Training & Career Support opportunities
Training
Cambridge University Libraries Training: Section for Clinical School Library Training sessions
Cambridge University Learning and Development website these pages have lots of useful resources for all career stages. Podcasts, Mentoring, Career Development and lots more.
Cambridge University Postdoc Academy has training opportunities that are listed here - search by category is available.
Cambridge University Apprenticeships Whether you are thinking about what to do after you leave school or you are already in work at the University and thinking about gaining new skills in your current role or role change, this may be the right path for you.
Cambridge University Public Engagement including Engaged Researcher training is provided by the Public Engagement Team - a portfolio of transferable skill trainings and support for Post Graduate Research students, researchers and professional staff is available. For help with promoting your research to a wider audience or to find out how you can provide expert comment in the media, please contact Craig Brierley.
FameLab UK an annual science communication competition that seeks out, trains and promotes the best new voices in science, technology and engineering. Open to all in October of each year.
Linked In training sign in with your University/organisations email address to see what's on offer to you.
Maxwell Centre impulse programme 12 week programme from April to July. For those with a research topic in technology or life sciences, in which you see potential for commercialisation.
The Conversation - an independent online source of news analysis and expert comment written by academic experts, working with professional journalists who help share their knowledge with the world. Online self-paced training courses available from The Conversation can contribute to the professional development of PhD candidates, postdocs and academics of all levels, while supporting them as they take their first steps towards engaging with the media.
Career Support
Cambridge University has a Careers Advice service with many resources. You may also find this page from Human Resources helpful.
The Postdoc Academy has a Mentoring scheme which runs for 9 months from May each year with applications sought in March.
Bio-Spark is an education and research programme that provides support for early-stage scientists, including but not limited to those engaged in a PhD or Postdoc. Bio-spark provides mentorship, gives opportunity to sample different company environments, and provides help that may lead to the formation of a company.
Industry Experts in Residence (EiRs) Cambridge Academy of Therapeutics Sciences (CATS) can supply advice on the applicability of specific ideas to drug discovery, diagnostics & devices. Advice on translational grant applications and discuss progression of current translational research projects.
The Science Media Centre (SMC) has an extensive database of experts who provide comment on breaking stories, and emerging issues, helping to ensure that science is accurately represented in the media.Could you join them?
University of Cambridge Enterprise - Impact Intros
Conversation and cake every first Wednesday of the month.
Technician Commitment As part of our commitment to technician development, the University is a signatory to the national Technician Commitment. This is a sector-wide initiative, sponsored by the Gatsby Foundation and the Science Council, to help address key challenges facing technical staff working in Higher Education.
Exchange & Sharing Resources Programmes
See the Strategic Partnerships Office website which has details of many Exchange initiatives.
The Equipment Sharing Fund allows researchers, PhD students and Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) to access cutting-edge research equipment, not available in their home institution.