Developing Practice - University of Liverpool

In this podcast we chat with Iwan about his new role as Head of Careers and Employability at the University of Liverpool and the vision he has to develop the service over the coming years. As the Director of Careers and Employability, Iwan provides the strategic leadership and vision for an inclusive, impactful and digitally-enabled careers offer at the University of Liverpool. The aim is to devel...

In this Making an Impact 2023 special podcast, we chat with Sophie about how to get creative with your evaluation techniques and ways to ensure you can evidence and evaluate the impact that is embedded throughout your research projects. Dr Sophie Morris has over 10 years of experience in public engagement and is an accredited educator in the higher education sector. After completing a PhD in Cance...

In this Making an Impact 2023 special podcast, we chat with Jo Meehan about delivering impactful research with public and third sector organisations, and creating a ‘Golden Thread’ between academic research and its real-world impacts. Professor Meehan's research centres on modern slavery in supply chains, social value in public procurement, and corporate power. Her work explores the commercial...

In this Making an Impact 2023 special podcast, we chat with Elizabeth and Caroline about becoming confident in talking to non-academic partners about your research to enable business and industry collaborations. Elizabeth is a coach and consultant with over 15 years' experience in researcher development. Her main focus is on academic leadership / career coaching and research culture. She has a...

In this podcast we chat with Tim about his recent start as the Vice Chancellor at the University of Liverpool and his thoughts about leading strategy development. Professor Tim Jones has recently taken up the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool.  He joins Liverpool from the University of Birmingham where he has held the post of Provost and Vice-Principal since September 2016, le...

In this podcast we chat with Warren about his recent Learning and Teaching Fellowship awarded for his innovative development of stress busting workshops to support student wellbeing. Warren Donnellan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Warren’s teaching and research focuses on lifespan psychology, with a particular focus on resilience and dementia care. He has built a strong repu...

In this podcast we discuss Raheela, Melody, Eleanor and Wajeeha’s work that explores how we identify the blind spots in EDI efforts to more effectively support academics sitting at the intersection of minority identities. Dr Wajeeha Aziz is a senior Lecturer in the Department of Medical Education in Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) at the University of Sussex. She is a medical doctor and...

In this podcast we chat with Russell about his work as a resilience coach and the dangers of burnout. Russell Harvey has had a 20+ year career in Learning, Leadership and Organisational Development and has specialised around Resilience and VUCA for the past 15 years. One of the dimensions of Resilience is “Purpose” and Russell’s is “to positively affect 100 000 people by the year 2025.” Russell ha...

In this podcast we chat with Roma about her inspirational engineering career and how this has developed into becoming an author and broadcaster. We ask Roma what she’s learnt about dealing with professional and personal pressures and challenges, and how she is now inspiring future generations. Roma Agrawal MBE is an award-winning engineer, author and broadcaster. From footbridges and sculptures, t...

In this podcast we chat with Matt about his role as Chair of the University’s Education for Sustainable Development working group and how the working group is supporting colleagues from across the University of Liverpool to embed sustainability within their curriculum. Matt Murphy is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering Design, and Director of Education, in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and...

In this podcast we chat with Janet Beer, Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, about leading a UK Higher Education Institution through a time of significant change. Professor Dame Janet Beer is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, having formerly been Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. She was awarded a Damehood for services to higher education and equality and dive...

In this podcast we chat with Jill about her work with Flexible Work Solutions to support colleagues working in Higher Education to understand how to create an inclusive environment by understanding micro-aggressions and by being an active bystander. Jill is CEO/Managing Director of Flexible Work Solutions Limited, a small business that offers a range of training, consultancy and practical tools to...

In this podcast we chat with Karishma about her role as Race Equality Officer at the University of Liverpool and we hear about some of her recent work to coordinate the University’s Race Equality Charter application. As Race Equality Officer, Karishma works to embed race equality in the University’s policies, practices and communications; building a community in which all staff and students feel a...

In this podcast we chat with Sue about leading academic development in dynamic higher education international settings. Dr Susan Bolt (PFHEA) is Head of Academic Development at the University of Liverpool in the UK, where she leads a team that was recognised as finalists in the 2021 Global Academic Development Good Practice Awards for their integrated approach to developing teaching and scholarshi...

In this podcast we chat with Jan and Chris about their work with our technicians at the University of Liverpool. Jan Brett has been in technical services for over twenty-five years. She was a technical team leader at Liverpool University for nearly fourteen years and has been in post as Technical Development and Planning officer here for just over two years. Jan also chairs the Liverpool Universit...

In this podcast we discuss Catherine and Anna’s work developing academic practices to widen participation and reflect on how the principles of their practice can be transferred to other disciplines. Dr Catherine Queen is a Lecturer in Planning in the Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences. Having worked in private practice for 30 years as a Town Planner and Environm...

In this podcast we discuss Amal’s work to decolonise the curriculum in international politics and reflect on how the principles of her practice can be transferred to other disciplines. Dr Amal Abu-Bakare is a lecturer in the politics of race and decolonial studies at the University of Liverpool and a Visiting Fellow at the University of South Wales’ International Centre for Policing & Security...

In this podcast we chat with Jen, Gemma and Jason about their recent Sir Alistair Pilkington Award for Teaching Excellence awarded for their development of Life Sciences students’ digital fluency and employability at scale through the design and implementation of authentic assessment. Jen Delaney is a Lead Career Consultant in the careers and employability team. She works with academics to embed e...

In this podcast we chat with Vikki about her recent Learning and Teaching Fellowship awarded for her innovative development of blended practice-based learning placements. Vikki Barnes-Brown is a lecturer and lead practice placement tutor within the Occupational Therapy Programme at the School pf Health Sciences. She started her career working for the NHS, as an occupational therapist within adult...

In this podcast we chat with Terry, John,  Ahmed, Severina and Dane about their team’s recent Sir Alistair Pilkington Award for Teaching Excellence awarded for their development of online student exchange opportunities through Collaborative Online International Learning, or COIL, projects. Terry McNulty is Professor of Management and Corporate Governance at the University of Liverpool Managem...

In this podcast we chat with Gemma about her recent Learning and Teaching Fellowship awarded for her innovative micro-learning approach to teaching. Gemma Ahearne is a Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool. She joined the university in 2019 on a University Teacher contract before being retained as a lecturer. Gemma has also held a lectureship at L...

In this podcast we chat with Rachel and Natalie about strategic change and, even though change is often difficult, how it can be managed using the right methodology. Rachel Parkes has worked in project management for over 15 years with experience in local government working on education and regeneration projects and programmes and then more recently spending the last 9 years at the University of L...

In this Making an Impact special podcast we chat with Andrew Borland and Prof Daniel Arribas-Bel about how University led research and innovation is transforming Cities. Anthony is the Senior Partnerships and Innovation Manager and professional services lead for the institutional digital research and knowledge exchange theme. He supports the institutional digital theme academic leads to deliver th...

This podcast is a compilation of some of our previous guests who share their practice, learning and ideas regarding networking in a hybrid environment. The Academy’s Developing Practice Podcast is produced by The Academy, University of Liverpool.  The role of the Academy is to promote and enable organisational excellence through the strategic development of the University’s people and practic...

This podcast is a compilation of some of our previous guests who share their practice, learning and ideas regarding networking in a hybrid environment. The Academy’s Developing Practice Podcast is produced by The Academy, University of Liverpool.  The role of the Academy is to promote and enable organisational excellence through the strategic development of the University’s people and practic...