Videos

Using Artificial Intelligence in your Media Engagement (UoL MWS access required)

This workshop helps you to find out how you can use AI as a powerful tool to elevate your media engagement game

Policy 101: how policy is made and how to influence it (UoL MWS access required)

Gain insights in how research and evidence is used in policy-making and generating influence and impact from your research

Annual Impact Accelerator Account Showcase

A showcase to demonstrate the importance and variety of impact delivered by IAA projects and to facilitate networking

How to enhance your LinkedIn profile and learn savvy networking strategies to propel your career

Watch this video and explore the associated resources to learn how to enhance your LinkedIn presence & career opportunities with online strategies.

How to Leverage Generative AI Tools for LinkedIn

Linkedin Profile Worksheet and Before After Examples

LinkedIn 10 point checklist

Making social media work for you (UoL MWS access required)

Learn how to use social media to promote your research, connect with other academics in your field and increase your citations.

Keynote: Building research collaborations & delivering research impact

With Dr Kostyantyn I. Kyrychenko, Head of International Affairs at Sumy State University, Ukraine

Dr Kyrychenko shares how the twinning initiative between University of Liverpool and Sumy State University has led to research collaborations and how Sumy State delivers impact in their research.

Why Commercialise? Benefits, impact and research dollars (UoL MWS access required)

Watch Liverpool’s Enterprise Team discuss research commercialisation: policies, processes, benefits & resources.

How to write for The Conversation (UoL MWS access required)

Learn to write for the Conversation for all researchers who wish to reach new audiences, raise their media profile & inform public debate.

Using artificial intelligence in engagement and impact (UoL MWS access required)

This workshop is a perfect chance to understand the basics of artificial intelligence and how to use it as a tool for public engagement.

Am I an Exporter? Working with International Collaborators (UoL MWS login required)

Anyone working with international collaborators could potentially be an exporter of controlled ‘Items’. This session explains how the law applies to your work.

Narrative CVs: an evolving story (UoL MWS login required)

An introduction to narrative CVs for funding applications with a panel of researchers and research-enabling staff discussing their experiences

Working less, Accomplishing more: alternative practices for working impactfully

Learn stress-free work practices for greater productivity, efficiency and impact, and enjoy more creativity, flow and ease in your research

Your Researcher Profile: How to Maximise Impact with Metrics

Discover the power of researcher profiles, metrics, and responsible metric use to maximise your impact

Enhancing Research through Reproducibility and Openness

An introduction to the reproducibility crisis, open research practices and the UK reproducibility network

Policy briefings: How to create a briefing to engage with a policy audience

This recording will guide researchers through how to produce targeted policy briefings with potential to generate genuine impact

Responsible and relevant research in the Global South: what does it take?

Hear from researchers from the Global South discuss what is needed for meaningful partnerships and relevant research

Postdoc skills: how to use them within and beyond academia

Hear from former postdocs about how the skills they gained and developed as PGRs and postdocs are used in and beyond academia

Further information and useful links:

https://prosper.liverpool.ac.uk/postdoc-resources/explore/former-postdoc-case-studies/

https://research-careers.org/category/profiles/

Working collaboratively to create research impact

Watch this panel discussion to hear about the research collaborations between University of Liverpool and Sumy State University (SumDU)

Keynote: Creative Collaborations - developing Knowledge Quarter Liverpool

Watch this keynote in which Professor Anthony Hollander, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Impact, will talk to Colin Sinclair, CEO of Sciontec / Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, about the impact that development has had on bringing opportunities for research partnerships and collaborations to this city. 

Don’t know where to start with a narrative CV?

Watch these videos by Dr Elizabeth Adams to discover more about getting started with narrative CVs:

The background to Narrative CVs

Tips for getting started with Narrative CVs

Hear how applying your expertise can help generate impact and raise your profile

Data visualisation: Engaging others with your research (UoL MWS login required)

Explore universal design principles and tools to help create impactful data visualisations for expert audiences or public engagement events

Keynote: International collaborations and partnerships for global impact

Watch Professor Tariq Ali, Pro Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement and Partnerships will talk about the benefits of international research collaboration. Chaired by Professor Peter McCormick, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor International Partnerships and Postgraduate Affairs

From Liverpool to Impact: PhD Career Stories

Watch this panel of University of Liverpool PhD students and graduates who have transitioned between research careers and beyond. 

Animating your research: Producing impactful social media content (UoL MWS login required)

Walk through the production process involved in creating a short 2D animation to share your research interests on social media.

Seeing the big picture: Navigating the science policy landscape

How to develop a good understanding of UK science and innovation policy, and use this to advance your career

Don’t know where to start with a narrative CV?

This session takes the fear out of narrative CVs and gets you started with writing one

Keynote: Galvanizing research and impact through innovation and collaboration - A conversation with our Vice Chancellor, Professor Tim Jones

What intellectual property do I have and how can I commercialise it?

Discover how to identify, protect, and commercialise your intellectual property to support the social and economic impact of your work

Getting attention: Elevator pitching

Make yourself memorable by designing and delivering a masterful elevator pitch

How to identify and approach potential clients

Find the people who value your offering and understand their needs so that you can deliver

Starting-up a commercial or social enterprise

Learn all the processes involved to design, develop, create, run, scale and replicate successful commercial/social enterprise initiatives

Evaluating Impact: Going above and beyond the evaluation form

Want to evaluate the impact of your project? Get creative with your evaluation and find out how to go above and beyond an evaluation form

Designing and evidencing impactful research: Creating a golden thread

Practical guidance on embedding and evidencing research impact into projects, with a particular focus on measuring social value

Owning your personal brand

The session will give you the tools to unlock your own personal brand to help you succeed and navigate the commercial world

Writing for public audiences: communicating your research clearly

This interactive workshop is a perfect chance to work on your writing skills

How to craft a successful briefing to engage with a policy audience

(MWS login required)

This workshop provides a guide for researchers interested in producing targeted policy briefings with potential to generate genuine impact

Public engagement 101: The what, why and how of public engagement

Thinking of dipping a toe into public engagement? Come along to find out all you need to know to get started in this exciting field

Positive intelligence – making your mind your best friend!

(MWS login required)

Positive Intelligence - how to make your mind your best friend rather than your worst enemy

Let’s get business! Making University-industry research collaborations work

Learn about best-practice tools & resources for research collaborations with Industry and the launch of the Partnership and Innovation Fund.

Introduction to Prosper

Postdocs discover how your career development can Prosper

Raising your research profile by writing for The Conversation

Learn how The Conversation works, the benefits of writing for the public and how to go about it

Discovering the mechanisms that define our world

Follow Dr Kostas Giannakopoulos' journey from first contact with Scientific Research to applying Advanced Materials Technologies