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Myth-busting careers beyond academia – challenging assumptions and preconceptions Myth-busting careers beyond academia – challenging assumptions and preconceptions

Myth-busting careers beyond academia – challenging assumptions and preconceptions

We've come across a range of preconceptions about work beyond academia. Read on to seperate fact from fiction.

Posted on: 18 June 2020

Who’s who? Profiling the UK postdoc population Who’s who? Profiling the UK postdoc population

Who’s who? Profiling the UK postdoc population

In our latest blog, Prosper's Evaluation Researcher, Dr Peny (Panagiota) Sotiropoulou, dives into the data and looks at what it can tell us about the UK postdoc population.

Posted on: 27 May 2020

What is a postdoc? part 2What is a postdoc? part 2

What is a postdoc? part 2

Following part 1, in this piece we take a closer look at the skills, personality traits and outlook of postdocs.

Posted on: 13 May 2020

Why Prosper? Why Prosper?

Why Prosper?

In our second blog, Prosper’s Senior Project Manager, Lucy Williams and Communications Manager, Catherine Kennedy take look at the project's wider context and why it's needed now more than ever.

Posted on: 27 April 2020

What is a postdoc? part 1 What is a postdoc? part 1

What is a postdoc? part 1

Since Prosper began, we've often found ourselves facing the question 'so what is a postdoc?' Our Research Staff Developers, Dr Catherine Charlwood and Dr Fiona McBride, look at defining the term and what it means in relation to Prosper.

Posted on: 27 April 2020

State of play: understanding the current postdoc career development experience State of play: understanding the current postdoc career development experience

State of play: understanding the current postdoc career development experience

In our first blog, Prosper’s Research Staff Developers, Dr Catherine Charlwood and Dr Fiona McBride, discuss the findings of our initial focus groups with postdoctoral researchers and Principal Investigators.

Posted on: 20 February 2020