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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear STFC-funded PhD students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you are fully or partially funded by STFC, please make sure you complete the annual survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Alfonso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#009BBD;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Alfonso Aragón-Salamanca</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor of Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of Physics and Astronomy<br>
University of Nottingham</span><sub><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></sub></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University Park</span><sub><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></sub></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">+44 (0) 115 95 16230<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">| </span></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">alfonso.aragon@nottingham.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">URL: <a href="http://nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/alfonso.aragon">
http://nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/alfonso.aragon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">General teaching enquiries
<a href="mailto:physics-teaching@nottingham.ac.uk">physics-teaching@nottingham.ac.uk</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> studentships@stfc.ac.uk <studentships@stfc.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> 18 March 2025 15:45<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2025 STFC Annual Student Survey - Reminder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear STFC PhD Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Just a gentle reminder that the
<b>2025 STFC ANNUAL STUDENT SURVEY</b> is still live. We have sent out emails to all PhD students for response but would appreciate if you could also notify STFC funded students that the annual questionnaire is ready for completion. This year’s completion date
is <b>Friday 31 March 2025.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stfc/stfc-phd-student-survey-2025">https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stfc/stfc-phd-student-survey-2025</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Or they can access using the QR code below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If your students experience any issues completing the questionnaire, then they should get in touch with us at
</span><a href="mailto:studentships@stfc.ukri.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">studentships@stfc.ukri.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. If you are no longer a supervisor, then please let us know for the purpose of
this year’s exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Becky</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Becky Lyons
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Education, Training and Careers, Programmes Directorate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Science and Technology Facilities Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Rebecca.lyons-helps@stfc.ukri.org">Rebecca.lyons-helps@stfc.ukri.org</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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