Pathways Beyond Academia

Exploration of careers pathways beyond academia can enable effective career choices. Researchers have a wider variety of transferrable and relevant skills needed for a successful career in industry, non-profits, government, communication, policy, consulting, regulatory affairs, and more.

This section will direct you to resources to help you find out more how to thrive in multiple career pathways.

Please note that some resources are temporarily unavailable while we work on updating the Roadmap. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

FormatResourceAimed atLength
Webinar Write yourself into an interview: Effective cover letters and applications PGRs, ECRs, and Postdocs 30mins
In conversation with Discovering the mechanisms that define our world Researchers across all career stages 60mins
Webinar Raising your research profile by writing for The Conversation Researchers across all career stages 90mins
Masterclass Owning your personal brand Researchers across all career stages 60mins
Masterclass Designing and evidencing impactful research: Creating a golden thread Researchers across all career stages 90mins
Webinar Evaluating Impact: Going above and beyond the evaluation form PGRs, ECRs, and Postdocs 3hrs
Introductory sesssion Starting-up a commercial or social enterprise Researchers across all career stages 60mins
Workshop How to identify and approach potential clients Researchers across all career stages 2hrs
Workshop Getting attention: Elevator pitching Researchers across all career stages 60mins
Workshop What intellectual property do I have and how can I commercialise it? Researchers across all career stages 1hr 22mins
Keynote Keynote: Galvanizing research and impact through innovation and collaboration - A conversation with our Vice Chancellor, Professor Tim Jones Researchers across all career stages 60mins
Workshop Seeing the big picture: Navigating the science policy landscape Researchers across all career stages 90mins
Webinar Mid-contract career development check-in Postdocs and ECRs 1hr 34mins
Keynote Realising your potential – and enjoying your career! By Professor Jonathan Tonge Researchers across all career stages 33mins 30s
Talk Update by Prof Georgina Endfield - APVC research environment and postgraduate research Researchers across all career stages 22mins 44s
Talk Update on the research landscape at the University by Prof Anthony Hollander Researchers across all career stages 27mins 20s
Case study A reflection on the support and opportunities available to researchers Postdocs and ECRs N/A
Case study Outbreak at Bluedot Festival Postdocs and ECRs N/A
Blog post Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land - 3rd edition Researchers across all career stages 1min 36s
Webpage New Researcher  - Supervisor and PI  PIs N/A
Webpage New starter PI- Research data management PIs N/A
Recorded interactive session More than a job: Former postdocs share their experience beyond academia presented by The Prosper Team Postdocs 58mins 32s
Webinar My Escape from the Lab: Scientific Publishing Postdocs 50mins
Webpage New Starters - RSA  Postdocs N/A
Webpage NPAW website Postdocs N/A
Recorded interactive session Prosper Portal presented by Josh Chapman, Dr Catherine Charlwood, Dr Fiona McBride and Dr Peny (Panagiota) Sotiropoulou Postdocs 53mins 54 s
Podcast Prosper Project  Postdocs 45mins 2s
Webpage Prosper: Unlocking postdoc career potential Postdocs N/A
Talk Making an Impact Beyond Academia in the Pharmaceutical Industry presented by Eliot Forster Postdocs and ECRs 57mins 56s
Podcast Research communities Postdocs and ECRs 39mins 36s
Talk Researcher Development Concordat Postdocs and ECRs 25mins
Bitesized video Vitae supporting researcher career development nationally Postdocs and ECRs 16mins 33s
Blog Co-creating Prosper with Employers Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog Myth-busting careers beyond academia - challenging assumption and preconceptions Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog Networking: Making it work for you Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Multiple resources Prosper Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  Varied
Blog Self assessment tools: Knowing me, knowing what to do Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog State of play: understanding the current postdoc career development experience Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog What is a postdoc? Part 2 Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog What is postdoc? Part 1 Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog Who's Who? Profiling the UK postdoc population Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Blog Why Prosper? Postdocs, ECRs and PIs  N/A
Webpage Author Aid - a free global network that provides support, mentoring, resources and training for researchers in low and middle income countries. Researchers across all career stages N/A
Recorded interactive session Consultancy: How to use your expertise to generate impact and help raise your profile presented by Sonja Vujovic, Samantha Croker and Susan Kenny Researchers across all career stages 52mins 57s
