Prosper: Unlocking postdoc potential

Prosper is a new approach to postdoc career development that unlocks postdocs' potential to thrive in multiple career pathways.

Postdocs

Tools and resources for figuring out where you might want to go in your career

Managers of Researchers

Resources to empower you to aid your researchers’ career development

Institutions

Materials to enable you as researcher developer use Prosper at your HEI

Professor Dame Jessica Corner

"What Prosper has built […] is very impressive, and the impact it has had on postdoctoral researchers in its pilot phase is extremely promising. I believe Prosper can play a leading role in driving best practice in developing postdoctoral research careers and strongly encourage research institutions across the UK to adopt and make use of Prosper resources"

Professor Dame Jessica Corner
Executive Chair, Research England

Postdoc testimonials

Ashley Gluchowski

“Networking is so important if you want to be an entrepreneur. You need to do a lot of networking, and the general skills and support that Prosper offers truly boosts your confidence in this area.”

David Ashmore

“The group coaching was stunningly effective for identifying my blind spots and assumptions, and getting me to reflect on what I really wanted from my career”

Alejandra Zarate-Potes

“The information in Prosper’s career clusters helped me to find a lot of individual industries I didn’t know existed within the life sciences space.”

Ali Ehsan

“With the help of mentors and some personal reflection, I was able to gain clarity about my future aspirations.”

Catherine Hayer

“Prosper helped me to work out what I do and don’t want from a job, how to pitch my skills, and how to be more confident in myself going forward.”

Dominic Chiwenga

“I have learned so much about myself – I’m now quite seriously exploring some career options that I would not have had the confidence to pursue a year ago.”

Revathy Krishnamurthi

“Prosper has given me the confidence to articulate myself in a much better way. I can now speak confidently and proudly of my achievements.”

Marcos del Cueto

“Prosper was crucial to gaining confidence in transitioning beyond academia and shaping my profile to develop my career in the direction I want.”

Briony Banks

“The journaling and reflecting were the most useful parts of Prosper for me. I learned about what I really value in a career, and that I need to follow my values.”

Anthony Evans

“The timing of the Prosper pilot could not have been better for me. I still expected to commit to a future in academia, but I would at least have the opportunity to learn about other careers and know that I made an informed decision.”

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An overview of the portal and its features

The Prosper portal
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You don’t need a login to access any of our resources or information.
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Postdocs can:

Plot your own career path

Set, track and achieve your own career goals

Navigate career advancement

Tailor your career development journey

Add notes to resources

Record your thoughts, and clarify key ideas

Save resources

Quickly access them whenever you want

Managers of Researchers can:

Save resources

Quickly access them whenever you want

Add notes to resources

Record your thoughts, and clarify key ideas

See how postdocs use Prosper

create your own sharable list of resources

Institutions can:

Share

Add comments, questions, case studies and resources

Group resources

create your own sharable list of resources

Add notes to resources

Record your thoughts, and clarify key ideas

Save resources

Quickly access them whenever you want