"impact" blog posts
How can my research contribute to sustainable innovation?
Natacha Wilson, founder and director of Cambridge Insights, discusses how you can link your research to sustainable innovation and the 3 strategies that will help you get started.
Posted on: 4 June 2024
Embedding EDI in Impact and Research Design
Cat Tully, Impact Evidence Coordinator for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, discusses how the Faculty Impact Team are supporting researchers to embed meaningful consideration of equity, diversity and inclusion into planning for research and impact.
Posted on: 11 April 2024
How can researchers influence policy?
Catherine Durose, Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, discusses how researchers can influence policy.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
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Navigating Impact: A Researcher's Guide to Metrics and Profiles
Mareike Wehner, Research Publications Metrics Officer within the Libraries, Museums and Galleries at the University of Liverpool, discusses how to navigate the world of research metrics and profiles.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Policy briefings: How to create a briefing to engage with a policy audience
Dr Tom Arnold, Research Associate at the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place and editor of the Heseltine Institute’s policy briefings, discusses the benefits of policy briefings for researchers and policymakers.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Picture your career
Dr Elizabeth Adams, Career and Leadership Coach, explores the career-impacting power of creative collaging.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Data Visualisation: engaging others with your research
Dr. Mhairi Towler, Founder and Director of the animation production company, Vivomotion, discusses how researchers can visualise their findings for any audience.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Animating your research: producing impactful social media content
Dr. Mhairi Towler, Founder and Director of the animation production company, Vivomotion, discusses developing a visual narrative about your research using animation.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Just Ask: How to build your industry network
Hazel Kennedy, External Engagement Manager at the University of Liverpool Management School, discusses how to build your industry network.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Consultancy: knowledge exchange that helps create impact and raise profiles
Dr Susan Kenny, Senior Consultancy Manager, discusses how consultancy is an important form of knowledge exchange.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Spinning out your research
Michal Filus, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Manager within the Enterprise team, University of Liverpool, discusses the process of spinning out your research.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Why commercialise your research? Pros and cons of research commercialisation
Michal Filus, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Manager within the Enterprise team, University of Liverpool, discusses the reasons for and against commercialising your research.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Becoming a research entrepreneur
Michal Filus, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Manager within the Enterprise team, University of Liverpool, discusses the journey to become a research business founder.
Posted on: 15 March 2024
Desert Island Researcher Development: Metaphors to describe the value or purpose of researcher development
In an ode to BBC’s famous Desert Island Discs, our Researcher Development and Culture team in the Academy has developed this \"Desert Island Researcher Development (RD)” series of blog posts.
Posted on: 23 October 2023
The benefits of policy briefings
Dr Tom Arnold, from the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place, discusses the benefits of policy briefings for researchers and policymakers.
Posted on: 16 May 2023
Never let fear get in the way of a good story!
Stephanie Power shares tips on dealing with nervousness over media interviews, ahead of her Making an Impact workshop in June.
Posted on: 2 May 2023
Organising the Research Staff Conference
Selina Johnson writes about her experience organising and attending last year's Research Staff Conference.
Posted on: 9 January 2023
How to conduct effective focus groups in an online environment
Small focus groups can be an effective way of gaining knowledge and understanding opinions on a specific topic in a short amount of time. The Research Staff Association (RSA) recently conducted a focus group to assess the awareness and access to HR policies and the employee assistance programme at Liverpool. We have hosted several focus groups online since the pandemic and here are some tips and lessons learnt from our experience!
Posted on: 16 August 2022
Three secrets of successful research collaborations
Research collaboration in today’s cross-disciplinary world could involve any number of people from any number of disciplines and sometimes include several organisations.
Posted on: 9 September 2021
Academia and industry: Worlds apart?
In most sectors, academia and industry are crucial partners.
Posted on: 9 September 2021
Researching the World, Leaving No-one Behind
What we do in research matters!
Posted on: 11 August 2021
Making an Impact, the University’s flagship annual researcher development activity – 4 years on and still Making an Impact!
Dr Angela Midgley talks about the Making an Impact series, initially developed in 2018 and 2019 to provide development activities focused around the Industrial strategy priorities.
Posted on: 7 May 2021
Research Staff Development Highlights
Dr Saneeya Qureshi takes us through how the Academy’s researcher development team continue to actively support our research staff.
Posted on: 21 September 2020