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Published 28/03/2025 By James Reynolds Reading time 4 minutes

Career journey interview: David Ashmore

A career journey interview with Dr David Ashmore, a former Prosper postdoc who now works for the Met Office.

Published 29/01/2025 By James Reynolds Reading time 4 minutes

Stepping stones - the importance of keeping a foot outside of academia

A guest blog by Dr John Ankers, about the benefits of finding work and activities beyond the confines of your postdoc role

Published 16/12/2024 By James Reynolds Reading time 5 minutes

Demystifying recruitment - top tips from our Q&A

Prosper held a webinar with expert recruiters all about demystifying recruitment processes and practices for researchers - here are the top tips and insights that emerged.

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 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 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