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If pandemic, war/conflict, or natural disaster have significantly impacted on your research, you are invited to submit a Research Impact Statement with your thesis using the template provided. The purpose of the statement is for you to describe any restrictions or difficulties experienced in undertaking your research as a result of pandemic, war/conflict, or natural disaster, and to provide details of any alternative arrangements made to complete the work for your thesis. Further details for students and supervisors can be found in the Research Impact Statement guidance and the Research Impact Statement form can be downloaded here. 

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Degree Committee for Earth Sciences & Geography School of the Physical Sciences, 17 Mill Lane Cambridge CB2 1RX
degreecommitteeEA@admin.cam.ac.uk
01223 746764 / 746766

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