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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks to the two people who have responded to this. If anyone else has any Middle Eastern research connections, please let me know by Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Gabrielle<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"> Gabrielle Weir <gabrielle.weir@strath.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 31 August 2022 09:42<br>
<b>To:</b> Academic Staff (academic@phys.strath.ac.uk) <academic@phys.strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Academic connections with the Middle East <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:inherit">The Faculty is setting up a Middle East Collaboration Forum which is being established to support the University's work in that region. The forum will cover all aspects of the University’s operations,
e.g. teaching, research, industry engagement, student recruitment etc with a view to sharing information on activity taking place, identifying areas for synergy and potential strategic opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:inherit">If you are currently engaged in any activity in the Middle East could you please send me some brief bullet points? I will collate these for the Faculty to feed into the first meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:inherit">Please send me a brief summary of any activity by Wednesday 7 September.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gabrielle<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Gabrielle Weir</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Physics Department Manager</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Faculty of Science | University of Strathclyde</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">t: +44 (0)141 548 3267 | e: </span><a href="https://nemo.strath.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=zMXfEWhyIaoQxmwJxBsGyR_zt2eSPbsKFKmQ5_imp9YgUFUleyvWCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAZwBhAGIAcgBpAGUAbABsAGUALgBsAC4AdwBlAGkAcgBAAHMAdAByAGEAdABoAC4AYQBjAC4AdQBrAA..&URL=mailto%3agabrielle.l.weir%40strath.ac.uk"><span style="color:#0563C1">gabrielle.weir@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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