BEING A RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY

OF LIVERPOOL

MY STORY ...

Getting funding

Advertised posts Importance of ‘the grapevine’ Being an entrepreneur The University Research councils

Calls Career development Open

Europe Evaluations

General requirements

Need to be properly informed (policy agendas etc.)

Track record (publications, previous projects etc.)

Research skills Need to have ideas Partners (academic) Partners (non-academic) Research design Staffing structure Real knowledge of the field

Needs to be

accurate,

precise and

exciting

Will influence

which reviewers are used

Small steps

to bigger things

Core objective

Operational objective

Partners and

networks

Outputs

Institutional strategy

Research strategy

and further funding

Identifying a problem

The partnership

Key activities

Research strategy

Government agendas

Wider benefits and

social purpose

Researchers (WP)

A regional research

community

Institutional agendas

Relevance to practice

Researchers (HE)

Who might use

the research?

Linking theory

and practice

Style of research and activities

Awareness of dissemination

avenues

Use of a range of

media and IT formats

Developing policy and

social purpose

Personal network

s

Good luck!