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22 Nov 2023: The sale or resale of alcohol is not permitted on our premises. If you wish to offer alcohol to attendees as part of your event, you will need to apply for a Temporary Events Notice and provide proof of a successful application before the booking

20 May 2024: Looking to improve your leadership skills? Our dynamic group coaching programme will help you enhance your understanding of leadership and equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to drive innovation, inspire teams, and achieve your

8 May 2024: Four Cambridge postdocs have been awarded the Schmidt Fellowship for 2024. Join us in congratulating the outstanding achievements of the successful applicants from the University of Cambridge.

6 Nov 2023: Resources to Share We have collated some resources which may be of interest to you in supporting your postdocs. These could be included in welcome packs, local inductions, on display screens or notice boards, and circulars to postdoc mailing lists.

3 Jan 2024: You can now book onto this term's full programme of professional development and information events designed specifically for postdocs. Explore them all now.

17 Oct 2023: Our mentoring scheme is open again for applications until 12 November. Apply now for the opportunity to have reflective and developmental career conversations with a mentor from academia or beyond over a 9-month period!

6 Jun 2023: Accessibility Limited access. There is a short flight of steps leading down to the basement where the Postdoc Centre is located, but unfortunately, no elevator or stair-lift is available. Parking Cycle parking is available in front of the Postdoc

27 Oct 2023: Increase your employability in industry and academia by learning to communicate the value of your research and demonstrating business awareness. Apply to join the next p2i online course cohort, starting 1 December 2023.

5 Sep 2023: Postdoc Appreciation Week 2023 takes place from 18-22 September, and there's lots going on at Cambridge and across the UK to celebrate! Check out our daily programme of events and activities that you'll be able to engage with throughout the week.

22 Jun 2023: Hot-desking The quiet working space for postdocs is open 7am - 11pm, Monday to Sunday. There are 10 hot-desks and 2 monitors available. Once you complete the online induction, you can visit the Postdoc Centre at Eddington to get your University card

13 Jun 2023: We are currently recruiting for a new Project Co-ordinator to support the administration and delivery of a varied programme for postdocs.

5 Jul 2023: Postdoctoral Society of Cambridge (PdOC) PdOC is the University society for all postdoctoral research staff and Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) at Cambridge. It is run by postdocs, for postdocs. They organise a regular schedule of social events and

10 Oct 2023: With ever developing complexities in the UK’s immigration system, Graeme Ross, the University’s Head of Immigration for staff matters, conducts termly briefing sessions for non-UK postdocs holding UK visas.

20 Dec 2023: Registration is now open to attend an exciting virtual course on networking and profile building - learn tools for growing and nurturing your networks and put your skills into practice with other UK researchers.

29 Aug 2023: With less than four weeks to go, the National Postdoc Conference 2023 will welcome over 200 delegates with space for more registrations, poster submissions and travel grants still available!

10 Apr 2024: You can now access the slides from the webinar for postdocs on the University's review of its Employer Justified Retirement Age.

7 Nov 2023: If you are a postdoc affiliated with Cambridge through a visitor's agreement, a University Partner Institute (UPI), or through a College fellowship or employment contract, you may find some of the resources you have access to differ.

1 Dec 2023: As postdocs, you face a unique combination of stressors that make it harder to protect your mental wellbeing. So Sam Thorogood from Tiny Pause is introducing the Protect Focus series to help you optimise your focus and take restorative breaks. Sign

2 Aug 2023: Apply by 4 October for the upcoming p2i: In Action event! Step out of your day-to-day activities and join likeminded researchers from across Europe in beautiful Obergurgl, Austria for the opportunity to see your research through a different lens.

13 Dec 2023: However you'll be spending your break, all of us at the Postdoc Academy wish you a happy, healthy and restful time. We will be on leave from 22 December until 2 January - find out about access to the Postdoc Centres during this time.