Postdocs 2025 Live Events

From Surviving to Thriving: Planning Your Future

UK and ROI National Postdoc Appreciation Week presents: UK NPAW 2025 – From Surviving to Thriving: Planning Your Future

Monday 15th September 2025, 10:00 AM (GMT)

How can postdocs move beyond day-to-day survival and actively shape their future? Join us for UK #NPAW2025 to explore the power of self-leadership. Our expert speaker will share strategies for taking control of your development, followed by a panel discussion with former postdocs who have carved diverse career paths. Come celebrate your journey and gain tools for tackling what’s next. Expect inspiration, honest insights, and a dash of comic relief!

    Agenda – Creating connections and rediscovering joy

    10:30 AM – 10:35 AM Welcome & Introduction

    10:35 AM – 10:50 AM Comedy sketch surrounding miscommunication within/without academia.

    10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Self introduction from Ian and Dieter – their experience/journey, how they created a working environment for the project(s) they collaborate on, how preconceived ideas may have been broken through this collaboration, what it is that brings them joy in what they do, etc.

    11:10 AM – 12:00 PM Facilitated discussion/interview where Ian and Dieter will speak with a panel of 3 postdocs/post-PhDs from different disciplines, including some Q&A from audience

    Please note that the time frame is a guide only and any unanswered questions will be addressed in the NPAW website.

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    Prof Ian Sabroe

    Ian Sabroe is a recently retired NHS consultant and academic. His research has been in respiratory immunology, and later in medical humanities…

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    Dr Dieter Declercq

    Dieter has a background in Literature & Linguistics, Philosophy and Film & Media. In his research, he investigates the important contributions of popular media…

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    Dave Chawner

    Dave’s a number 1 best selling author, award-winning stand up and presenter. He uses comedy to sensitively talk about difficult or seemingly dry…

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    Prosper

    Prosper, focused on creating a new career development model for postdocs, is now available for all to access…

    Where, when & how is the event happening?

    • Date: 15/09/2025
    • Time: 10:00 AM
    • Location: Online (Interactive Webinar)

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