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Applications are now open for our Professional Development Boot Camp, a brand new, two-day training opportunity to help postdocs accelerate their potential for career success.In addition to training, this boot camp will offer postdocs an opportunity to network and share their research with peers and senior academics.The training will take place fro…

To allow for essential building works, the hot-desking space at Eddington will be closed from Friday 6 December to Friday 31 January. Our quiet booths will also be unavailable during this time. There will be a temporary hot-desking space available in Sanders Hall (our other building at Eddington) from Friday 3 January to Monday 27 January. The spac…

Applications are now open for the next run of the p2i online course, beginning on 6th December 2024. You’ll familiarise yourself with the language, concepts, tools and frameworks used in the entrepreneurial world and gain access to a practical step-by-step guide to support you with developing your idea into a business case to secure funding. This c…

Lina is a Research Associate in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, where she provides methodological and quantitative support to other researchers, while she leads her own research. Research and teaching are her main responsibilities. She also leads on 2 modules. Having a background in Applied Mathematics, she completed her PhD in Ap…

We’ve put together a selection of one-off events to mark annual Academic Writing Month. From learning how to make your fellowship applications stand out to hearing from a panel from the publishing industry on how to get your work published. Take a look and book through the links below:Virtual Writing RetreatsThroughout NovemberWriting Fellowship Gr…

Posted on behalf of the Examiner Payments Project teamAs you may be aware, UPS is being decommissioned due to compliance issues. This means that new payment routes for examiners need to be established before the system is fully phased out. You are to invited to participate in a workshop to help validate our understanding of your end-to-end journey …

RisingWISE is accepting applications for 2024/2025 – empowering Women in STEMApplications are now open for RisingWISE 2024/2025, an award-winning programme designed to support early career women in STEM. Created by women, for women, this unique initiative helps participants build leadership skills, expand their networks, and explore career opportun…

Join postdocs from across the UK for two interactive sessions in collaboration with other institutions. Virtual Speed Mentoring and the Resilient Leadership in Action programme.Virtual Speed MentoringDo you have a sticking point you could use advice on, to help with your career? Would you like to hear how a more senior colleague overcame specific c…

You can now book onto this term's full programme of professional development and information events designed specifically for postdocs.From managing research projects and writing funding applications, to understanding your pension or the new immigration rules - explore them all now.October01 – Introduction to entrepreneurial skills for all research…

At the start of the summer, we asked women postdocs to tell us their stories of their scientific inspiration and what it means to them to be a woman in STEMM.This was to follow on from Borysiewicz Fellow, Lorena Escudero Sánchez’s, project to encourage more young girls to study science. Participants submitted stories, aimed at girls aged 10-12 year…

At the start of the summer, we asked women postdocs to tell us their stories of their scientific inspiration and what it means to them to be a woman in STEMM.This was to follow on from Borysiewicz Fellow, Lorena Escudero Sánchez’s, project to encourage more young girls to study science. Participants submitted stories, aimed at girls aged 10-12 year…

Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024 takes place from 16-20 September, and there will be lots going on at Cambridge and across the UK to celebrate!You can find below our daily programme of events and activities that you'll be able to engage with throughout the week. Keep an eye out also for posters popping up in your department from the Your Research, Yo…

Dr Manuel Heckel is an ESRC fellow in the Department of Geography and investigates the commercialisation of development funding in the water and sanitation sector in Kenya. He gained his PhD in Urban Studies from the University of Sheffield. Manuel has taken part in a number of training sessions and workshops at the Postdoc Academy. How long have y…

Are you organising an event at the University with the aim of building a community among fellow early career researchers? The Orben Group are offering small awards of up to £800 for events, plus an additional £150 as a token of appreciation for the effort involved in organisation. Events can vary in scope, with funding going towards refreshments fo…

You may have already heard about the University’s plans to improve its pay and benefits package from October 2024.We think the key updates for postdocs are:a pensionable supplement of 2.5% basic monthly pay will be awarded to all staff on University terms and conditions, up to and including salary point 48the University will pay visa and NHS surcha…