Prosper Case Studies

Prosper's career development pilot cohorts involved over 120 postdocs from the University of Liverpool, University of Manchester and Lancaster University. Participants were drawn from a range of backgrounds, selected to create a diverse mix in terms of discipline, gender and ethnicity.

You can learn more about some of their Prosper journeys - their experiences and how they benefited - in our collection of Prosper Case Studies , or individually below.

Zohra Butt

Zohra Butt

Zohra joined us as a postdoc within the Institute of Integrative Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology. Following her year with Prosper, she secured a role as Medical Science Liaison at Pierre Fabre UK & Ireland.

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Dominic Chiwenga

Dominic Chiwenga

Dominic joined us as a postdoc within the Management School, with an extensive commercial background in the Agri-Food industry. Following his year with Prosper, he intends to found his own consultancy business.

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Marcos Del Cueto

Marcos Del Cueto

Marcos joined us as a postdoc within the Department of Chemistry. Following his year with Prosper, Marcos secured an attractive job in industry as a Senior Data Scientist at Dataseat, improving programmatic advertising.

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Anthony Evans

Anthony Evans

Anthony joined us as a postdoc within the Institute of Integrative Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, and as a new father. Following his year with Prosper, he now works as a Data Scientist for the Computational Biology Facility at the University of Liverpool.

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Alex James

Alex James

Alex joined us as a postdoc within the School of Physical Sciences. Following his year with Prosper, he secured a role as Product Development Scientist at innovative new startup Puraffinity, where he develops new sorbent materials to treat waste water.

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Priyanka Raina

Priyanka Raina

Priyanka joined us as a postdoc within the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences. Following her time with Prosper, she secured a role as Senior Data Scientist at MOASAIC TX, helping to develop new therapies for cancer patients.

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Caroline Redhead

Caroline Redhead

Caroline joined us as a postdoc within the Institute of Population Health, having only recently entered academia following a career in law. She is now working as a postdoctoral research fellow within the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester.

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Frances Sherratt

Frances Sherratt

Frances joined us as a postdoc within the Institute of Population Health. Following her year with Prosper, she secured a role as a User Researcher for the UK Civil Service, where she helps to develop Government digital services.

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David Ashmore

David Ashmore

David joined us as a postdoc within the School of Environmental Sciences. Following his year with Prosper, David secured a new postdoc position to fill a skills gap, before securing a role as Remote Sensing Scientist at The Met Office.

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