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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A couple of notices regarding undergraduate summer projects/internships which may be of interest :</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">- The Henry Royce Institute (of which Strathclyde is an associate partner) has issued a call for summer projects/internships in 2025 (thanks to Carol for flagging this)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><a href="https://www.royce.ac.uk/internship-scheme/internship-2025/" id="LPlnk655991" class="elementToProof OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.royce.ac.uk/internship-scheme/internship-2025/</a></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The 2025 scheme covers projects that fall under the following categories:</span></p>
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<li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Research projects</b>: Royce support for projects led by post-doctoral and early-career researchers. These projects should involve novel research, innovation, and experimentation in materials science.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Technical projects</b>: Royce support for projects led by a member of technical or experimental staff. These projects should explore the development of kit, facilities, and techniques, or focus on the delivery of experimental
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<div class="elementToProof"><b>Outreach projects</b>: Royce support for projects led by academics, technical or professional staff. These projects should lead on the development of schools’ outreach, science communication, or public engagement activities in
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Deadline : 20<sup>th</sup> January 2025</div>
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Applications are made by staff and then successful applications advertised to students. If interested, please get in touch. </div>
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- Also, please note that the deadline for the Rank Prize summer project scheme is 20<sup>th</sup> January 2025 - this is significantly earlier than in previous years. Details at</div>
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<a href="https://www.rankprize.org/grants/undergrad-vacation-grant/" id="LPlnk421790" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.rankprize.org/grants/undergrad-vacation-grant/</a></div>
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and on the <a href="https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=16846" id="LPlnk697870" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=16846">
Physics summer project MyPlace page</a>.</div>
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<p>Dr. Gordon Robb</p>
<p>Department of Physics & SUPA</p>
<p>University of Strathclyde</p>
<p>John Anderson Building</p>
<p>107 Rottenrow</p>
<p>Glasgow, G4 0NG,</p>
<p>Scotland, U.K.</p>
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