"Looking online really has helped me a lot. Of course, there's a lot of filtering to be done in terms of finding the right material and I think another important thing is interacting with the right people and talking to people that have done it before you."
- Dr Dorian Haci, MintNeuro (former Postdoc in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Throughout the College web pages you will find online toolkits, training and guides on a wide variety of topics. The self-paced nature enables your development activity to fit in around your other commitments. For example, our Researcher Wellbeing materials and The Academic’s Success Guide, and Researcher Networking resources can be worked through systematically as and when you have time.

As a starting point, take a look at: 

• PFDC’s Resources page
• POD training pages

"There is a three-day workshop at Imperial that takes you out in to the countryside in a nice hotel with good meals. They educate you on what the Postdoc will be like, and how you can make use of the opportunity to shape your career the way you want, and on your own terms. So be open to that experience. If you're not interested in all those resources, just meet people and get out of the city for three days and forget about everything that is going on in the lab, or in your life. Those three days are 100% worth it." 
- Dr Pavani Cherukupally, MIT (former Postdoc in the Department of Chemical Engineering) 
 
Find out more:

• Making the most of your postdoc – PFDC three day course
• Overview of support for Research staff 

"I took part in the MedTech SuperConnector which is a programme for prospective entrepreneurs with a business idea in medical technology. It was 6 months of training in start-ups, entrepreneurship, how to build a company and how to build a business idea out of your research project. We also performed customer discovery, how to test a business idea, marketing, sales and so on. 

The Enterprise Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering also gave me training on entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, marketing and sales. But, also very important, was the team building and company culture training and how you move from a team that is more based on research activity to a team that is based on a specific goal for a company. I also received mentoring and coaching that really helped."
- Dr Dorian Haci, MintNeuro (former Postdoc in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Find out about:

• Entrepreneurship support for research staff
• Wilbe becoming a Science Founder