Theme: Postdocs
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In this session, you will learn about:
- The State Pension system in the UK
- Private Pensions in the UK
- The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
The session will be delivered by Head of Pensions at the University of Cambridge, and there will be ample opportunity for asking questions.
Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Please note this is now a virtual session.
Have you ever faced any issues related to authorship within your research group or making a submission to a journal?
- Who gets to be an author?
- How do you start a conversation on authorship with your research team?
- What approaches can be used to resolve an authorship problem?
- How are mistakes handled in a published paper?
- In what circumstances will a paper be retracted from a journal?
Using case studies and group discussion, this course will explore best practice from how authorship of a paper is decided to managing the challenges that can arise when working with publishers or editors. Discussions will include ‘grey areas’, common issues and pitfalls, and you will be given the opportunity to share your experiences and perspectives.
Do you know what to look out for when choosing an Open Access publisher or a data repository?
It's important to get these decisions right to be at the forefront of the trend towards Open Research, ensuring that you build a strong profile and embrace the changes that are expected from researchers.
Practicing Open Research will help you to:
- Be cited more often
- Secure grants
- Spark collaborations
- Make your findings more reproducible
Please note this session is now running as a virtual/online session. Joining instructions will be emailed closer to the time.
People love stories. They entertain, they help us to remember. This short interactive session is aimed at researchers looking to improve the effectiveness of their communication. It will introduce the importance of working out who your audience is and what they want to know. It will also explore how storytelling is as relevant to research communication as it is to fairy tales. We all have to communicate our research and ideas, why not do it through stories?
The session will be delivered by the Academic Director for STEM, Institute of Continuing Education.
Please note that if you are not eligible for a University of Cambridge Raven account you will need to book by linking here.
Bring along your favorite/local dish to share (max. 2 portions) and enjoy all kinds of food from all around the world!
Following the UK government’s announcement of a ‘new’ visa route, known as the Global Talent Visa, Graeme Ross, the University’s Head of Immigration for staff members, will conduct a presentation on what this means for postdocs and how to apply for this visa. There will also be a short presentation on other relevant visa routes, such as dependant visas and Indefinite Leave to Remain/Settlement, and an opportunity to ask questions about other immigration matters.
The Postdoc Academy is reopening its hot-desking space to postdocs on a trial basis, at our quiet working space at the Postdoc Centre, Eddington. Your patience and understanding is appreciated as we look to reopen this facility in a safe manner alongside our team returning to the workplace.
Please read the below notes carefully before booking:
- Before booking a hot-desking space at Eddington, please complete the short online induction form here:
https://bit.ly/HotDeskingPdA (Any previous inductions completed for the Postdoc Centre @ Eddington are no longer valid)
- Postdocs can book one of four hot-desks available, in 1hr 45 minute slots
- Postdocs can book a maximum of two time slots per day
- Time slots for the next week's sessions are released for booking on Wednesdays, at approximately 3pm
- The days on which hot-desking is available may vary week by week
- Your booking will be checked by a member of our team before approval, and you will then be sent a confirmation email containing any further information needed
- Please book your session at least one working day in advance