There are only 2 weeks to go before bookings open for Making an Impact 2024, with over 90 sessions to inspire and motivate you to develop your knowledge exchange and research impact skills, including more than 30 sessions tailored specifically for PGRs.
Making an Impact 2024, happening between 13th May and 14th June 2024, offers sessions for all postgraduate research students (PGRs), regardless of your study stage – including masterclasses on promoting your research via social media and creating an effective networking strategy; how to evaluate your impact and engage with difference audiences, including policy makers, industry partners and the public; understanding reproducibility and open research; and understanding knowledge transfer partnerships and consultancy.
Further, PGRs across the initial, middle and late stages of the research are all invited to attend prestigious Keynote talks that highlight the importance of the university in the Liverpool community and beyond, and to take advantage of the different campus tours. Specially curated sessions to support PGRs in their strategic career decision making will be available, as well as 30 1:1 career coaching sessions.
Why Making an Impact 2024 Matters for PGRs
In our ever-evolving world, the ability to translate research into tangible solutions is vital. Making an Impact 2024 equips participants with the skills and mindset needed to bridge the gap between academia and the real world. By attending, you will be taking a significant step toward becoming a research innovator who can create positive change in society.
Making an Impact 2024 has been designed to help you to develop your research and impact skills, supporting you to success in your future career whether you stay within or move beyond academia. Discover how to leverage LinkedIn for your career, build your researcher profile, visualise and animate your research, increase your productivity and banish imposter syndrome. Hear from University of Liverpool PGR alumni about how they used the skills they developed during their studies to impact the wider community in Liverpool, the UK and globally. Connect with researchers at Sumy State University through sessions highlighting the shared interests and opportunities between our universities.
Plus, you’ll be able to join us for three high-profile keynote speakers:
- Colin Sinclair, CEO of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool, will be discussing the mutual relationship between the University and the Knowledge Quarter with Professor Anthony Hollander, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact
- Professor Tariq Ali, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global Engagement and Partnerships, will explore the importance of globalisation for modern research and the University’s role in an increasingly connected world
- Professor Kostyantyn Kyrychenko, Head of the International Affairs Office at Sumy State University will be exploring routes for building research collaborations and delivering research impact with the University of Liverpool’s partner Sumy State University
Enter our Making an Impact Pre-Sprint Warm-Up Competition Now
During Making an Impact you can enter our Weekly Sprints to be in with a chance of winning some exciting prizes. We will randomly select 10 entries from each week to win one of our prizes – all you have to do is post on social media and let us know what you’re looking forward to in Making an Impact 2024 or what you’ve learnt from a session.
But that’s not all – our Pre-Sprint Warm-Up has another 10 prizes are available to win for anyone who shares on social media what they’re most looking forward to in Making an Impact 2024 or what they most enjoyed about last year’s Making an Impact series. Enter before Making an Impact 2024 starts on 13th May to be in with a chance of winning!
Don’t forget to tag #UniLivImpact24 and tag @LivResearcher on X (formerly Twitter) or The Academy on LinkedIn so that we can see what you’ve posted (and if you don’t use social media then simply email Researcher@liverpool.ac.uk). With up to 60 prizes available across Making an Impact 2024 (and multiple entries permitted), the opportunity is too good to miss!
Bookings open on Monday, 25 March
There are only 2 weeks until bookings for Making an Impact 2024 open on Monday, 25 March 2024. All sessions are mapped to the Making an Impact 2024 Framework, highlighting which Knowledge Exchange perspective and Innovation Theme is covered in each session and allowing you to create a personalised pathway of engagement.
Making an Impact Community
Collaboration is one of the most powerful routes to achieving research impact and Making an Impact 2024 is on hand to help you widen your impact network through our brand-new searchable community delegate database. Add your own details and connect with our world-leading experts, facilitators and other delegates at the University of Liverpool, our partners at Sumy State University and XJTLU, and beyond.
Making an Impact is also taking over the Researcher Development Activities Teams Channel throughout May and June, so join the channel to keep up to date with different opportunities and hear more about the wealth of activities available from the Researcher Development and Culture Team. Join the Researcher Development Activities Teams Channel here!
Keep up to date with everything Making an Impact:
Save the dates in your diaries and stay tuned for further announcements, registration details, and the searchable programme of activities on our Making an Impact 2024 website and follow us on social media @LivResearcher, @LivUniAcademy and LinkedIn.
Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of your research and knowledge exchange at the University of Liverpool. We look forward to seeing you at Making an Impact 2024!
Other PGR Development events
Three Minute Thesis Competition
Summarise your thesis in a 3 minute video and compete to represent the University at a national level. Attend the Three Minute Thesis workshop on 25th March 2024, 9:30-12:00 to discover how to give the most engaging, informative and memorable presentations: https://uolpgrdev_3mt_workshop.eventbrite.co.uk/
For more information about the Three Minute Thesis competition and other upcoming PGR sessions, visit the PGR Development Hub: