My experience of the 3MT competition
Fionnuala McCully, PhD candidate in the University of Liverpool’s School of Environmental Sciences, recounts her experience of winning the University's Three Minute Thesis competition and offers her own tips for future competitors.
Posted on: 8 September 2023
Learning from experience to develop Narrative CV resources
Lydia Nicholson writes about learning from researchers’ experiences to develop resources about writing Narrative CVs
Posted on: 30 May 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
Decolonising knowledge production and (field) research: a personal experience on Iran
Stella Morgana considers the responsibility of researchers to avoid 'the imperialism of knowledge' when working with subjects from the Middle East.
Posted on: 10 March 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
Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land - 3rd edition
Dr Angela Midgley introduces the third edition of the researcher development newsletter.
Posted on: 1 September 2022
Buddy Scheme
One of the benefits of working at an institution like the University of Liverpool is connecting with fellow researchers and hearing about the ground-breaking projects that they are working on. But, if we’re being honest with ourselves, how many other postdocs and researchers do we really know from within the university? I’m not asking about researchers in our own Departments or Institutes, but researchers from across campus, based in Schools and Faculties that we know little about? I would guess that the answer is ‘not many.’ If so, you’re not alone.
Posted on: 17 August 2022
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