Your Researcher Profile: How to maximise impact with metrics

This ONLINE session is available to PGRs, research staff and research-related professional services staff from the University of Liverpool and our University partners, including Sumy State University.

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This session unpacking bibliometrics and altmetrics basics. Understand how researcher profiles like ORCID and Scopus intertwine with impactful metrics in academia. Explore strategic goals achievable through profile maintenance and how responsible metric use aligns with University of Liverpool's commitment to academic excellence. This session sheds light on the University's endorsement of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and its impact on responsible metric practices. Learn how to leverage metrics ethically to amplify your research impact and align with the University's pursuit of scholarly advancement. Attend to strengthen your research strategies and navigate the academic landscape more effectively.

Participants will gain a solid grasp of the relationship between researcher profiles and metrics, learn practical ways to enhance academic visibility, and understand the University of Liverpool's approach to responsible metric use following DORA principles. Gain actionable insights to elevate your research impact responsibly!

Session outline/ plan

By the end of this session, participants will:

• Understand the basics of biblio- and altmetrics and their responsible use
• Understand how some of the most used researcher profiles are connected
• Be able to choose which researcher profiles can help reach a range of goals responsibly and ethically
• Have the knowledge to make more informed decisions about metrics and researcher profiles

Presenter information:

Mareike Wehner

Mareike Wehner (she/her) is the Senior Outputs Development Manager for the Research and Partnership Development team at the University of Liverpool.

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

Domain A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities

A1: Knowledge base

Domain B: Personal Effectiveness

B2: Self-management

B3: Professional and Career Development

Domain C: Research Governance and Organisation

C1: Professional Conduct

C2: Research Management

Domain D: Engagement, Influence and Impact

D1: Working with Others

D2: Communication and Dissemination

D3: Engagement and Impact

Accessibility Adjustments and Alternative Format requests: If you require any accessibility adjustments or have any questions about this session, please contact 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 research staff development opportunities and resources follow @LivResearcher on Twitter. Further details about the University of Liverpool's Researcher Development activities can be found on the Researcher Hub: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/