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    This may be of interest to those of you who have EPSRC funding and
    expect to submit your thesis by summer 2022.<br>
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    Gordon<br>
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            <td>[sci-faculty-aca] Sent on Behalf of Deputy Associate
              Principal (R&KE), Professor Billy Kerr - EPSRC
              Doctoral Prize 2022</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:41:54 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <td>PGR Funding RKES <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rkes-pgrfunding@strath.ac.uk"><rkes-pgrfunding@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk">sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk"><sci-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk></a>,
              <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk">eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk"><eng-faculty-aca@lists.strath.ac.uk></a>, Campbell Booth
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:campbell.d.booth@strath.ac.uk"><campbell.d.booth@strath.ac.uk></a>, Paul McKenna
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk"><paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk></a>, John Quigley
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:j.quigley@strath.ac.uk"><j.quigley@strath.ac.uk></a>, Matthew Alexander
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:matthew.j.alexander@strath.ac.uk"><matthew.j.alexander@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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            <td>William Kerr <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:w.kerr@strath.ac.uk"><w.kerr@strath.ac.uk></a>, Carol Brady
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:c.brady@strath.ac.uk"><c.brady@strath.ac.uk></a>, Elaine Hurley
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:elaine.hurley@strath.ac.uk"><elaine.hurley@strath.ac.uk></a>, Angela Brown
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:angela.brown@strath.ac.uk"><angela.brown@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk58413063" moz-do-not-send="true"><b><i><span style="color:#002060" lang="EN-US">Sent on Behalf of Deputy Associate
                  Principal (R&KE), Professor Billy Kerr<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></a></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><b><span style="color:#002060">We would be grateful if you would
                draw the attention of your eligible PhD students to this
                announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060">We are pleased to announce a call
              for the
              <b><i>EPSRC Doctoral Prize</i> </b>funded by the EPSRC
              Doctoral Training Partnership.  The prize funds a 1 year
              salary for an outstanding researcher to support the
              further development of their research activities following
              completion of PhD studies.  Candidates must have had EPSRC
              funding for their PhD programme and must have successfully
              completed their PhD
              <i>viva voce</i> exam and submitted the final version of
              the thesis by the start of the Doctoral Prize project
              (approximately between May and October 20</span><span style="color:#1F497D">22</span><span style="color:#002060">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060">When assessing the applications the
              Panel will be looking for evidence of:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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          <span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif;color:#002060">
            </span><span style="color:#002060">the excellence of the
              researcher; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt">
          <span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif;color:#002060">
            </span><span style="color:#002060">the quality of the
              research proposed;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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          <span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif;color:#002060">
            </span><span style="color:#002060">how this research is
              substantively new and different from the candidate’s PhD
              work; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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          <span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#002060">·</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
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            </span><span style="color:#002060">the role of the proposed
              research in advancing the career prospects of the
              applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060">Candidates should complete and
              submit the application form found on the</span></span><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstrath.sharepoint.com%2Fsites%2Frkes%2FSitePages%2FEPSRC-Doctoral-Prize.aspx&data=04%7C01%7Cg.r.m.robb%40strath.ac.uk%7C6f2a853374b54f31a8c908d9b33c0f8a%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637737893664379042%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2FA9aGfa6ZFA%2B1cX2F7TA5fBcKVtgt7XyNIte0V563a8%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://strath.sharepoint.com/sites/rkes/SitePages/EPSRC-Doctoral-Prize.aspx" shash="E9FBJJ+S7NhWdkb34KQmvyGpULQUytkvHQ38FELUtGmaWYBIpGeibE/xvCpBBnlPqahbXBMLap6eludA0LeMHL6VgyDG7VPPkiEivty8+hW3SoGbrTKoXwdk9enQMRqL+ufQBUa45cAzN9ERqilGGD6xVkQUA2a4UPUDL182gYQ=" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"> R&KE Portal,</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"> alongside all additional requested
              supporting documents. The submission deadline is
            </span><b><span style="color:#1F3864">5pm, Tuesday, 8<sup>th</sup>
                March 2022</span><span style="color:#002060">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk58413063"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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        <p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="color:#002060">Billy </span><span style="font-family:"Times New
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        <p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:navy" lang="DE">Professor <span class="xmark8tf0a3ygj">William</span> J. <span class="xmarkxaw8x8a7c">Kerr</span> BSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC,
            FRSE (He/Him)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm;line-height:11.0pt;background:white"><i><span style="color:navy" lang="DE">Deputy Associate Principal
              (Research and Knowledge Exchange)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
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