SOPS hosts an Annual Research & Career Symposium to showcase the work of UK postdoctoral scholars and fellows, promote networking among the UK research community, and encourage discussions on career paths for postdocs and PhD students.
Annual Research & Career Symposium
Symposium objective
The objective of the symposium is to give UK postdocs an opportunity to share their research, celebrate their successes, network with peers (including graduate students & faculty), develop professionally, and learn about possible career options.
Who is invited?
SOPS mission is to promote the exchange of ideas across disciplines. As such, UK postdocs from all fields are invited to participate!
SOPS also aims to foster cross-generational conversations with up and coming PhDs as well as established faculty. As such, graduate students & faculty are welcome and encouraged to attend! In fact, given how broad and diverse the audience will be, postdoc presentations will be general and accessible to a wide audience.
Symposium features
Keynote address
From an inspirational speaker to share some insights to our postdocs
Panel discussion on career options
Featuring professionals and knowledge experts from a variety of careers in academia and beyond
Opportunity for postdocs to share their work
Including a Postdoc Talk Competition, and a Postdoc Poster Session (with cash prizes!)
2023 Symposium
Symposium Website
The 2023 symposium took place on Tuesday, September 21, 2023 and was held in person at the Bill Gatton Student Center. For more detailed information please visit the symposium website.
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Posters
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Attendees
2022 Symposium
Symposium Website
The 2022 symposium took place on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 and was held in person at the Bill Gatton Student Center. For more detailed information please visit the symposium website.
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Recruiters
2021 Symposium
Symposium Website
The 2021 symposium took place on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 and was held in person at the Bill Gatton Student Center and remotely via Zoom. For more detailed information please visit the symposium website.
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Symposium recap
Read how the Research & Career Symposium Empowers Postdoc Scholars and Fellows here:
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Colleges represented
2020 Symposium
Online symposium
Originally scheduled for May 29th, the 2020 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Research & Career Symposium was postponed and rescheduled for National Postdoc Appreciation Week, September 21st to 25th, 2021. The symposium was held entirely online with a session each day at 12pm.
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Countries represented
Sessions
Sessions catered to a variety of foundational postdoc training topics including wellness, career exploration, science communication, and presenting your research. You can access recordings of individual sessions below.