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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Doctoral Researchers Group <doctoralresearchers-group@strath.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 17 October 2019 13:38<br>
<b>To:</b> Aileen Alexander <aileen.alexander@strath.ac.uk>; Maureen Leonard <m.b.leonard@strath.ac.uk>; Jacqueline Brown <j.brown@strath.ac.uk>; contact-civeng <contact-civeng@strath.ac.uk>; Pamela Peacock <pamela.peacock@strath.ac.uk>; Elaine Black <elaine.black@strath.ac.uk>;
MAE-R@strath.ac.uk; Susan Pawson <susan.pawson@strath.ac.uk>; Helen Larmour <helen.larmour@strath.ac.uk>; HaSS Graduate School <hass-postgrad@strath.ac.uk>; Julie Sobocinski <julie.sobocinski@strath.ac.uk>; Irene Spencer <irene.spencer@strath.ac.uk>; Audrey
McKinnon <audrey.mckinnon@strath.ac.uk>; Roslyn Nimmo <roslyn.nimmo@strath.ac.uk>; Grace Tedman <grace.tedman@strath.ac.uk>; sbs-pgrsupport <sbs-pgrsupport@strath.ac.uk>; Lorna Carlaw <lorna.carlaw@strath.ac.uk>; Fiona McIntosh <fiona.mcintosh@strath.ac.uk>;
Stephanie Cassidy <stephanie.cassidy@strath.ac.uk>; Elaine Monteith <elaine.monteith@strath.ac.uk>; Christina MacLean <christina.maclean@strath.ac.uk>; Jean Nelson <jean.nelson@strath.ac.uk>; Angela Brown <angela.brown@strath.ac.uk>; dmem-adminteam <dmem-adminteam@strath.ac.uk>;
Arch-Enquiries <architecture@strath.ac.uk>; Lauren Byars <lauren.byars@strath.ac.uk>; eng-admissions <eng-admissions@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Matthew Alexander <matthew.j.alexander@strath.ac.uk>; Sarah Edwards <sarah.m.edwards@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PGR Reps Election for the academic year 2019/2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Dear all,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Hope this email finds you well. I know it is a quite busy time of the semester welcoming the new PhD students to the university and their departments but
just a quick reminder to <b>inform your PGR students (new and current) that they have the opportunity to represent their department and get their voice heard.</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">As an action point on the ELIR Meeting, the Doctoral Researchers Group worked closely with the SDS management board and the student union the past academic
year towards the following:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ensure consistency among PGR representation system and structure across the university<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2F5496;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Provide sufficient and customised training for all the new PGR reps – Planned to be delivered next month<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2F5496;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hold regular elections of PGR representatives at the start of each academic year (same as undergraduate elections)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#2F5496;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Foster the right for all registered students to stand for election for the representation role in their department &/or Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#4472C4;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">If an election is not possible, volunteers may be appointed to the role of department &/or faculty representatives<b> with the agreement of the group of students that they will represent.</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#4472C4;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Departments/Schools should ensure they have at least one rep for every 40 - 50 students, up to a maximum of 4 reps in the department.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Just to note that if the previous PGR rep is still interested in representing the department for the new academic year, they still need to follow the procedure
of expressing their interest to the rest of their colleagues and run elections fairly between all volunteers for the Rep Role.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">It was highlighted in the PGR induction for new students last Thursday, that departmental rep roles are now open to all students if they are interested
to volunteer and were advised to respond to the email they will receive from their departmental PGR administrator.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Just to highlight that faculty rep roles are still vacant for HASS and the business school.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">It would be really helpful if you can get back to us with the
<b>names and email addresses</b> for the new reps by the <b>30<sup>th</sup> of October</b>, so we can start contacting the reps and organise their<b> training in November.</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Your help and support are much appreciated on this matter.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Have a great day
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