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<b>Sent:</b> 07 January 2021 10:50<br>
<b>To:</b> Aileen Alexander <aileen.alexander@strath.ac.uk>; Maureen Leonard <m.b.leonard@strath.ac.uk>; Gillian Boyd <gillian.boyd@strath.ac.uk>; Daniella Alvarenga <daniella.alvarenga@strath.ac.uk>; Carol McInnes <carol.b.mcinnes@strath.ac.uk>; Jacqueline
Brown <j.brown@strath.ac.uk>; Morag McIntosh <morag.mcintosh@strath.ac.uk>; Lesley Bell <lesley.j.bell@strath.ac.uk>; dmem-pgr <dmem-pgr@strath.ac.uk>; Gillian Eadie <gillian.eadie@strath.ac.uk>; Caroline McGuire <caroline.mcguire@strath.ac.uk>; Dorothy Evans
<dorothy.evans@strath.ac.uk>; Jennifer MacKenzie <jennifer.mackenzie@strath.ac.uk>; Marianne Ballantyne <marianne.ballantyne@strath.ac.uk>; Jacqueline Malloy <jacqueline.malloy@strath.ac.uk>; Maureen Cooper <maureen.cooper@strath.ac.uk>; Lynn Morrison <l.morrison@strath.ac.uk>;
Morag Aitken <morag.aitken@strath.ac.uk>; Elaine Black <elaine.black@strath.ac.uk>; Sheila Campbell <sheila.campbell@strath.ac.uk>; Andrew Smith <drew.smith@strath.ac.uk>; MAE-R@strath.ac.uk; Diane McArthur <d.mcarthur@strath.ac.uk>; Susan Pawson <susan.pawson@strath.ac.uk>;
Lynne Samson <l.samson@strath.ac.uk>; Angela Anderson <angela.anderson@strath.ac.uk>; Julie Sobocinski <julie.sobocinski@strath.ac.uk>; Irene Spencer <irene.spencer@strath.ac.uk>; Kirsten Munro <kirsten.munro@strath.ac.uk>; Audrey McKinnon <audrey.mckinnon@strath.ac.uk>;
Grace Tedman <grace.tedman@strath.ac.uk>; Carol Torrance <c.torrance@strath.ac.uk>; Lorraine Annand <lorraine.annand@strath.ac.uk>; Elaine Monteith <elaine.monteith@strath.ac.uk>; Lorna Carlaw <lorna.carlaw@strath.ac.uk>; Natalie Wilson <natalie.l.wilson@strath.ac.uk>;
Kathleen Tyrrell <k.tyrrell@strath.ac.uk>; Deborah Campbell <D.campbell@strath.ac.uk>; Stephanie Cassidy <stephanie.cassidy@strath.ac.uk>; Sharon Locke <sharon.locke@strath.ac.uk>; Christina MacLean <christina.maclean@strath.ac.uk>; Maria Moran <maria.moran@strath.ac.uk>;
HaSS Graduate School <hass-postgrad@strath.ac.uk>; Helen Larmour <helen.larmour@strath.ac.uk>; Ingrid Naismith <ingrid.naismith@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PGR Leave Support Fund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We would be grateful if you could please disseminate this information to your doctoral research students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ciara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 07 January 2021 10:43<br>
<b>To:</b> William Kerr <</span><a href="mailto:w.kerr@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">w.kerr@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Bernard Conway
<</span><a href="mailto:b.a.conway@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">b.a.conway@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Anthony Gachagan <</span><a href="mailto:a.gachagan@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">a.gachagan@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Yvonne Perrie <</span><a href="mailto:yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">yvonne.perrie@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Matthew Alexander
<</span><a href="mailto:matthew.j.alexander@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">matthew.j.alexander@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Krishna Paudyal
<</span><a href="mailto:krishna.paudyal@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">krishna.paudyal@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Mark Ellis <</span><a href="mailto:m.ellis@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">m.ellis@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Carol Brady <</span><a href="mailto:c.brady@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">c.brady@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Fiona Edler <</span><a href="mailto:fiona.edler@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">fiona.edler@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Elaine Hurley <</span><a href="mailto:elaine.hurley@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">elaine.hurley@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Anna Yates
<</span><a href="mailto:a.yates@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">a.yates@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Helen Larmour <</span><a href="mailto:helen.larmour@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">helen.larmour@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Fiona Edler <</span><a href="mailto:fiona.edler@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">fiona.edler@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PGR Leave Support Fund</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are pleased to announce the new<b> PGR Leave Support Fund</b>. This initiative has been established in response to previous disparity identified in leave
provisions for doctoral research studentship across the University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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studentship/scholarship. UKRI-funded students are only eligible for paid Carers Leave and Shared Parental leave through the fund, as funded periods of leave for other purposes are covered by UKRI funding. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please direct any questions to the fund managers: </span><a href="mailto:rkes-res@strath.ac.uk" target="_blank" title="rkes-res@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">rkes-res@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ciara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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