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Published 02/09/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 2 minutes

How are you finding the Prosper Portal?

The Prosper Portal is almost a year old! How are you finding it? Take 10 seconds to tell us via our (very short!) pop-up survey.

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 04/06/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 2 minutes

Prosper appoints External Advisory Board for sector rollout

Prosper is delighted to announce the appointment of an External Advisory Board (EAB) to oversee its UKRI-funded sector rollout phase.

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 10/05/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 3 minutes

New PI Network events announced

We’re thrilled to announce a number of upcoming Prosper PI Network sessions over the coming months, with some great speakers from a range of HEIs. All sessions are free,...