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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.

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 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 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 18/06/2020 By James Reynolds Reading time 8 minutes

Self-assessment tools: Knowing me, knowing what to do

Life is too short to try out every career you could possibly do, so how to narrow it down? Use self-assessment tools to help you clarify what you are...