Making an Impact Programme for 20 - 24 May

Title

Day

Time

Overview

Who will benefit the most

Impact Clusters

Knowledge and Skill Axis

More info and register

Creating Stories of Impact Part 1: Using your smartphone to create a short research video

Mon 20 May

10.00-16.00

Increase your impact beyond academia by developing your research web presence.

PD, ECR

Society
Culture
Beyond Academia

G. Public and community engagement

Link

Research Staff Association: Building career impact and networking

Tue 21 May

10.00-12.00

Hands-on experience in networking, build interdisciplinary collaborations and develop your innovative research ideas to create impact. 

PD, ECR, MCR

Environment or Quality of Life
Culture
Beyond Academia

A. Research partnerships
D. Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship
G. Public and community engagement

Link

Tours of Sensor City: Inside a Global Innovation Hub

Tue 21 May

14.00-15.00

Discover what goes on behind the scenes at Sensor City and hear about the innovative work being undertaken with companies in the Liverpool City Region.

PD, ECR, MCR, ATR, RPS

Society
Environment or Quality of Life
Health
Economy
Beyond Academia

B. Working with business
D. Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship
E. Local growth and regeneration
F. IP and commercialisation

Link

Research Café special edition collaboration with LJMU

Wed 22 May

14.30-16.30

An opportunity, particularly for early career researchers and PhD students to come together and share their research in an informal, safe environment.

PD, ECR, MCR, RPS, PGR

Society
Environment or Quality of Life
Culture
Health
Public Policy or Services
Economy
Beyond Academia

A. Research partnerships
B. Working with business
C. Working with the public and third sector
D. Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship

Link

Presenting to a Wider Audience

Wed 22 May

09.30-12.30

Practice delivery of a short presentation to those outside your research field.

PD, PGR

Beyond Academia

B. Working with business
C. Working with the public and third sector
G. Public and community engagement

Link

Masterclass: Winning Collaborative Innovate UK Bids

Thu 23 May

10.30-12.30

A masterclass to equip you with an understanding of the requirements from funders (such as Innovate UK) in the development of successful collaborative funding bid proposals.

ECR, MCR, ATR, RPS

Public Policy or Services
Economy
Beyond Academia

A. Research partnerships
B. Working with business
C. Working with the public and third sector
D. Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship
E. Local growth and regeneration
F. IP and commercialisation
G. Public and community engagement

Link

How my PhD led me to become a Subject Matter Expert

Thu 23 May

14.00-15.00

Hear from UoL PhD Alumnus Dr Roy Grafton about how to become a subject matter expert at a technical consultancy.

PD, ECR, MCR, ATR, RPS, PGR

Society
Public Policy or Services
Economy
Beyond Academia

A. Research partnerships 
B. Working with business 
C. Working with the public and third sector 
D. Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship

Link

How Can Elements Help you Capture and Track your Research Impact Activities?

Fri 24 May

11.30-12.30

Learn how to create an on-going record of impact and related evidence as it happens.

PD, ECR, MCR, ATR, RPS

Society
Environment or Quality of Life
Culture
Health
Public Policy or Services
Economy
Beyond Academia

A. Research partnerships
B. Working with business
C. Working with the public and third sector
D. Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship
E. Local growth and regeneration
F. IP and commercialisation
G. Public and community engagement

Link