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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear PhD students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">During welcome week for new undergraduates (16-20 Sept) , the Department will be hosting a poster session to inform new students about various activities in the Dept e.g. the projects that undergraduates can do in their 4<sup>th</sup>
/5<sup>th</sup> years, internships, current research etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As part of the information on current research activity, PGR (and PGT) students are invited to be involved and contribute. The intention is to continue to build a strong community in the department and also to provide professional examples
of posters and presenting summaries of them. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What would be involved :<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Poster only<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Poster + Presenter (preferable)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A poster about your research that you’ve produced for a recent (from 2023 onwards) conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A poster about your research that you’ve produced for a recent (from 2023 onwards) conference AND a presenter to talk about it and answer questions about being a researcher.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Poster needs to be on display by 1pm Tuesday 17<sup>th</sup> September<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Poster needs to be on display by 1pm Tuesday 17<sup>th</sup> September.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Presenter(s) to be available between 2pm – 4pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5<sup>th </sup>floor (TBC)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5<sup>th </sup>floor (TBC)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Why?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Show off your research! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Add “Invited poster” to your already growing CV and there will be refreshments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UGs to vote on best posters. Certificate and bragging right assured.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Contact <a href="mailto:helen.vaughan@strath.ac.uk">helen.vaughan@strath.ac.uk</a> or drop your poster off in JA808<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any PGR student can offer to contribute and present a poster. Current 2<sup>nd</sup> year students who are currently preparing posters for next week’s PG poster session - perhaps some of these could be easily amended into a version aimed
at the level of a new undergraduate ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The poster session for new undergraduates is being organised by Helen Vaughan (<a href="mailto:helen.vaughan@strath.ac.uk">helen.vaughan@strath.ac.uk</a>) – please contact her if you’re interested in participating. Producing and presenting
a poster at the event could earn you 1 PG Cert credit under RD904 (or RD905) activity “Independent development of your communication and dissemination abilities”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gordon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">----<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Gordon Robb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Department of Physics & SUPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">University of Strathclyde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">John Anderson Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">107 Rottenrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Glasgow, G4 0NG,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Scotland, U.K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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