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The University’s Postdoc Careers Service has organised the Making it in Academia series for postdocs seeking a coveted first lectureship/PI position. The series features concise, interactive and informative events, podcasts and blogs.A range of virtual Q&A sessions will take place on 12 & 13 January 2022, featuring newly hired lecturers and PIs, se…

In our latest podcast, we’re joined by a very special panel of guests - the first postdoc award winners from the Department of Sociology.We're talking to them about the work that they’ve been doing to create a positive, inclusive and kind research culture in their department.We also get an update on the activities of the University's Research Cultu…

Registration is now open to attend our exciting virtual workshop series on networking and profile building - learn effective tools for successfully growing and nurturing your networks and put your skills into practice with other UK researchers as part of the training.The five sessions, running between 28 January and 22 February, were designed to be…

The University Library Tea Room has been a staple of University life for decades, but with the service having ceased during the pandemic, a review is now being undertaken on how best to reintroduce a catering service at the Library. You are invited to share your thoughts on what you would expect and wish to see by completing a short survey.Response…

We are reopening our hot-desking space to postdocs on a trial basis for quiet working, at the Postdoc Centre at Eddington.Slots will be made available weekly and must be booked at least one working day in advance, after completion of a short online induction.There are four desks available, which can be booked in 1 hour 45-minute slots. You can book…

The Public Engagement Advisory Group is looking for a number of postdoc representatives from all Schools (other than Clinical Medicine) to join them.Members serve as advisors to help advance the mission of public engagement within the University and shape how we engage with our external audiences.The Public Engagement Advisory Group is actively inv…

Academic Writing Month (AcWriMo), or ‘Writefest’, encourages researchers across career stages and institutions to come together in the spirit of collaboration and foster a supportive, safe, and sustainable writing environment.The festival aims to provide protected time and space for writing to help you:develop good writing practices and strategieso…

Cambridge University Press and Assessment and the University of Cambridge are now recruiting for online course tutors for their new partnership, Cambridge Advance Online.They will be seeking subject matter experts in a number of disciplinary areas.They are currently recruiting for course tutors for:Bionanotechnology: From Theory to PracticeSustaina…

The Research Culture working group is looking for a new postdoc representative from a STEM subject.Improving our research culture is a major focus for the university, with areas like recognition and reward, open research, bullying and harassment, and professional development high on our agenda.The working group recently published an action plan and…

Postdoc Appreciation Week 2021 takes place from 20-24 September, and there is lots going on at Cambridge and across the UK to celebrate.Throughout the week, we'll be tweeting thank you cards to postdocs who have made contributions to our department and community this year.And we're encouraging other departments to do the same! If you'd like to down…

A vacancy has arisen for a postdoctoral representative from an Arts, Humanities or Social Science discipline to join the Open Research Steering Committee. This is a significant strategic committee, reporting directly to Research Policy Committee and with responsibility for setting the direction for open research at Cambridge.Recent discussions have…

National and international business travel can play a key part in academic, research and education objectives at the University of Cambridge.However, in 2018/19, carbon emissions from business travel were roughly equivalent to emissions from gas used for space and water heating across the University estate (Environmental Sustainability Report 2019)…

The World Economic Forum’s network of Global Future Councils is the world’s foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future. The network convenes more than 1000 of the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, interna…

Are you interested in growing your network with the biomedical industry, entrepreneurs and academia?The Building Bridges in Medical Sciences (BBMS) Society is recruiting new members for the 2021/22 committee.The society aims to bring together individuals from different research areas, career paths and stages to explore the translational and interdi…

This year's virtual conference, hosted by the University of Liverpool on 24 September, will cover the theme of: new realities, stronger connections, successful futures.It will reflect the complexities of the current higher education research environment, where there is increasing recognition of postdocs’ expectations regarding career development an…