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Published 12/09/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 7 minutes

Demystifying careers in academia

Forging a career path within academia can sometimes be a daunting prospect. Here are a few things to consider as a starting point, as well as some handy links.

Published 15/07/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 9 minutes

Postdoc skills: how to use them in and beyond academia

Top tips from former postdocs that have charted careers beyond academia from our MAI panel session with research-careers.org

Published 09/07/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 7 minutes

Insights and mid-point feedback from the University of Liverpool’s first ‘business-as-usual’ Prosper cohort

With the University of Liverpool's first 'business-as-usual' Prosper cohort drawing to a close, we take a look at feedback we collected at the cohort's mid-point...

Published 30/05/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 6 minutes

When holding on holds you back: navigating the sunk cost fallacy

It can be easy for postdocs to get caught in some version of the sunk cost fallacy when making career decisions – but how best to steer clear of its troublesome...

Published 07/02/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 5 minutes

An evaluation of Prosper's second career development pilot

A summary of the top-level findings from the evaluation of Prosper's pilot cohorts

Published 24/01/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 7 minutes

'Life as a Researcher' doesn't have to mean 'Life as an Academic'

Many postdocs assume that a traditional academic career path is the only way to pursue a vocational love of research and being a researcher - but this simply isn't true