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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">*<b>sent on behalf of Thorsten</b>*
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">I am looking for propositions for the MSc projects this year, please. Interest seems to be quite distributed covering all groups of the department but there is quite a demand for quantum related projects this year
as the Quantum Tech. Expectation is that every academic is supplying a project either directly or via a research assistant. The Teaching Committee approved that if no MSc project is provided without reason, a project from the UG list (attached) will be included
in the PGT prospect.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Please supply the project descriptions on the attached template to Melanie <<a href="mailto:melanie.taylor@strath.ac.uk">melanie.taylor@strath.ac.uk</a>>, till
<b>28/01/2025.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">If you want to reoffer one of the projects from the UG list, just provide the reference number from the list.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">You can agree with a student on a bespoke project till then and even later, but any project which is in the project booklet must then be distributed centrally.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tentative timeline is<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> 27/05/2025: project start, literature review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> 09/06/2025 (TBC): start of supervised work after
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">progression decision of the first PGT board</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">20/06/2025: initial literature review due (formative)</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">24/07/2025 (TBC): progress review workshop, 8 min talk (formative)</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">04/08/2025: structure of report due (formative)</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">11/08/2025: 10 pages of report due for feedback (formative)<br>
</span><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">·</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">18/08/2025: report due</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·</span>
<span lang="EN-US">25/08-5/09/2025: vivas and talks. Be prepared that due to scheduling constraints or delays in project, assessment might extend later.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Thank you very much for providing project opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Thorsten<o:p></o:p></p>
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