Resilience and Wellbeing
The University is committed to providing support for the wellbeing of staff. Research can be emotionally as well as intellectually challenging. Researchers lead busy, sometimes stressful lives. Since people spend a good deal of their time at work, it is particularly important for them to achieve a work/life balance. The University recognises that work/life balance is not only beneficial to individuals and their families, but also to the University as a whole.
This section will direct you to resources that will help you to develop your confidence and cope with challenges and learn from feedback constructively.
Please note that some resources are temporarily unavailable while we work on updating the Roadmap. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
| Format | Resource | Aimed at | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | Positive intelligence – making your mind your best friend! | Researchers across all career stages | 2hrs |
| Panel discussion | Building a Better Research Environment | Researchers across all career stages | 1hr 3mins |
| Talk | Update by Prof Georgina Endfield - APVC research environment and postgraduate research | Researchers across all career stages | 22mins 44s |
| Keynote | Realising your potential – and enjoying your career! By Professor Jonathan Tonge | Researchers across all career stages | 33mins 30s |
| 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 |
| Webinar | Mid-contract career development check-in | Postdocs and ECRs | 1hr 34mins |
| Blog post | Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land - 3rd edition | Researchers across all career stages | 1min 36s |
| Blog | Everything is PAW-ssible (or so they should be) | Postdocs and ECRs | 4mins 25s |
| Online course | Building Resilience 35 Mins, Tatiana Kolovou | Researchers across all career stages | 35mins |
| Multiple resources | Business Balls | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Online course | Embracing Unexpected Change, Todd Drewitt | Researchers across all career stages | 15mins |
| Multiple resources | Employee Assistance programme | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | Family friendly initiatives | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | Family lives | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Online course | Finding Your Introvert/Extrovert Balance in the Workplace, Tatiana Kolovou & Brenda Bailey-Hughes | Researchers across all career stages | 59mins |
| Multiple resources | Gingerbread | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Recorded interactive session | Inside the Mind of an Enterprising Researcher presented by Denise Chilton | Researchers across all career stages | 1hr 17mins |
| Webpage | Research Staff Assocation (wellbeing event) | Researchers across all career stages | N/A |
| Multiple resources | Sports and fitness centre | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Webpage | Staff benefits scheme | Researchers across all career stages | N/A |
| Multiple resources | Supporting your wellbeing during times of change and uncertainty. Series of 21 courses including Todd Drewitt Dorie Clark, Heidi Hanna, Tatiana Kolovou and Desk Yogi. | Researchers across all career stages | 960mins |
| Multiple resources | The balanced researcher | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | The work foundation | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Recorded interactive session | Thriving Through Change With Resilience presented by Daniela Bultoc | Researchers across all career stages | 54mins |
| Multiple resources | Tips for work/life balance | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| UKRSA family leave booklet | Researchers across all career stages | N/A | |
| University Campus wellbeing map | Researchers across all career stages | N/A | |
| Multiple resources | Wellbeing hub | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Blog | Why Wellbeing Can't wait | Researchers across all career stages | 2mins 42s |
| Multiple resources | Work life balance news | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | Work/life Balance | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | Working families | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | Mental Health First Aid England Resources | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Podcast | Researcher Wellbeing | Researchers across all career stages | 53min 33s |
| Video | The three secrets of resilient people - Lucy Hone (TEDxChristchurch) | Researchers across all career stages | 5mins 26s |
| 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 |
| Catalogues | Cambridge themes | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | Development activity guidance | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Multiple resources | LinkedIn Learning | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Webpage | New Researcher - Supervisor and PI | PIs | N/A |
| Webpage | New starter -Induction | Researchers across all career stages | N/A |
| Webpage | New starter PI- Research data management | PIs | N/A |
| Webpage | New Starters - RSA | Postdocs | 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 |
| Webpage | NPAW website | Postdocs | N/A |
| Multiple resources | Prosper | Postdocs, ECR and PIs | N/A |
| Podcast | Research communities | Postdocs and ECRs | 39min 36s |
| Website and PDF | Researcher Development Framework | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Blog post | Researcher development highlights | Researchers across all career stages | 2mins |
| Video | Researcher development video | Researchers across all career stages | 1min 53 |
| Catalogues | Resources mapped to the Vitae RDF | Researchers across all career stages | Varied |
| Webpage | Viate researcher booklets | Researchers across all career stages | N/A |
| Mulitple resources | Vitae Research pages | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pathfinder: Adventures in Researcher Land - 1st edition | Researchers across all career stages | N/A | |
| Workshop | Impact of Words | Researchers across all career stages | 58mins |
| Workshop | Desk Yoga | Researchers across all career stages | 30mins |
| Workshop | Positively Manage Worry: Worry Less, Smile More, Don’t Regret, Just Learn and Grow | Researchers across all career stages | 90mins |
| Workshop | Seven and a half easy steps to happiness | Researchers across all career stages | 60mins |
| Workshop | Preparing for Re-entry | Researchers across all career stages | 45mins |
| Workshop | How to Achieve a Calmer Life & Cope with Challenges | Researchers across all career stages | 60mins |
| Workshop | Mediatation for Relaxation | Researchers across all career stages | 30mins |
| Workshop | Create Your Perfect Vision Board to Manifest Your Goals & Dreams! | Researchers across all career stages | 90mins |
| Workshop | Help when you need it -24/7 | Researchers across all career stages | 30mins |
| Workshop | Energise, reset and restore | Researchers across all career stages | 90mins |
| Workshop | Know you value | Researchers across all career stages | 45mins |
| Blog | The Benefits of Achieving a Calmer Life – Tips for Researchers | Researchers across all career stages | 2mins 30s |
| Blog | Top Tips for Researchers to Energise, Reset and Restore | Researchers across all career stages | 4mins |
| Blog | Recognising thinking processes that affect our wellbeing – Tips for Researchers | Researchers across all career stages | 3mins |
| Blog | An issue for every researcher | Researchers across all career stages | 1min 20s |
| Blog | Making time for writing | Researchers across all career stages | 1min 30s |
| Workshop | How to be a Little More Confident in Uncertain Times | Researchers across all career stages | 38mins 42s |
| Blog | How to be a resilient researcher | Researchers across all career stages | 2mins |
| Blog | Difficult conversations - are you ready? | Researchers across all career stages | 2mins |
| Bitesized video | Developing Researchers in a Hybrid environment - Researcher Development Roadmap | Researchers across all career stages | 11mins 58s |
| Bitesized video | Positive Skills for life enabling researchers to be your own success story. | Researchers across all career stages | 10mins 37s |
| Bitesized video | The Researcher Hub and RSA resources | Researchers across all career stages | 2mins 59s |
| Bitesized video | What is the RSA and how does it work? | Researchers across all career stages | 5mins 24s |
| Bitesized video | The Making an Impact Series | Researchers across all career stages | 8mins 2s |
| Bitesized video | Vitae supporting researcher career development nationally | Researchers across all career stages | 16mins 33s |
| Bitesized video | Wellbeing and self-care | Researchers across all career stages | 3 mins 33 |
| Bitesized video | Researcher Wellbeing, Diversity and Equality | Researchers across all career stages | 14mins 23 |
| 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 |
| Case Study | Returning to work (after lockdown 1) | Researchers across all career stages | |
| Case Study | The Working environment:Honorary status for postdoctoral researchers and research assistants at the UoL | Researchers across all career stages | |
| 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 |