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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Details of the animal welfare meeting attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] <br><b>Sent:</b> 05 November 2013 12:25<br><b>To:</b> 'Stephen Wickens'<br><b>Subject:</b> UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dear UFAW LINK,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Please find attached the programme for the forthcoming annual UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholars meeting. This year, The Royal Veterinary College’s Centre for Animal Welfare has kindly agreed to host the meeting. The venue and date for these talks are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Venue: Centre for Animal Welfare, The Royal Veterinary College (Hawkshead Campus), North Mymms, Hatfield AL9 7TA, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Date: Wednesday 11th December 2013, 10.00am - 5.00pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>These meeting feature talks from the current UFAW AWSS on the research they carried out as part of their scholarship (and from HSA’s Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarship Students). These meetings have always proved to entertaining and informative and the standard of the talks good. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>We’d be grateful if you could share details of this meeting with your colleagues and would be very happy to see you at the meeting. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>As the day is primarily student focused however, can we particularly encourage you to tell your students about it, especially any who might be considering applying for a UFAW scholarship award in 2013-14? In previous years, the current and past animal welfare student scholars who attend have proved to be very effective in encouraging others to apply also and to pursue a career in the field of animal welfare science. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>As usual, this meeting is free to all, with lunch and refreshments provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Directions and travel information on getting to The RVC can be found here: <a href="http://www.rvc.ac.uk/About/Campuses/HawksheadTravel.cfm">http://www.rvc.ac.uk/About/Campuses/HawksheadTravel.cfm</a>. Accommodation close to The RVC can be found by entering ‘AL9 7TA accommodation’ into Google maps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>For those of you who do decide to attend, can I ask that you let me know in advance so that I can ensure that we have sufficient catering in place to meet your needs? </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Indeed, some of you may decide that you wish to bring a minibus of interested students along; if so you’d be very welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>If you have any questions about the meeting, please do not hesitate to ask. I hope to see some of you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Stephen Wickens, PhD <br>Development Officer <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Universities Federation for Animal Welfare <br>The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK <br>Email: <a href="mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk">wickens@ufaw.org.uk</a> <br>Direct tel: +(0)1276 500880 <br>Office: +(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an independent registered UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Science in the service of animal welfare</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><DIV align=left><HR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*.</FONT></DIV
><DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>*The Telegraph</FONT></DIV>
<FONT face=Arial color=gray size=2>The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.<BR></FONT>
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