"impact" blog posts
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
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
Three secrets of successful research collaborations
Research collaboration in today’s cross-disciplinary world could involve any number of people from any number of disciplines and sometimes include several organisations.
Posted on: 9 September 2021
Academia and industry: Worlds apart?
In most sectors, academia and industry are crucial partners.
Posted on: 9 September 2021
Researching the World, Leaving No-one Behind
What we do in research matters!
Posted on: 11 August 2021
Making an Impact, the University’s flagship annual researcher development activity – 4 years on and still Making an Impact!
Dr Angela Midgley talks about the Making an Impact series, initially developed in 2018 and 2019 to provide development activities focused around the Industrial strategy priorities.
Posted on: 7 May 2021
Research Staff Development Highlights
Dr Saneeya Qureshi takes us through how the Academy’s researcher development team continue to actively support our research staff.
Posted on: 21 September 2020