Lisa Backwell
Speaker Bio:
Lisa is one of InFrame's Community Knowledge Analyst based at the University of Edinburgh. In this role, Lisa maps, analyses and evaluates research culture, collegiality and leadership data to build evidence capable of driving policy and practice change. They lead comprehensive support and partnership building initiatives to support InFrame projects. Central to this role, is relationship building, where they support colleagues and their emerging ideas to help grow them into projects that have the potential to make a positive impact to research culture, while being deliverable, inclusive, sustainable and receivable in their relevant contexts. Lisa brings their analytical research experience and diverse background in research impact, equality diversity and inclusion, community building and visual arts to develop a new framework for research leadership. She has been working in the higher education sector for over 7 years as a researcher, teacher, actor facilitator and in professional services. Their career is driven by a passion for using data to challenge assumptions and generate new ways of thinking and working. She really enjoys forming useful connections (between ideas, information, activities and communities) and values working with kindness and compassion.