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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Dear all,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">I hope each of you are well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">This is just to point out that the deadline for the Doctoral Researcher Awards has been extended, and is now
<b>30 April 2020</b>. I would encourage students in their final year to consider applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">More information in the message below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Fabien<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">The 9th UK wide Doctoral Researchers Awards (DRA) competition is now accepting applications from young researchers. This year, our main
sponsor is Springer Nature Applied Sciences (SNAS). With the DRA, we aim to promote and reward academic and scientific excellence among researchers pursuing doctoral degrees in the UK. For more information, please visit the competition website <a href="http://www.drawards.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.drawards.org.uk</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">CATEGORIES <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">1. Natural & Life Sciences <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">2. Management & Social Sciences <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">3. Engineering Sciences <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">AWARDS <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">1st place (x3): £300 and Springer Book voucher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">2nd place (x3): £200 and Springer Book voucher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">3rd place (x3): £100 and Springer Book voucher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">4th-5th place: Amazon voucher and Springer Book voucher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Honourable Mentions: Amazon voucher and Springer Book voucher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Application Deadline: 30 April 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Awards Ceremony: TBC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Please note that this competition is open to all PhD students and recent postdocs (up to 1 year) regardless of their nationality. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Best wishes, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">DRA Organising Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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