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Please consider filling out the survey below to have your say on the current status and future priorities of UK Semiconductor R&D.</div>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dear all,</p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">UKRI (with the
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology" id="OWAc2eddb0c-043f-ebab-5d83-2687eba7f4de" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Department
for Science Innovation and Technology</a></u></span>, as the major stakeholder) has commissioned a study of semiconductor-related research within UK universities. This is an activity aimed at supporting the
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-semiconductor-strategy" id="OWA28303502-ba5d-1224-f48b-cc9120e59cc2" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">National
Semiconductor Strategy</a></u></span> as well as informing long term future interventions in this space, including funding. The work is being led by Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Sheffield and is supported by an
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://efuturesnetwork.com/semiconductors" id="OWAa185f327-a9e1-2065-8e47-abf4937e3fbf" class="OWAAutoLink" shash="fLaUxymmgxC4bE1r0crAOGtp35KAuoY4lAwuVbpEYUK7JdYnDg2Pu2xbPu53XQKq2j/NLk66B7bdAEy+YF1xP52h8zQglpLSYgryalF6qfhdSBJqJfocN81Ew8r6yQTP+urcx+fSGWSKjgY8QHrSOwsM6npMceO6OJQC85b+BEo=" originalsrc="https://efuturesnetwork.com/semiconductors" data-auth="Verified" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Advisory
Group of academics</a></u></span> drawn from universities across the UK.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As we finalise our landscaping report for UKRI and DSIT, we are issuing a second survey of the UK-based academic community. We would appreciate your expert insights and so your participation
in this survey is very much appreciated:</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6ner6qW040mh6NbdI6HyhkKnn6dfw4tJtlosiIMyodtUNVBLSTAzV09EUDhYNVdIMFFPQkU4UUI4OC4u" id="OWA35d5cc62-4ae2-bca4-ddbb-24cef737aafc" class="OWAAutoLink" shash="nTfeqmNwuVA4eitKRLGyUqjONSm3VF+pOvXcqeOfEoOWs70sxmWeJn6lJgQuDjjCiwN6Wr2kx+9r345Uzs0+p5bvNzSyjaBy3/1Rhk70HmSTAiqf7p5jcbgLThvTz2e+UXgOgpccDIWBQh8nTtsnQwpzKRYU0M7AMVgX7WQm2fQ=" originalsrc="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6ner6qW040mh6NbdI6HyhkKnn6dfw4tJtlosiIMyodtUNVBLSTAzV09EUDhYNVdIMFFPQkU4UUI4OC4u" data-auth="Verified" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Survey
2.0</a> (<a href="https://lnkd.in/e45s2N5K" id="LPlnk869181" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://lnkd.in/e45s2N5K</a>)</u></b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and the deadline for responses is
<b>4pm</b> on <b>Friday 27 September</b>. All responses will be anonymised, and your data securely stored, in compliance with GDPR.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you would like any further information on how to participate in the next stages of the project, then please do not hesitate to get in touch via
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:efutures@qub.ac.uk" id="OWA37ff0350-7803-ea96-7860-a0f0b0f4af5d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">efutures@qub.ac.uk</a></u></span>.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thanks</p>
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