Come to this interactive session to gain hands-on experience in networking, build interdisciplinary collaborations and develop your innovative research ideas to create impact. A series of stations will take you through the activity in which you use your combined multidisciplinary and team work skills to be in with a chance to win prizes!

Find out how you can help shape the future of your Research Staff Association: Get involved in different activities and give your suggestions for further career development opportunities at Liverpool.

Presenter: Sarah Arrowsmith (Chair of UoLRSA), will be assisted by the following members of the RSA steering group:

Alison Savage (Deputy Co-Chair)

Ashkan Eliasy (Professional Development Events Co-ordinator and School of Engineering Liason Committee Member)

Ramya Maitreyee (Professional Development Events Co-ordinator)

Kieran Cheetham (RSA Member)

Sarah is a Postdoc in The Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Physiology within The Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) since 2010. She was previously; Chair of ITM’s Post Doc Network (ITMPDN) and has represented postdocs on The Concordat Steering Group, Task and Finish group, Strategic Review Group and Athena Swan. Sarah is passionate about researcher development and promoting University-wide support for all research active staff in developing their careers both in and outside of academia. She has organised professional development workshops, social events and networking activities.

Refreshments: Tea/Coffee will be provided in the South Atrium

The following elements of the Making an Impact 2019 Framework are relevant to this session:

Impact Clusters: Making an Impact on the Environment or Quality of Life; Making an Impact on Culture; Making an Impact beyond Academia

Knowledge and Skills Axis: Research partnerships; Skills, enterprise and entrepreneurship; Public and community engagement

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) attributes developed during this session are relevant to the following sub-domains: Effectiveness: B1, B2, B3; Engagement, Influence and Impact: D1, D2, D3

Stay in Touch: For the latest news and information about Making an Impact 2019, resources & research staff development opportunities, follow @LivResearcher & @LivUniAcademy on Twitter and the hashtag #unilivimpact19. Further details about other sessions during Making an Impact 2019 can be found at: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/making-impact/

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Research Staff Association: Building career impact and networking