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<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear PhD Physics students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Annual progress assessments for PhD students, which usually take place in September, were suspended this year due to the marking & assessment boycott.
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<p class="MsoNormal">In order that students do not go too long without a substantial review of progress, students are asked to submit their annual review forms via SPIDER a few days before the Xmas break (Monday 18<sup>th</sup> Dec). This should allow supervisors
to complete their section of the review form before Xmas so that we are able to hold most progress vivas for 1<sup>st</sup> & 2<sup>nd</sup> year students on return in January. I hope to hold as many progress vivas as possible in the consolidation week (beginning
8<sup>th</sup> Jan) before teaching starts again. 3<sup>rd</sup> year students will have a brief progress meeting with an assessor later in January.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have other commitments which will make meeting this deadline difficult, please let me know so alternative arrangements can be made.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">You can find details of this year’s PGR assessment/progression procedure on the PhD Physics student MyPlace page<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25725">https://classes.myplace.strath.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25725</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">under the "Progression assessment" toggle. There you will find requirements and guidance for years 1, 2 & 3 of PhD study. Please read the one appropriate to you. If you are unsure, please discuss with your supervisor or get in touch
with me.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">I realise that some supervisors/groups have already held vivas for their students – supervisors have been asked to let me know of cases where this has happened.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">If you have already submitted an annual review form but need/want to update it, let me know and I will re-open it on SPIDER.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Gordon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">----<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Gordon Robb<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Physics & SUPA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Strathclyde<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John Anderson Building<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">107 Rottenrow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Glasgow, G4 0NG,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Scotland, U.K.<o:p></o:p></p>
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