Lydia Nicholson
@lidnicholson.bsky.social
Research Development Facilitator at University of Liverpool. Writer. Reader. Gardener. Australian in the UK. Views my own.
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We’ve launched new webpages on Diverse Output Types (DOTs) 🔎
At Liverpool, we continue to support the development and recognition of DOTs across the university, in alignment with the @hiddenref.bsky.social movement.
👉 Explore via the staff intranet here: staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
At Liverpool, we continue to support the development and recognition of DOTs across the university, in alignment with the @hiddenref.bsky.social movement.
👉 Explore via the staff intranet here: staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We’ve launched new webpages on Diverse Output Types (DOTs) 🔎
At Liverpool, we continue to support the development and recognition of DOTs across the university, in alignment with the @hiddenref.bsky.social movement.
👉 Explore via the staff intranet here: staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
At Liverpool, we continue to support the development and recognition of DOTs across the university, in alignment with the @hiddenref.bsky.social movement.
👉 Explore via the staff intranet here: staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
Amazing work making this happen @livunisustain.bsky.social 👏
The University of Liverpool has climbed five places in the People & Planet University League, ranking 32nd out of 147 UK institutions and 6th among the Russell Group! 👏🌍
🌟 Read all about it in our latest news story:
www.liverpool.ac.uk/about/sustai...
🌟 Read all about it in our latest news story:
www.liverpool.ac.uk/about/sustai...
January 12, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Amazing work making this happen @livunisustain.bsky.social 👏
💯 This is a great course - highly recommend to any UoL staff who are working on a funding application at the moment. It's a relatively long course, but you can do it at your own pace a bit at a time.
UoL staff have access to Nature Masterclasses, expert-led courses to help you thrive in your research career journey
Persuasive Grant Writing explains how to use narrative tools to create grant applications that resonate with the audience - your chosen funder
masterclasses.nature.com/grant-writin...
Persuasive Grant Writing explains how to use narrative tools to create grant applications that resonate with the audience - your chosen funder
masterclasses.nature.com/grant-writin...
January 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
💯 This is a great course - highly recommend to any UoL staff who are working on a funding application at the moment. It's a relatively long course, but you can do it at your own pace a bit at a time.
Next clinic date is live!
We're trialling a limited registration window (19 Jan - 6 Feb) to better manage capacity across our team.
Really looking forward to hearing about everyone's exciting new research funding applications in the new year! ✨
We're trialling a limited registration window (19 Jan - 6 Feb) to better manage capacity across our team.
Really looking forward to hearing about everyone's exciting new research funding applications in the new year! ✨
UoL Staff 📢
Working on a research funding application over the break?
Get 1:1 feedback in the next Narrative CV Clinic!
⏰Registration opens 19th Jan - 6th Feb
📤Submit your draft narrative CV & project proposal by 16th Feb
🐱Clinic day 26th Feb
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
Working on a research funding application over the break?
Get 1:1 feedback in the next Narrative CV Clinic!
⏰Registration opens 19th Jan - 6th Feb
📤Submit your draft narrative CV & project proposal by 16th Feb
🐱Clinic day 26th Feb
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Next clinic date is live!
We're trialling a limited registration window (19 Jan - 6 Feb) to better manage capacity across our team.
Really looking forward to hearing about everyone's exciting new research funding applications in the new year! ✨
We're trialling a limited registration window (19 Jan - 6 Feb) to better manage capacity across our team.
Really looking forward to hearing about everyone's exciting new research funding applications in the new year! ✨
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We are pleased to share our new Sustainable Labs Guidance to mark today’s Research Staff Conference! 🔬💙
It helps research and technical teams reduce environmental impact, and aligns with LEAF, supporting a sustainable, connected research community at UoL. 🌱
www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacu...
It helps research and technical teams reduce environmental impact, and aligns with LEAF, supporting a sustainable, connected research community at UoL. 🌱
www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacu...
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We are pleased to share our new Sustainable Labs Guidance to mark today’s Research Staff Conference! 🔬💙
It helps research and technical teams reduce environmental impact, and aligns with LEAF, supporting a sustainable, connected research community at UoL. 🌱
www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacu...
It helps research and technical teams reduce environmental impact, and aligns with LEAF, supporting a sustainable, connected research community at UoL. 🌱
www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacu...
