At a Glance

• What is KE?
• Getting involved in external Advisory Boards
• KE across HSS: we don’t need to reinvent the wheel
• Working with other research agencies: introducing NatCen
• Secondments and fellowships
• Embedding KE in the research lifecycle
• Intellectual property rights and commercialising your research
• Getting going with KE: building your networks and influencing policy
• Stakeholder mapping sessions
• Working within our local community: Developing Partnerships

Full schedule of activities

Monday 17 October

What is KE?

• Speakers: Julie Morton and Dr Kate Woodthorpe
• 11.15am - 12.05pm
• Training (online)
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We will talk about what KE is, how you can develop this strand of your academic career, and how it can relate to paper and bid writing.

Getting involved in external Advisory Boards

• Speakers: Professor Harry Rutter and Dr Kit Yates
• 12.05pm - 1.05pm
• Peer learning (online)
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Hear about getting involved in Advisory Boards, and experiences of advising external organisations and policy makers. As Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and Independent Sage attendees, Harry and Kit reflect on advisory roles and challenging external organisations in times of calm and crisis.

KE across HSS: we don’t need to reinvent the wheel

• Speakers: Dr Punit Shah, Dr Sophia Hatzisavvidou, Professor Roy Maconachie, Dr Simon Hayhoe, and Dr Kate Woodthorpe
• Peer learning (online) 2.05pm – 3.05pm
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KE and impact leads across the Faculty will share and showcase existing ongoing KE activities, highlighting good practice and the key message we can learn from one another.

Tuesday 18 October

Working with other research agencies: introducing NatCen

• Speaker: Priya Khambhaita, Director of Health and Social Care at NatCen
• 11.15am – 12.05pm
• Training (in person at CB 5.7)

NatCen are an independent social research organisation that partner with Universities to conduct social research. We will learn about their interests and how we can work together.

Secondments and fellowships

• Speakers: Dr Jo Daniels and Dr Katie Marras
• 2.15pm – 3.05pm
• Peer learning (online)
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Learn about secondments in external organisations, and applying for secondment fellowships. Hear colleague experiences and how this has contributed to their respective research careers.

Wednesday 19 October

Embedding KE in the research lifecycle

• Speakers: Julie Morton, Sarah Jones, Dr Emma Gibbard and Dr Amy Birch
• 11.15am - 12.05pm
• Training (online)
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Led by colleagues in RIS, this session will discuss the potential for embedding KE throughout the research cycle, starting at the point of identifying stakeholders and bid writing, before moving onto project management and impact, and finally how to articulate your KE practice in reward and recognition.

Intellectual property rights and commercialising your research

• Speaker: Phil Brown
• 1pm - 1.20pm
• Training (online)
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Run by RIS as part of the Ignite Bitesize KE sessions, this introductory session examines the possibilities for extending the reach of your research, for example in setting up toolkits, protocols and CPD opportunities.

Getting going with KE: building your networks and influencing policy

• Speakers: Amy Thompson and Dr Kate Woodthorpe
• 2.15pm - 3.05pm
• Peer learning (online)
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In this session Amy Thompson (IPR) will reflect on how to influence policy, and in conversation with Kate Woodthorpe, will discuss how to get going with building your external network and identifying your policy areas of expertise. All are welcome, especially PhD students and ECR colleagues, and new starters to the University.

Stakeholder mapping sessions

Sign up for a 1:1 mentoring and mapping session with Research Impact Manager Emma Gibbard to identify who you are working with, who you want to work with, and how you’re going to get there.

Slots available at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm on a first come, first served basis. These sessions will be particularly helpful for PhD students and ECR colleagues.

Thursday 20 October

Stakeholder mapping sessions

Sign up for a 1:1 mentoring and mapping session with HSS KE Director Kate Woodthorpe to identify who you are working with, who you want to work with, and how you’re going to get there.

Slots available at 9am, 10am and 11am on a first come, first served basis. These sessions will be particularly helpful for PhD students and ECR colleagues.

Working within our local community: Developing Partnerships

• Speakers: Elisabeth Barrett-Hacking and Professor Fiona Gillison
• 2.15pm - 3.05pm
• Peer learning
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As co-lead for the Bath Beacon ‘Living Well’, Elisabeth will reflect on her experiences of building partnerships within the local community and BANES, and how these have enriched her research and the Beacon’s activities.