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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Till,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sorry forgot to reply before christmas, you can count on me, thanks for giving it another go :)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Willem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Dr Willem Sas<br>
Lecturer in Economics<br>
University of Stirling, Economics Division, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA<br>
T: 01786 466412 ¦ E: willem.sas@stir.ac.uk ¦ W: <a href="http://willemsas.com/">willemsas.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> BehSci <behsci-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Till Stowasser<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 5, 2024 2:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> behsci Mailing List <behsci@lists.stir.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Behsci] IAS studentship competition 2024 – Your opinions are needed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Behavioural Science Cluster, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since the deadline for the PhD proposal submission is fast approaching, we would like to send a wee reminder about the below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In particular, we would like to ask, who would be interested in joining the revised IAS bid (see details below) as part of the supervisor pool. If that’s you, we would love to hear from you by coming Monday, 8th of January, at noon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 21. Dec 2023, at 14:58, Till Stowasser <<a href="mailto:till.stowasser@stir.ac.uk">till.stowasser@stir.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">I hope I am catching most of you before heading out the door for a well-deserved break!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">As you probably know, IAS has announced a new competition round for PhD scholarships for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Gözde and I (as PIs of this year’s bid) have had a post-mortem meeting with Iain to receive feedback on why our cluster was unsuccessful. One of the key points that held us back was that our
cluster theme was perceived as too broad. We always knew that a catch-all strategy (cluster theme = Behavioural Science), which set us apart from the other, much narrower, cluster themes, could go either way. Now we know, which way it went: the wrong one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Anyway, what was very clear to us after meeting with Iain is that (if we want to have another go in 2024), we need to significantly narrow the cluster theme. We asked Iain if this was possible
under the IAS rules that only previously pre-approved clusters were able to compete next year and he said that it would be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">So, after some pondering, <b>Gözde and I have decided that we’d be willing to throw our hats in the ring once more - provided we have the support from the cluster.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Together with Iain, we had a look at the competing cluster themes (many of which are behavioural science in nature already) and the clearest opening (as in: least crowded field of competing
bids) was in Environmental Behaviour. Given the abundance of expertise in our cluster in Behavioural Health, we are also considering a cluster theme that combines, Behaviour, Health, and Environment. This would also be a great match for the University’s new
R&I strategy (Spaces, Places & Lives), as we will have to reframe our initial proposal to this R&I strategy anyway (see details <a href="https://stir.sharepoint.com/sites/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=/sites/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/Shared%20Documents/General/POSTGRADUATE%20RESEARCH%20STUDENT/IAS%20Studentships/2024_25/Master%20documents/Shared%20documents/IAS%20Studentships%202024%20guidance%20for%20Clusters.pdf&parent=/sites/InstituteforAdvancedStudies/Shared%20Documents/General/POSTGRADUATE%20RESEARCH%20STUDENT/IAS%20Studentships/2024_25/Master%20documents/Shared%20documents&p=true&ga=1"><span class="MsoSmartlink">here</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">So here are our questions to you:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">(1) Are there any objections to entering the 2024 competition with a theme narrowed to Environmental Behaviour (and possibly added Behavioural Health)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Importantly: The narrowing of our cluster theme would only affect our PhD studentship bid. <u>The theme of our Behavioural Science cluster as a research group would remain a broad tent!</u><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Also: If you have an alternative idea for rebranding our IAS bid (and/or would be interested in Co-PIing it), we’d be very keen to hear it<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">(2) Who would want to join such a revised IAS bid?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Just as last time, we are looking for a healthy mix of senior colleagues and ECRs<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">(3) Optional (but highly welcome): If you raised your hand under (2), could you give us a concrete example of a potential research topic or two? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">The less general our proposal, the better our chances<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">We would be very happy to hear from you regarding these three points.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">The deadline to submit our revised bid is Tuesday, 9th of January (thanks IAS... ;-) ). If we feel that the support from the cluster is there, Gözde and I would be willing to give it another
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Best wishes, and happy holidays, once they come!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Menlo-Regular",serif">Gözde and Till<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence</font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="gray" size="2">The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159<br>
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