PDF Distinguishing between Consultancy and Research Researchers across all career stages N/A
Webpage New starter -Induction  Researchers across all career stages N/A
Webpage New starters - Vitae Researchers across all career stages N/A
Webpage New starters - Vitae Research staff Researchers across all career stages N/A
Webpage New Starters International Researchers  Researchers across all career stages N/A
Webpage New starters positive research environment  Researchers across all career stages N/A
Article Postdoc Career Development Initiative - This article offers career ideas and inspiration for those with PhDs who are thinking of leaving academia. Researchers across all career stages N/A
Quiz/planner Prospects Planner - An online career planner. Researchers across all career stages N/A
Blog Researcher development highlights Researchers across all career stages 2mins
Bitesized video The Making an Impact Series Researchers across all career stages 8mins 2s
Bitesized video The Researcher Hub and RSA resources Researchers across all career stages 2mins 59s
Webpage Viate researcher booklets Researchers across all career stages N/A
Multiple resources Vitae Research pages Researchers across all career stages Varied
Bitesized video What is the RSA and how does it work? Researchers across all career stages 5mins 24s
Talk The current landscape of research staff development at the University of Liverpool Researchers across all career stages 34mins
Catalogues Cambridge themes Researchers across all career stages Varied
Multiple resources Development activity guidance Researchers across all career stages Varied
Talk Keynote: The impact journey: have we reached the end? presented by Melanie Knetsch Researchers across all career stages 58mins 47s
Visual minutes Making an Impact top tips Researchers across all career stages N/A
Video Researcher development video Researchers across all career stages 1min 53s
Website and PDF Researcher Development Framework Researchers across all career stages Varied
Catalogues Resources mapped to the Vitae RDF Researchers across all career stages Varied
Multiple resources LinkedIn Learning Researchers across all career stages Varied
Blog   12 days of Researcher Development Researchers across all career stages  1min 46s 
Blog  Behind the Screens: images of research in the time of coronavirus Researchers across all career stages   2min 
Blog Making Sense of Hybrid Practice: Provocations on new ways of working Researchers across all career stages 6min
Multiple resources Example CVs for researchers Researchers across all career stages N/A
Multiple resources Professional development planning for researchers online course (PDP ROC) Researchers across all career stages N/A
Blog Pathfinder: Adventures in Researcher land. Launch of Researcher development newsletter, exploring and celebrating our diverse Researcher communities. Researchers across all career stages 1min 32s
PDF Pathfinder: Adventures in Researcher Land - 1st edition Researchers across all career stages N/A
Panel discussion Making a civic impact in innovation, culture and the economy  Researchers across all career stages 57mins 46s
Workshop Developing a Commercial Proposal  Researchers across all career stages 150mins
Workshop Future Founders - Part 1  Researchers across all career stages 156mins
workshop Future Founders - Part 2 Researchers across all career stages 158mins
Talk Where can my research take me?  Researchers across all career stages 54mins 26s
Panel discussion Where can your postdoc take you? A careers panel session  Postdocs 53mins 54s
Seminar The Prosper portal: Unlocking postdocs’ potential in multiple career paths  Postdocs 58mins 18s
Talk From Liverpool to Impact: Working with Industry to get your research into the world  Researchers across all career stages 40mins 58s
Talk From Liverpool to Impact: A career in Science and Technology in Industry and the public sector  Researchers across all career stages 55mins
Talk From Liverpool to Impact: Moving from research to a FTSE 100  Researchers across all career stages 51mins
Multiple resources The University of Georgia Athens (UGA) Virtual Partnership Symposium Researchers across all career stages N/A
Keynote Interactive Keynote: Making University-Company partnerships pay off talk and Q&A Researchers across all career stages 25mins 12s
Seminar The good, the bad and the ugly about getting a Tenure Track Fellowship: A panel session led by junior HLS PIs Dr Kate Baker, Dr Jamie Hall, and Dr Siobhan O’Brien. ECRs and Postdocs 56mins 13s
Seminar Rachel Cox, Engagement and Policy project manager at Vitae: Researchers take charge: your culture, your development, your future. Researchers across all stages 41mins
Blog Making an Impact, the University’s flagship annual researcher development activity – 4 years on and still Making an Impact! Researchers across all career stages 2mins 28s
Blogs Prosper blog posts on various topics to unlock the potential of postdocs  Postdocs Varied
Talk From Liverpool to Impact: Spinning your research out into a business Researchers across all career stages 52mins