Having a lovely morning chatting with researchers about the ways we support bid development at the University (and luring people to our table with chocolates 😄)
We are delighted to be the Research Staff Conference today sharing information on the support and expertise the team can offer.
This year’s theme is 'Beyond boundaries: developing an interdisciplinary mindset' #RSConf25
www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/r...
@uolrsa.bsky.social
This year’s theme is 'Beyond boundaries: developing an interdisciplinary mindset' #RSConf25
www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/r...
@uolrsa.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Having a lovely morning chatting with researchers about the ways we support bid development at the University (and luring people to our table with chocolates 😄)
I'm looking forward to reviewing this month's clinic submissions, apologies to anyone who wasn't able to register for this round.
Thank you for everyone who has registered for 1:1 feedback in this month's Narrative CV Clinic
📈Due to high demand registration has now closed
🔍Keep an eye out for our next clinic in 2026
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
📈Due to high demand registration has now closed
🔍Keep an eye out for our next clinic in 2026
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm looking forward to reviewing this month's clinic submissions, apologies to anyone who wasn't able to register for this round.
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📢 #LivUni PhD Students: Final call for abstract submissions for AI Discovery Day with NVIDIA & Dell Technologies
📩 Submissions accepted until midnight 15 Oct
📆 Event date: 22 Oct
#AIresearch #software #hardware #LLM #ML #GenerativeAI #materialsdiscovery #physics #maths #chemistry #engineering
📩 Submissions accepted until midnight 15 Oct
📆 Event date: 22 Oct
#AIresearch #software #hardware #LLM #ML #GenerativeAI #materialsdiscovery #physics #maths #chemistry #engineering
AI Discovery Day: Driving Innovation with NVIDIA & Dell Technologies
Opportunities for University of Liverpool staff to shape industry collaborations and explore shared funding and infrastructure pathways.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📢 #LivUni PhD Students: Final call for abstract submissions for AI Discovery Day with NVIDIA & Dell Technologies
📩 Submissions accepted until midnight 15 Oct
📆 Event date: 22 Oct
#AIresearch #software #hardware #LLM #ML #GenerativeAI #materialsdiscovery #physics #maths #chemistry #engineering
📩 Submissions accepted until midnight 15 Oct
📆 Event date: 22 Oct
#AIresearch #software #hardware #LLM #ML #GenerativeAI #materialsdiscovery #physics #maths #chemistry #engineering
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Our very own @nataliejessic10.bsky.social opened up the 2025 Hidden REF Festival in Birmingham! Talking about what we are doing at Liverpool to support the development of research outputs #REF #researchculture #researchoutputs
First talk is from Natalie Wallis from the University of Liverpool about Diverse Research Outputs and the fear of changing research culture @nataliejessic10.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Our very own @nataliejessic10.bsky.social opened up the 2025 Hidden REF Festival in Birmingham! Talking about what we are doing at Liverpool to support the development of research outputs #REF #researchculture #researchoutputs
Exciting to see @nataliejessic10.bsky.social discussing the University of Liverpool's approach to Diverse Research Outputs at the #HiddenREFfestival 🍎🍊
First talk is from Natalie Wallis from the University of Liverpool about Diverse Research Outputs and the fear of changing research culture @nataliejessic10.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Exciting to see @nataliejessic10.bsky.social discussing the University of Liverpool's approach to Diverse Research Outputs at the #HiddenREFfestival 🍎🍊
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Join us...
Interested in applying for a Leverhulme Early-Career Fellowship at @livunihss.bsky.social ? The deadline for expressions of interests is Monday, 3 November 2025, 5pm, more info about the application process here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships application support.
www.liverpool.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Join us...
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📢 UoL researchers: do you need an Institutional Letter of Support for your funding application?
Our Best Practice Guide provides top tips on:
🧱structure
🎯strategic alignment
🧰 how to talk about institutional support
Visit staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
Our Best Practice Guide provides top tips on:
🧱structure
🎯strategic alignment
🧰 how to talk about institutional support
Visit staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
October 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
📢 UoL researchers: do you need an Institutional Letter of Support for your funding application?
