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Researcher in Focus: Professor Caroline GatrellResearcher in Focus: Professor Caroline Gatrell

Researcher in Focus: Professor Caroline Gatrell

This month's Researcher in Focus is Professor Caroline Gatrell, Associate Dean of Research in the Management School. Caroline's research centres on work, family and health. From a socio-cultural perspective, she examines how working parents (both mothers and fathers) manage the boundaries between paid work and their everyday lives.

Posted on: 27 June 2018

Dr Matt Thompson of The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice & Place Awarded Leverhulme FellowshipDr Matt Thompson of The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice & Place Awarded Leverhulme Fellowship

Dr Matt Thompson of The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice & Place Awarded Leverhulme Fellowship

The Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice & Place is pleased to announce that Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Matt Thompson has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship to develop his project: Reimagining the City: New Municipalism and the Future of Economic Democracy.

Posted on: 13 June 2018

Meet the Winners of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences PGR Showcase 2018Meet the Winners of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences PGR Showcase 2018

Meet the Winners of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences PGR Showcase 2018

On the 13th June 2018 the Faculty held a Postgraduate Research Showcase, highlighting the range of research being undertaken by PhD students from across the Schools.

Posted on: 13 June 2018

The University of Liverpool’s Professor Sally Sheard presents a major Radio 4 series on the NHSThe University of Liverpool’s Professor Sally Sheard presents a major Radio 4 series on the NHS

The University of Liverpool’s Professor Sally Sheard presents a major Radio 4 series on the NHS

The University of Liverpool’s Professor Sally Sheard has recorded a provocative twenty part series for BBC Radio 4 featuring key moments in the NHS’s history. Beginning on 18 June, it covers the poor healthcare available before the NHS, its difficult birth in 1948, and key achievements and challenges.

Posted on: 13 June 2018

Institute of Irish Studies Launches Event CompetitionInstitute of Irish Studies Launches Event Competition

Institute of Irish Studies Launches Event Competition

The University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies has launched a new competition, inviting its PhD candidates to plan and host a public engagement / knowledge exchange / research event, to be held in the next academic year, with two prizes of £3,000 each.

Posted on: 5 June 2018

PhD Student Shines Bright on Light NightPhD Student Shines Bright on Light Night

PhD Student Shines Bright on Light Night

Creative Writing PhD student (also Law graduate of Liverpool University), Pauline Rowe, recipient of a university public engagement award in 2017 performed at Open Eye Gallery on Light Night, 18th May, as part of an exhibition of new work developed with photographer AJ Wilkinson. This collaboration was enabled by Open Eye Gallery and the University of Liverpool.

Posted on: 29 May 2018

Researcher in Focus: Dr Craig HaslopResearcher in Focus: Dr Craig Haslop

Researcher in Focus: Dr Craig Haslop

This month’s researcher in focus is Dr Craig Haslop, Lecturer in Media in the Department of Communication and Media. Read on to learn more about his current research projects at the University addressing concerns about harassment on social media.

Posted on: 29 May 2018

Illustrating Futures 2018 at Tate LiverpoolIllustrating Futures 2018 at Tate Liverpool

Illustrating Futures 2018 at Tate Liverpool

Congratulations to Dr David Hering, Lecturer in English, on his successful proposal for the ‘Illustrating Futures 2018’ project, which will take place at Tate Liverpool in October 2018.

Posted on: 16 May 2018

What do your eyebrows say about you? Brews & Brows investigatesWhat do your eyebrows say about you? Brews & Brows investigates

What do your eyebrows say about you? Brews & Brows investigates

We pluck them, thread them, shave them and sometimes even raise them quizzically. Your eyebrows and how your groom them are shaped by many stories, attitudes, and changing tastes.\n\nThese stories are what Researchers at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Edge Hill University and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) aimed to investigate at their Brews & Brows event at FACT in Liverpool in April.

Posted on: 10 May 2018

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    Researcher in Focus: Professor Caroline GatrellResearcher in Focus: Professor Caroline Gatrell

    Researcher in Focus: Professor Caroline Gatrell

    This month's Researcher in Focus is Professor Caroline Gatrell, Associate Dean of Research in the Management School. Caroline's research centres on work, family and health. From a socio-cultural perspective, she examines how working parents (both mothers and fathers) manage the boundaries between paid work and their everyday lives.

    Posted on: 27 June 2018