Workshop Managing Project Delivery  Researchers across all career stages 102mins
Bitesized video Developing Researchers in a Hybrid environment - Researcher Development Roadmap Researchers across all career stages 11mins 58s
Bitesized video Prosper and supporting our postdocs Researchers across all career stages 6mins 39s
Bitesized video Tips for researchers to sell academic skills when applying for non academic jobs Researchers across all career stages 4mins 41s
Blog How to prepare for a successful future Researchers across all career stages 1min 41s
Blog Supporting researchers through the Researcher Development Concordat Researchers across all career stages 1min 19s
Blog Academia and industry:Worlds apart? Researchers across all career stages 1min 37s
Blog Research Consultancy: Your next career move? Researchers across all career stages 1min 28s
Seminar PhD to PI: Applying for and doing ECR research fellowships in HSS Researchers across all career stages 58mins 30s
Seminar UK Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers: What it actually means for research staff at Liverpool Researchers across all career stages 41mins 22s
Seminar It’s all about you: making your PDR fit with personal & professional goals Researchers across all career stages 56min 15s
Blog Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land - 2nd edition Researchers across all career stages 1min 30s
Blog New opportunities and support for clinical research staff Researchers across all career stages 2mins 6s
Blog What does it take to pursue science for a woman from a rural background? From 609503 to L69 7ZB Researchers across all career stages 4mins
Seminar A9: Preparing for a successful future Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar B6: Inner Realities: Stronger connections and successful futures Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar B8: UKRI and Researcher Development: Changing culture across research careers Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar C1: Researching the world, leaving no-one behind Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar C7: Releasing Potential - The power of coaching and mentoring Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar C8: UKRI and Researcher Development: Changing culture across research careers Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Talk Keynote: Impact Matters: Responding to COVID-19 Researchers across all career stages 53mins 41s
Talk Keynote: The Road from COP26. How innovation is leading the way Researchers across all career stages 76mins
Talk Keynote: Knowledge Exchange a funders perspective Researchers across all career stages 58mins 28s
Panel discussion From Liverpool to Impact: Panel discussion on business development and Collaboration Researchers across all career stages 61mins
Talk Keynote: Climate Change and how Universities can make a difference. Researchers across all career stages 59mins 18s
Seminar A10: Raising your research profile by writing for The Conversation Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar A4: Research Survival: How to manage your health and wellbeing on your research journey Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar A6: Fast track your research impact Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar Policy briefings: Writing, publishing and promoting policy-focused research notes Researchers across all career stages 52mins 29s
Seminar A1: Careers in Industry: How to make the Switch Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar A3: The Talented Dr Postdoc: A skills celebration Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar B1: Careers in Industry: How to make the Switch Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar B10: Blue Sky Research in Industry – not everything is measured by the quarter! Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar B2: Code-switching between academia and research consultancy Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar C3: The Talented Dr Postdoc: A skills celebration Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Seminar C5: What can researchers do? STEM skills outside the academy Postdocs and ECRs 45mins
Panel discussion Employer panel session – hear directly what skills employers want Researchers across all career stages 85mins
Talk From Liverpool to Impact - Notes from a patent attorney: IP and innovation careers for researchers Researchers across all career stages 61mins
Talk From Liverpool to Impact -Professional Insights from a career in Private Industry in Asia Researchers across all career stages 63mins
Talk From Liverpool to Impact: A Career in Circular Economy Researchers across all career stages 57mins 51s
Talk From Liverpool to Impact: Career from academia to Industry Researchers across all career stages 44mins 21s
Workshop Informational interviews-discover what they are and their value Researchers across all career stages 41mins 19s
Workshop Leveraging LinkedIn for Career Building, Networking & Job Search Researchers across all career stages 81mins
Workshop Leveraging Your Transferable Skills for the Future Researchers across all career stages 67mins