Our Best Practice Guide provides top tips on:
🧱structure
🎯strategic alignment
🧰 how to talk about institutional support
Visit staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
Our Best Practice Guide provides top tips on:
🧱structure
🎯strategic alignment
🧰 how to talk about institutional support
Visit staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
🥔"The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg" was just one of many profoundly useful takeaways from the International Research Culture Conference last week, I'm so grateful to have been able to take part! #IRCC25
Our team of research development facilitators were proud to be invited to showcase the University of Liverpool’s Narrative CV support model at yesterday’s International Research Culture Culture Conference.
There was plenty of food for thought at the conference and we came away feeling inspired
There was plenty of food for thought at the conference and we came away feeling inspired
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🥔"The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg" was just one of many profoundly useful takeaways from the International Research Culture Conference last week, I'm so grateful to have been able to take part! #IRCC25
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We are delighted to be at the International Research Culture Conference 2025 at the University of Warwick today learning about exciting and thought-provoking initiatives across the sector, meeting other teams, and sharing our approach to narrative CVs support #IRCC25 #ResearchCulture
September 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We are delighted to be at the International Research Culture Conference 2025 at the University of Warwick today learning about exciting and thought-provoking initiatives across the sector, meeting other teams, and sharing our approach to narrative CVs support #IRCC25 #ResearchCulture
I'm looking forward to sharing about our narrative CV support at the International Research Culture Conference in Warwick this week! #IRCC25 #ResearchCulture #narrativeCVs
UoL researchers 📢
If you're developing a funding application that requires a narrative CV our Best Practice Guide can help you:
🧱plan your structure
🧗build a narrative
🕵️make strategic choices about what evidence to use
🧑💻for both individual and 👩👩👧👧 team CVs
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
If you're developing a funding application that requires a narrative CV our Best Practice Guide can help you:
🧱plan your structure
🧗build a narrative
🕵️make strategic choices about what evidence to use
🧑💻for both individual and 👩👩👧👧 team CVs
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm looking forward to sharing about our narrative CV support at the International Research Culture Conference in Warwick this week! #IRCC25 #ResearchCulture #narrativeCVs
Had such an inspiring day at the Thrive symposium this week. So many ideas to take forwards and can't wait to see what happens next with the Mission projects. And bonus points for the location adjacent to Batman filming on Hope Street🦇🍿
The Thrive team at @liverpooluni.bsky.social hosted a wonderful and thought-provoking symposium this week. They shared a new approach to increasing diversity and inclusivity in research leadership. Plus three fantastic AHRC-funded Mission projects. This is just the start... 💡
@ukri.org #thrive
@ukri.org #thrive
September 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Had such an inspiring day at the Thrive symposium this week. So many ideas to take forwards and can't wait to see what happens next with the Mission projects. And bonus points for the location adjacent to Batman filming on Hope Street🦇🍿
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🎉Celebrating Researchers 2025🎉
Nominations are open for Celebrating Researchers 2025 – a UoL wide event celebrating research staff, recognising their incredible achievements and acknowledging their irreplaceable contributions to the University of Liverpool
📅 Nominate by Friday 3rd October
Nominations are open for Celebrating Researchers 2025 – a UoL wide event celebrating research staff, recognising their incredible achievements and acknowledging their irreplaceable contributions to the University of Liverpool
📅 Nominate by Friday 3rd October
Celebrating Researchers 2025 - Researcher Hub - University of Liverpool
www.liverpool.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎉Celebrating Researchers 2025🎉
Nominations are open for Celebrating Researchers 2025 – a UoL wide event celebrating research staff, recognising their incredible achievements and acknowledging their irreplaceable contributions to the University of Liverpool
📅 Nominate by Friday 3rd October
Nominations are open for Celebrating Researchers 2025 – a UoL wide event celebrating research staff, recognising their incredible achievements and acknowledging their irreplaceable contributions to the University of Liverpool
📅 Nominate by Friday 3rd October
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UoL researchers 📢
Is your research idea ready for a fellowship application? 🧑💻
Visit our Fellowships best practice guide to reflect on whether this is the right next step for you, and find out some top tips for writing a competitive application 🎯
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
Is your research idea ready for a fellowship application? 🧑💻
Visit our Fellowships best practice guide to reflect on whether this is the right next step for you, and find out some top tips for writing a competitive application 🎯
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
August 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
UoL researchers 📢
Is your research idea ready for a fellowship application? 🧑💻
Visit our Fellowships best practice guide to reflect on whether this is the right next step for you, and find out some top tips for writing a competitive application 🎯
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
Is your research idea ready for a fellowship application? 🧑💻
Visit our Fellowships best practice guide to reflect on whether this is the right next step for you, and find out some top tips for writing a competitive application 🎯
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
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🚀 The new Liverpool Research & Partnerships intranet site is now live!
