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Published 26/11/2025 By Kerry McElroy Reading time 4 minutes

Using your progress to influence: tips to keep growing (and pay it forward)

Prosper, a career development model developed specifically to empower postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) to see their potential to thrive across various career pathways, encourages the practice of career goal setting. In...

Published 13/07/2025 By James Reynolds Reading time 5 minutes

Reflections and celebrations

Reflections on the University of Liverpool's 2025 Prosper cohort closing event, with feedback from participating postdocs.

Published 30/05/2025 By James Reynolds Reading time 7 minutes

What skills are employers beyond academia looking for?

Learn what transferable skills employers are looking for when hiring postdocs (with insight from the Environment Agency and Inizio Medical)

Published 14/04/2025 By Stefania Silvestri Reading time 4 minutes

Keeping track

Learn more about Prosper’s efforts to longitudinally track the careers of postdocs from its pilot cohorts

Published 03/04/2025 By James Reynolds Reading time 5 minutes

Prosper holds first Practice Exchange Event sharing use of resources across the UK

On 6th February 2025, Prosper held its first annual Practice Exchange, marking a key milestone in its UKRI-funded sector rollout - read to learn more.