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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Postdoc/Early Career Research Staff Lunchtime Forum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>6 August 2013, 11.30 – 13.30, Insight Institute, Collins Gallery (within the Collins Building)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This lunchtime meeting is for postdocs, research assistants and research fellows from a</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ll<span style='color:black'> </span>F<span style='color:black'>acult</span>ies<span style='color:black'>, school</span>s<span style='color:black'> </span>and<span style='color:black'> department</span>s<span style='color:black'> across the University of Strathclyde.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please come along to give us feedback, ideas and fresh thinking on how the university supports its research staff population. It will be a chance to meet some other researchers over a friendly and <b>informal lunch</b>. It will be hosted by Josephine Dick, </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>S<span style='color:black'>taff </span>D<span style='color:black'>evelopment </span>A<span style='color:black'>dviser and supported by Claire Nimmo, </span>R<span style='color:black'>esearcher </span>D<span style='color:black'>evelopment </span>M<span style='color:black'>anager from RKES, along with academic facilitators</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span><span style='color:black'> the Equality and Diversity Team & HR.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In particular we are looking for ideas on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>v<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>How we <b>mentor and support researchers</b> to build an independent research career<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>v<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>How the university should implement the *<b>Concordat for the Career Development of Researchers</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>v<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ways to improve <b>institutional support </b>in your knowledge exchange, <b>international</b> and public engagement activities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>v<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How to better inform and <b>keep you up-to-date</b> about UK-wide initiatives such as Athena Swan, the Concordat to Support Research Integrity and RCUK’s Pathways to Impact<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>v<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Any other <b>burning issues</b> that are relevant to research staff at the University of Strathclyde</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A lovely lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you’re planning to come along but also if you need to cancel your place so we don’t end up with lots of wasted food.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**Register to attend at:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><a href="https://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=ECFR"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>https://bookings.strath.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?course=ECFR</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**<span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you can’t make it but would like to give feedback or ideas please email Josephine Dick directly – </span><a href="mailto:josephine.dick@strath.ac.uk"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>josephine.dick@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>. Please also spread the word and encourage new research staff to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*The HR Excellence in Research Award recognises the commitment of organisations which have a robust and public implementation strategy for improving the career development and management of researchers. In the UK, this focuses on </span><a href="http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/505181/Concordat-to-Support-the-Career-Development-of-Researchers.html"><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.</span></a><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Josephine Dick <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Staff Development Adviser (Research Staff)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>