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<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">D</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">o you know someone who’s doing great work on policy impact or public engagement?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Have you been doing work yourself that you think deserves recognition?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Then why not nominate yourself or a colleague for one of our
<b>Policy and Public Engagement Awards?</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There are six award categories:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7qe9Z4D970GskTWEGCkKHl-SNOww-g1Hjr-sw3DzT1pUMTJXUVJTMzFRN0dJV0xEMEg3NVVBRVlWQi4u">Best Policy Impact Initiative</a></span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 - for early career researchers</span></span></span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7qe9Z4D970GskTWEGCkKHl-SNOww-g1Hjr-sw3DzT1pUOTc5WU1JVkZFN0sxNkFGTzcxNFdMRDhVMi4u">Rising Star Award – Public Engagement</a><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">
 - for early career researchers<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7qe9Z4D970GskTWEGCkKHl-SNOww-g1Hjr-sw3DzT1pUME1UN0MzNEc3TkhMS1FPUlJQRENYWldTWi4u">Keystone Award</a><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">
 - </span>for staff in a non-academic role who have played a key role in the success of policy impact or public engagement work<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finally, this year we will
<span style="color:black">also be awarding a </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">special<span class="MsoHyperlink">
<a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7qe9Z4D970GskTWEGCkKHl-SNOww-g1Hjr-sw3DzT1pUOThMUDE2S0hNQlRDNUJOWVE3WEYxSFA0Ty4u">
award for pandemic response</a> </span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">to recognise the invaluable contribution University research staff have made to the public response to Covid-19.</span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The winners will be announced before the end of the Autumn term. You can find more information on the awards, the criteria and the submission process on the
<a href="https://uniofnottm.sharepoint.com/sites/Institute/SitePages/Institute-for-Policy-and-Engagement-annual-awards.aspx">
Institute Sharepoint pages</a>. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline for all submissions is
<b>midnight on</b> <b>30 October 2020</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, please
</span><a href="mailto:theinstitute@nottingham.ac.uk" id="LPlnk445617"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">email</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> us. We look forward to receiving your nominations.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><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">Stephen Meek</span></b><span style="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">Director of the Institute for Policy and Engagement</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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