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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">This week the Royal Society has opened applications for scientists who want to participate in the
</span><a href="https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/pairing-scheme/"><span style="color:#002060">annual pairing scheme</span></a><span style="color:#002060">. You can access the application form via<i>:
</i></span><i><a href="https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/pairing-scheme/"><span style="color:#002060">https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/pairing-scheme/</span></a></i><span style="color:#002060">. The scheme is open to any UK based
scientist who has at least two-year’s post-doctoral experience or the equivalent in industry. It is also worth noting it’s open to people of all career stages – provided they meet this criteria (not just early career researchers).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"> Applications close on <b>Sunday 15 April</b>. This year’s week in Westminster will take place from Sunday 25 to Thursday 29 November.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">You can find further details about the paring scheme at<i>
</i></span><a href="https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/pairing-scheme/"><i><span style="color:#002060">https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/pairing-scheme/</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#002060">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">You can also read this </span><a href="http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/newsroom/2015/12/07/58732/">blog post</a><span style="color:#002060"> about Dr Rebecca Dewey’s experience in November 2015. Dr Dewey (Research
Fellow in Neuroimaging, University of Nottingham) was paired with Lilian Greenwood, Labour MP for Nottingham South.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Madalina<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">Mădălina Stălniceanu<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Global Political & Public Affairs Administrator</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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University of Nottingham</span><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">University Park</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">e: </span></b><a href="mailto:madalina.stalniceanu@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">madalina.stalniceanu@nottingham.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#131B57;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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