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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just a reminder for those, who might be interested in the ITN scheme next year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Erling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">===============================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Professor Erling Riis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Head of Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Department of Physics,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tel: 0141-5483490<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Strathclyde University,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">John Anderson Building,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e-mail:
<a href="mailto:e.riis@strath.ac.uk">e.riis@strath.ac.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Glasgow, G4 0NG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Department is a partner in SUPA, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, number SC015263<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Fiona
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<b>Sent:</b> 03 May 2016 09:44<br>
<b>To:</b> Ian Ruthven; Sergey Kitaev; Michael Heath; Iain Stewart; Andrew Daley; Erling Riis; Robert Mulvey; John Murphy; Marie Boyd; Robin Plevin<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Peter Cormack; Robert Martin; Neil Ghani; Elaine Hurley<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Horizon 2020: Collaborative PhD Training through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) scheme<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As the results from the 2016 ITN Call come in, I am pleased to see that Strathclyde&#8217;s strong performance in this highly competitive scheme continues, with several new successful awards, and a success rate well
 above average.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We are already preparing for the January 2017 deadline, and have organised a SPIRAL session tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday 4<sup>th</sup> May, 2pm-5pm) which includes case studies from both a multi-partner network
 as well as a two-partner industrial doctorate, as well as a case study from one of our industrial partners.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The session will be a useful introduction for anyone new to the ITN scheme, as well as providing useful hints and tips to those colleagues already preparing a proposal, or planning to resubmit an unsuccessful
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks and best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Fiona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Fiona McKenna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">International Programmes Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Research &amp; Knowledge Exchange Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Spiral
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<b>Sent:</b> 20 April 2016 10:09<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Horizon 2020: Collaborative PhD Training through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) scheme<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We still have a limited number of places available on the following workshop:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Horizon 2020: Collaborative PhD Training through the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN) scheme<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>4<sup>th</sup> May, 2-5pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Participants will gain an overview of the opportunities available under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN scheme, as well as a detailed understanding of the key considerations involved in the planning, writing and
 submitting of a proposal, and hints and tips from successful Strathclyde grantees.&nbsp; Strathclyde has been particularly successful in the ITN scheme &#8211; with 10 ITNs funded under the first two calls in Horizon 2020. With a Strathclyde success rate in 2015 of almost
 25%, significantly above the 6.8% average for the 2015 call, this session allows colleagues to tap into the considerable expertise of existing Strathclyde ITN grantholders.&nbsp; You can book your place here:&nbsp;
<a href="https://bookings.strath.ac.uk/Home/Course/2306">https://bookings.strath.ac.uk/Home/Course/2306</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Graham Hills Building
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">40 George Street, Glasgow, &nbsp;G1 1QE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: 0141 548 4810&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax: 0141 548 4565<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:spiral@strath.ac.uk">spiral@strath.ac.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/learninganddevelopment/">http://www.strath.ac.uk/hr/spiral/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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