"the academy" blog posts

From lab to lecture: my experience with the HLS Teaching Initiative
Dr Harriet Lahiff, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, recently participated in the HLS Teaching Experience Initiative to gain valuable teaching experience alongside her teaching qualifications.
Posted on: 18 December 2024
Perfecting the Partnership: Exploring co-development between researcher developers and research staff
Dr Andrew Holmes is a Researcher Developer focussing on Research Staff at the University of Liverpool. Prior to joining the Researcher Development & Culture team, Andrew was a member of the Prosper team, supporting career development for postdocs and leading the Managers of Researchers strand. Andrew is passionate about supporting early career researchers and brings his experiences as a postdoc and a research developer to his role.
Posted on: 16 December 2024

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

Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land - 3rd edition
Dr Angela Midgley introduces the third edition of the researcher development newsletter.
Posted on: 1 September 2022

Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land - 2nd edition
Dr Angela Midgley introduces the second edition of the researcher development newsletter.
Posted on: 3 December 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

Pathfinder: Adventures in researcher land
Dr Angela Midgley launches the researcher development newsletter, exploring and celebrating our diverse researcher communities.
Posted on: 8 March 2021

Researcher Development Vision and Mission Statement
Dr Angela Midgley, Researcher Developer, tells us about herself and how the the opportunities provided by her new role with the University enable her to interact with and support researchers across all faculties and career stages in developing their practice.
Posted on: 4 August 2020