2022. Successful applicants need to complete their spending by 31 March 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>As an institution, we are keen to prioritise and strengthen potential submissions to this call via internal panel review. I would therefore be grateful if you could:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Inform
<a href="mailto:Jonathan.s.scott@strath.ac.uk">Jonathan.s.scott@strath.ac.uk</a> as soon as you can that you are preparing to submit an Expression of Interest.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Complete and return the attached form (based on the Survey Monkey EOI) by
</span>Monday 11<sup>th</sup> April 2022 16.00hrs to allow internal panel review, feedback and approval for submission.
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please feel free to circulate this to colleagues as appropriate.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jonathan <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Jonathan Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Project Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Research & Knowledge Exchange Services (RKES)<br>
University of Strathclyde, Graham Hills Building, 50 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1QE<br>
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Email: </span><a href="mailto:jonathan.s.scott@strath.ac.uk"><span style="color:#0070C0">jonathan.s.scott@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D">FOR CORONAVIRUS FAQs AND INFORMATION, FROM THE UNIVERSITY: </span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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