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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">*sent on behalf of Emma McCormick and Charli Hamilton*
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">The Scottish Conference in Optical Technologies (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/scot-conference/?viewAsMember=true" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/company/scot-conference/?viewAsMember=true">SCOT</a>)
will return in October 2025, and the student community is looking for PhD students from local Universities interested in helping with the organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your CV and learn new professional development skills, such as networking with industry partners, academic speakers
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">We have a number of supporting roles available, and all are welcome to join. All enquiries should be sent to
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scotconference@gmail.com</a>; alternatively, you can contact Emma or Charli directly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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