💡Discover how we can support your bid development, research outputs, and partnerships. Plus, meet the team behind it all!
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res... (UoL login)
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #ResearchDevelopment
💡Discover how we can support your bid development, research outputs, and partnerships. Plus, meet the team behind it all!
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res... (UoL login)
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #ResearchDevelopment
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚀 The new Liverpool Research & Partnerships intranet site is now live!
💡Discover how we can support your bid development, research outputs, and partnerships. Plus, meet the team behind it all!
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res... (UoL login)
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #ResearchDevelopment
💡Discover how we can support your bid development, research outputs, and partnerships. Plus, meet the team behind it all!
🔗 staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res... (UoL login)
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #ResearchDevelopment
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🚂 Toot toot! All aboard to celebrate the upcoming bicentenary of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, the world’s first inter-city passenger line, at this expert panel discussing the past and future of rail travel. Tickets (please) available here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-aboard... #TrainSky 🛤️
August 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🚂 Toot toot! All aboard to celebrate the upcoming bicentenary of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, the world’s first inter-city passenger line, at this expert panel discussing the past and future of rail travel. Tickets (please) available here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-aboard... #TrainSky 🛤️
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📢 Any UoL staff writing narrative CVs for funding applications?
💻 Come along to our webinar to boost your knowledge
19 May 2-3pm
🧰 or join our in-person workshop to build your skills
10 June 11-12pm
Visit our Events page for details and to register
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
💻 Come along to our webinar to boost your knowledge
19 May 2-3pm
🧰 or join our in-person workshop to build your skills
10 June 11-12pm
Visit our Events page for details and to register
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
staff.liverpool.ac.uk
April 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
📢 Any UoL staff writing narrative CVs for funding applications?
💻 Come along to our webinar to boost your knowledge
19 May 2-3pm
🧰 or join our in-person workshop to build your skills
10 June 11-12pm
Visit our Events page for details and to register
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
💻 Come along to our webinar to boost your knowledge
19 May 2-3pm
🧰 or join our in-person workshop to build your skills
10 June 11-12pm
Visit our Events page for details and to register
staff.liverpool.ac.uk/research/res...
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UoL Staff Seminar: The Power of Research Partnerships
Explore how collaborating with non-academic organisations can enhance your research. Gain practical insights, strategies, and access to resources.
Dates:
Tue 20 May, 1pm-2pm
Wed 25 Jun, 1pm-2pm
Tue 22 Jul, 1pm-2pm
More info and booking -
Explore how collaborating with non-academic organisations can enhance your research. Gain practical insights, strategies, and access to resources.
Dates:
Tue 20 May, 1pm-2pm
Wed 25 Jun, 1pm-2pm
Tue 22 Jul, 1pm-2pm
More info and booking -
The Power of Research Partnerships: Seminar
Unlock Real-World Impact for Your Research – Join Our Seminar on Partnerships!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
UoL Staff Seminar: The Power of Research Partnerships
Explore how collaborating with non-academic organisations can enhance your research. Gain practical insights, strategies, and access to resources.
Dates:
Tue 20 May, 1pm-2pm
Wed 25 Jun, 1pm-2pm
Tue 22 Jul, 1pm-2pm
More info and booking -
Explore how collaborating with non-academic organisations can enhance your research. Gain practical insights, strategies, and access to resources.
Dates:
Tue 20 May, 1pm-2pm
Wed 25 Jun, 1pm-2pm
Tue 22 Jul, 1pm-2pm
More info and booking -
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We were thrilled to attend the UoL Fellowships Showcase! It was inspiring to hear about the research, learn about collaboration, & share our support for grant applications. Our new Research Funding & Outputs Hub offers resources on CV writing, ED&I, fellowships, and more!
tinyurl.com/FundingOutpu...
tinyurl.com/FundingOutpu...
March 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We were thrilled to attend the UoL Fellowships Showcase! It was inspiring to hear about the research, learn about collaboration, & share our support for grant applications. Our new Research Funding & Outputs Hub offers resources on CV writing, ED&I, fellowships, and more!
tinyurl.com/FundingOutpu...
tinyurl.com/FundingOutpu...