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In the 2013 Department of Pathology survey of postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers…
• Male/female postgrads and postdocs strongly agreed that women are underrepresented in senior academic positions in the Department:
We have increased the number of senior academic women from 19% to 34%
• Male/female postdocs disagreed that women are perceived as good leaders in science.
We have encouraged women to take on leadership roles:
Deputy Head of Department, Head of Division, Gender Champion
• Male and female postdocs disagreed that it is possible to have children whilst maintaining a successful scientific career:
We have introduced a Carer’s Fund to help fund caring costs (up to £250) while you attend conferences or seminars.
• Female postgrads and postdocs agreed that gender is a barrier to career progression and disagreed that women have the same chances as men of career progression in the Department:
We have introduced the Path Mentor scheme to give everyone equal access to a broad network of mentors who can provide advice and support on career development.
Supporting Career Progression
Supporting Career Progression: PathMentors
• Fellowship applications, grant applications, thesis writing, manuscript writing, winning funding for travel and training.
• Career paths in academia, industry and alternate streams (publishing, law, business, consulting, finance, teaching, medicine), Career breaks.
• CV writing, networking, conferencing, presentations.
• Teaching, department governance.
Supporting Career Progression: PhD and PostDoc
PhD student and PostDoc survey:
What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong?
Live now online!
https://www.path.cam.ac.uk/intranet/edw/survey
PostDocs on committees:
Learn how the department works. We need volunteers for:
Teaching Tripos Committee, Safety Committee, Biological Safety Committee, Energy Strategy Committee, Information and Resources Committee, Public Engagement and Outreach Committee.
Do you want to join the PostDoc committee?
Come have a chat or email Ben Skinner.