Shaping PGR Success

The University of Liverpool wants to deliver the best possible support for PGRs’ personal, academic and future career success. We highly value our talented postgraduate researchers and we are committed to delivering sector-leading development opportunities that help you meet your personal and professional aspirations. This event is focused on the ongoing design of a new, high quality development offer for PGRs.

Hear from Dr James Howard (Director of the Academy) about The Academy’s sector-leading innovative and creative approaches and plans for fostering research, academic and career success.

Learn from Prof Georgina Endfield (Professor of Environmental History and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Research Environment and Postgraduate Research) about the University's priorities and vision for a positive and inclusive research environment that nourishes our postgraduate researchers as we embark upon this new era.

Discover what's behind the newly-created PGR Development Network (PGRDevNet) - a network for communication, collaboration and development for the PGR community.

Meet your new PGR development team as they take up the exciting role of nurturing the development of postgraduate researchers across the University.

Come and join the conversation, collaborate with peers, share your ideas, and to help shape the future of PGR development. With the opportunity to continue these conversations through our networking lunch (catering provided).

All PGRs and the staff who support them are welcome to this event.

The session will :

• Enable lively and engaging discussions that directly inform the creation of a top-quality development offer for PGRs.
• Introduce the new team dedicated to supporting PGR development.
• Affirm the University's focus on PGRs as a hugely valued part of the researcher community, placing PGR development and success at the heart of plans and priorities.

Information about the Facilitators

The Academy The role of The Leadership, Organisational, Professional and Academic Development Academy (The Academy) is to promote and enable organisational excellence through the strategic development of the University’s people and practices. We support the development of high performance in leadership and management, research, education and professional practice, working with partners across the institution and beyond to achieve the highest standards of excellence. We foster collaboration, innovation and enhancement; providing opportunities for continuous improvement at individual, team and organisational levels in pursuit of Liverpool’s strategic objectives. The Researcher Development team are based in the Academy and support the development of PGRs to Postdocs to Mid-Career Researchers to Principal Investigators and Managers of Researchers.

Dr James Howard (he/him) is Director of The Academy at the University of Liverpool, supporting the University’s strategic objectives for research, education and professional services, through the development of the University’s people and practices. He oversees the work of The Academy’s core teams and, as a member of the University’s senior leadership, ensure that staff in all roles, at all levels, are able to access sector-leading development opportunities.

Dr Saneeya Qureshi (she/her) is Head of Researcher Development and Culture based in The Academy, responsible for activities that place Liverpool at the forefront of Researcher Development practice for all postgraduate researchers and research staff across all career levels, through tailored internal programmes and the leadership of flagship projects.

Prof. Georgina Endfield (she/her) is Professor of Environmental History and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research Environment and Postgraduate Research. She is committed to ensuring postgraduate researchers across the University thrive in their programme and progress to the career of their choice.

Ms Claire Faichnie (she/her) is the Senior Researcher Developer for PGRs based in the Academy.

Dr Antoinette McKane (she/her) is a Researcher Developer for PGRs based in the Academy.

Ms Rebecca Hoyle (she/her) is a Researcher Developer for PGRs based in the Academy.

Please note there will be a photographer at the event, there will be consent forms available on the day.

Accessibility Adjustments and Alternative Format requests: If you require any accessibility adjustments or have any questions about this session, please contact the the Academy's RD team Researcher@liverpool.ac.uk at least 7 days before the session date so that your requirements can be referred to the facilitator(s) who will make every effort to address them where possible.

Academy Researcher Development Inclusivity Statement: The Academy is committed to providing an environment which recognises and values people's differences, capitalises on the strengths that those differences bring to the institution and supports all staff and students in maximising their potential to succeed. In line with the Academy's firm commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we offer all postdoctoral and research-related opportunities to develop and network irrespective of a researcher’s gender, ethnicity, age, self-identification, disability, religious affiliation, or any other criteria used to separate and define.

Academy Code of Conduct: All events organised or facilitated by The Academy follow a Conduct of Conduct irrespective of the number of participants or session format. The Academy thanks all participants in advance for your cooperation to help ensure a safe and constructive environment for everybody. The Code of Conduct is available at: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/development/conduct-events/

Important: We take your privacy very seriously and will only use your email address to send you information about this session. Thereafter, we will contact you only where you have given us permission to do so. After that, you can opt-out at any time of receiving our communication by simply sending an email to researcher@liverpool.ac.uk

Stay in Touch: For the latest news and information about PGR development opportunities and resources follow @LivResearcher on Twitter and the hashtag #LivUniRD. Further details about the University of Liverpool's Researcher Development activities can be found on the Researcher Hub: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) attributes developed during this session are relevant to the following sub-domains:    

Domain B: Personal Effectiveness

B3: Professional and Career Development  

Domain D: Engagement, Influence and Impact

D1: Working with Others            

D3: Engagement and Impact