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Published 11/04/2022 By James Reynolds Reading time 6 minutes

Recording and reflecting on Prosper: A snapshot analysis of the cohort journals

As our first cohort of 53 postdocs from the University of Liverpool finish their year on our pilot cohort Dr Tamara West, one of our Research Staff Developers, reflects on...

Published 01/04/2022 By James Reynolds Reading time 1 minute

First cohort celebrates end of year

On Tuesday 29th March 2022, the Prosper Project celebrated the end of the first cohort of postdocs from the University of Liverpool with a virtual leaving event.

Published 13/01/2022 By James Reynolds Reading time 3 minutes

Prosper recruits second cohort of Postdocs

Following a competitive application process, 86 postdocs from across the University of Liverpool, Lancaster University and University of Manchester have been invited to join Prosper’s second career development pilot,...

Published 26/11/2021 By James Reynolds Reading time 8 minutes

My Prosper Journey by Alex James

In this blog Alex James, a chemistry postdoc and a member of our first Prosper cohort, talks about his experience of Prosper and how it helped him prepare for and...

Published 23/08/2021 By Stefania Silvestri Reading time 8 minutes

Reflections from the Prosper pilot

As we open recruitment for our second postdoc career development pilot, we hear from 3 postdocs from our current cohort at the University of Liverpool.

Published 24/06/2021 By Stefania Silvestri Reading time 7 minutes

Prosper career development pilot: ensuring a diverse cohort

As 53 postdocs join our career development pilot, we reflect on the final make-up of this first cohort and the process of recruiting these participants.