Physics and Astronomy’s Postdoc Development Scheme
Our aim is to provide support to postdocs, and foster a warm and dynamic community. Please see below for events, resources, and how to get in touch.
Committee members and reps
The Postdoc Development Scheme Committee and Postdoc Reps are here to support postdocs in the school and help create a lively community.
Funding & Fellowship Opportunities
Grant and fellowship opportunities
Grant and fellowship opportunities
These are some of the main grant and fellowship opportunities in the UK in Physics and Astronomy. The ECDN page and POD courses are also sources of support for finding and applying to grants and fellowships.
- The Royal Society: University Research Fellowship
- The Royal Society: Newton International Fellowships
- The Royal Society: Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
- The Royal Society: Career Development Fellowship
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Postdoctoral Fellowships
- The Royal Astronomical Society Fellowships
- Royal Commission for the exhibition of 1851 Fellowships
- Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
- STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
- ERC Starting Grant
Events
Please see any upcoming postdoc development events below. Every year, we have a mix of postdoc jamborees and skills sessions on topics such as writing grant proposals. Please let us know if you have any requests.
Resources
Fellowship Opportunities
Fellowship Opportunities
Early-Career Development Network (ECDN)
Early-Career Development Network (ECDN)
The Early-Career Development Network (ECDN) at UoB offers many resources, events and support for postdocs.
Training courses and skills development
Training courses and skills development
The People and Organisational Development (POD) team offer a wide range of courses, from communications skills and personal development to leadership and management.
Early career choices
Early career choices
Presentation on “Early Career Choices: Where to go and how to get there” by Jenny Woods, a senior research facilitator within the Physics Department in Oxford.