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Published 17/09/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 6 minutes

Institutional case study: Heriot-Watt

Learn more about how Heriot-Watt University has been using and embedding Prosper.

Published 16/09/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 2 minutes

It's National Postdoc Appreciation Week!

It's National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024 and we're celebrating the fantastic contribution postdocs and researchers make towards research and academic life.

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 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...