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National Post-doc Appreciation Week (NPAW)
National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025
Join us for UK #NPAW2025 to explore the power of self-leadership.
Monday 15 September - Friday 19 September 2025
National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) seeks to acknowledge, recognise and celebrate all the hard work that post-docs and researchers dedicate to research, teaching, mentoring, outreach and so much more!
National Event
The National Event is hosted by the University of Manchester and is open to all researchers from all institutions in UK and Republic of Ireland.
Monday 15 September 2025, 10:30am, ONLINE - 'From Surviving to Thriving: Planning your Future'
Join us for 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!
Register Here
The University of Exeter Events
This year the University of Exeter is hosting two online events to celebrate NPAW 2025. These will take place online and are bookable via iTrent. These events are open to all University of Exeter researchers and our GW4 Colleagues.
Wednesday 17 September 2025, 13:00 - 14:30, ONLINE - 'Leading from Within' with Sarah Williment Book Here
This 90-minute interactive webinar offers early career researchers an opportunity to explore, learn more about, and reflect on, the theme of self-leadership (leading from within).
Within this session, we will consider how we lead and manage ourselves (our inner resourcefulness and emotional state) to enhance our personal effectiveness and build greater resilience to navigate the challenge of an increasingly uncertain and complex environment.
The session will offer a light-touch mix of some theory and concepts around self-leadership as well as practical tips and techniques.
Thursday 18 September 2025, 14:00 - 15:30, ONLINE - What Next? Postdoc Career Steps Alumni Panel Session Book Here
Join this Alumni Panel session What Next? Postdoc Career Steps as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025! Hear from three Exeter alumni who have gone on to use their researcher skills and backgrounds in higher education institutes and beyond into diverse sectors.
We are looking forward to welcoming:
- Dr Elizabeth Laruni, who gained a PhD in History and is now Conflict Sensitivity and Gender Lead with the charity International Alert.
- Dr Jamie McFadzean, who gained a PhD in Biological Sciences and is now Vaccination & Research Policy Lead with DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
- Dr Hannes Titeca, who gained a PhD in Economics and is now a Senior Analyst for Ofgem.
Each panellist will give a brief overview of their career steps after completing their research degrees at Exeter, and reflect on how their research backgrounds and skills have led to their current positions.
There will be time for Q&A.
Initiatives & Activities
So you can say a special thank you to your ECR Colleagues, the Researcher Development and Research Culture team are running an initiative that allows you to send a personalised bookplate with a message of thanks.
To nominate a colleague, please fill in this form by 5pm on Monday 8 September
By completing this form, you will send an ECR of your choosing a bookplate and small edible treat to say thank you for their contributions. You may wish to acknowledge this individual for their attitude, behaviours, professionalism, mentorship or perhaps something else entirely!
Reasons for nomination may include, but are not limited to:
- contributing to a supportive and inclusive research environment and/or community
- behaviours or actions that create a positive working environment and Research Culture
- anything else that you wish to say thank you for
Please note, this is not a financial award. Those nominated will receive a bookplate for them to affix to a book of their choosing with your words of thanks printed on it. These bookplates will be sent to recipients via the internal mail alongside a small edible treat.
All nominations must be received by 5pm Monday 8 September 2025.
Treats will be sent via internal mail in the week beginning 15 September 2025
National Event
The National Event is hosted by the University of Manchester and is open to all researchers from all institutions in UK and Republic of Ireland.
Monday 15 September 2025 (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) Online - 'From Surviving to Thriving: Planning your Future'
Join us for 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!
Wednesday 17 September 2025 (1 pm - 2.30 pm) online
'Leading from Within' with Sarah Williment - Register here.
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Join this Alumni Panel session What Next? Postdoc Career Steps as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025! Hear from three Exeter alumni who have gone on to use their researcher skills and backgrounds in higher education institutes and beyond into diverse sectors. We are looking forward to welcoming: - Dr Elizabeth Laruni, who gained a PhD in History and is now Conflict Sensitivity and Gender Lead with the charity International Alert. - Dr Jamie McFadzean, who gained a PhD in Biological Sciences and is now Vaccination & Research Policy Lead with DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). - Dr Hannes Titeca, who gained a PhD in Economics and is now a Senior Analyst for Ofgem. Each panellist will give a brief overview of their career steps after completing their research degrees at Exeter, and reflect on how their research backgrounds and skills have led to their current positions. There will be time for Q&A. |
So you can say a special thank you to your ECR Colleagues, the Researcher Development and Research Culture team are running an initiative that allows you to send a personalised bookplate with a message of thanks.
To nominate a colleague, please fill in this form by 5 pm on Monday 8 September.
By completing this form, you will send an ECR of your choosing a bookplate and small edible treat to say thank you for their contributions. You may wish to acknowledge this individual for their attitude, behaviours, professionalism, mentorship or perhaps something else entirely!