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Meet the HSS Faculty Impact TeamMeet the HSS Faculty Impact Team

Meet the HSS Faculty Impact Team

Helping our researchers identify, record and share the real-world impact of their work, meet the HSS Faculty impact team and find out more about who they are and what they do.

Posted on: 23 March 2021

Researcher in Focus: Dr Warren DonnellanResearcher in Focus: Dr Warren Donnellan

Researcher in Focus: Dr Warren Donnellan

This month’s Researcher in Focus is Dr Warren Donnellan, Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Institutional Lead for Heritage and Wellbeing research.

Posted on: 23 February 2021

Researcher in Focus: Dr Elena MusiResearcher in Focus: Dr Elena Musi

Researcher in Focus: Dr Elena Musi

Meet this month's researcher in focus, Dr Elena Musi. Elena is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Communication at the Department Communication and Media. Her expertise lies at the interface between theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Communication Studies and Artificial Intelligence.

Posted on: 1 February 2021

Paul Boniface, Secretary of the National Trust, Delivers the 2021 Heritage Keynote LecturePaul Boniface, Secretary of the National Trust, Delivers the 2021 Heritage Keynote Lecture

Paul Boniface, Secretary of the National Trust, Delivers the 2021 Heritage Keynote Lecture

Paul Boniface, Secretary of the National Trust, joined us at the University of Liverpool on 27 January 2021 to deliver the Heritage Research Theme's keynote lecture. If you were unable to join us on the day, you can watch the talk and the subsequent Q&A session here.

Posted on: 28 January 2021

Researcher in Focus Dr Patrícia RossiniResearcher in Focus Dr Patrícia Rossini

Researcher in Focus Dr Patrícia Rossini

Meet this month's researcher in focus, Dr Patrícia Rossini. Patrícia is an inaugural Derby Fellow in the Department of Communication and Media. Her work is broadly focused on the democratic threats and opportunities posed by digital media.

Posted on: 18 December 2020

Researcher in Focus Dr Laura SandyResearcher in Focus Dr Laura Sandy

Researcher in Focus Dr Laura Sandy

This month's Researcher in Focus is Dr Laura Sandy, Senior Lecturer in the History of Slavery in the Department of History and the Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of International Slavery and Unfree Labour (CSIS). Laura has recently been appointed as the Liverpool University Press’ new editor for the series: “Studies in International Slavery.” Find out more about her work with CSIS and about her research on American slavery, race, resistance, and the law, which has been funded by the ESRC, Leverhulme, British Academy, and a variety of universities and educational institutes in the United States.

Posted on: 18 November 2020

PGRs: Get Involved In The Latest Podcasts From The Sustainable & Resilient Cities Research ThemePGRs: Get Involved In The Latest Podcasts From The Sustainable & Resilient Cities Research Theme

PGRs: Get Involved In The Latest Podcasts From The Sustainable & Resilient Cities Research Theme

Following on from the successful first series of podcasts, 'Emerging from Covid-19 Stronger: Perspectives from the Liverpool Doctoral Community', PGRs from across the University are invited to take part in series two, focussing on doing a PhD during a global pandemic.

Posted on: 4 November 2020

Tate Exchange Research Talk series: What is research?Tate Exchange Research Talk series: What is research?

Tate Exchange Research Talk series: What is research?

Join our partners Tate Liverpool for a week-long series of online talks to learn more about research at Tate Exchange and beyond. This is the first series of programmes dedicated to the questions, methods, findings and sharing of research activity at Tate Exchange and relating to practice-led research in the museum.

Posted on: 24 September 2020

Researcher in Focus: Dr Sophie OliverResearcher in Focus: Dr Sophie Oliver

Researcher in Focus: Dr Sophie Oliver

This month's Researcher in Focus is Dr Sophie Oliver, Lecturer in Modernism at the Department of English. Find out more about here work specialising in modernist and postwar writing by women and her 2020 AHRC New Generation Thinkers award.

Posted on: 15 September 2020

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    Meet the HSS Faculty Impact TeamMeet the HSS Faculty Impact Team

    Meet the HSS Faculty Impact Team

    Helping our researchers identify, record and share the real-world impact of their work, meet the HSS Faculty impact team and find out more about who they are and what they do.

    Posted on: 23 March 2021