Strengthening Impact through RSA Steering Group Communications
Iaroslav Michurin is an Associate IP and Project Manager in the Enterprise Team. Iaroslav specialises in biocatalysis and industrial biotechnology. After his PhD at the University of Manchester's Institute of Biotechnology, where he focused on structural biology, he joined the University of Liverpool to develop biocatalytic routes for industrial intermediates and speciality chemicals. For nearly three years, he served as Deputy Co-Chair of the University of Liverpool’s Research Staff Association, during which time he organised three annual research staff conferences, two Images of Research competitions, the RSA Buddy Scheme, a Charity Walk, and contributed to other initiatives supporting researcher development. He started his role in the Enterprise Team in February 2026.
Posted on: 15 March 2026
From Postdoc to Permanent: How the RSA Shaped My Career Development
Sophie Jones is a Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century History. A historian of the eighteenth-century British Atlantic, her research focuses on the socio-cultural development of the North American colonies. Jones has published on a range of topics including early-modern merchants and their families, eighteenth-century American subscription libraries, and early-modern literacy. Her forthcoming monograph considers how local contexts shaped political identities during the American Revolution.
Posted on: 10 December 2025
Short-term contracts, long-term projects: the bridge of honorary contracts
Navigating the challenges of fixed short-term contracts and the length of time over which research is completed and published is complex for postdoctoral research associates. Honorary contracts provide a solution to address this by maintaining vital university access.
Posted on: 6 October 2025
A research visit: an opportunity for personal and professional development for early career researchers
Dr I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra (Edi) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK, working under the mentorship of Prof. Eric Robinson in the Obesity and Appetite research group.
Posted on: 4 September 2024
Postdoctoral Researchers Research Seed Funding project
Dr Cordelia Dunai is a Research Associate in Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immunology in the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, working in the Professor Benedict Michael's Infection Neuroscience group.
Posted on: 7 May 2024
Embarking on teaching development journeys: achieving status of Associate Fellow (AFHEA) and Fellow (FHEA) of the Higher Education Academy
As part of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, staff on research-only contracts are allowed a minimum of 10 days per year to develop their professional competencies and gain experience to support their future career goals. Through discussions with their supervisors about future career aspirations to teach within higher education, Jordan and Yalda decided to use their 10 days on a pro-rata basis to undertake teaching programs provided by the University of Liverpool for staff to develop and enhance their teaching skills.
Posted on: 5 September 2023
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The ups and downs of working from home
Dr Bengt Tegner is a Research Associate in Computational Chemistry in the School of Physical Sciences, working in the Rosseinsky group.
Posted on: 4 September 2023
Research culture as a collective practice: how writing retreats build a sense of community
Dr Stella Morgana is a British Academy Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool
Posted on: 6 August 2023
The rewarding experiences of being a Co-Chair of the Research Staff Association
Dr Sophie Jones is a postdoc in the Department of History, where she is employed on the AHRC-funded project Libraries, Reading Communities, and Cultural Formation in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic.
Posted on: 3 July 2023