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Personal and Professional Development

 
CV mentoring scheme

For female academics applying for promotion (males not excluded)

Scheme to support Promotions process

 

Induction

For new staff

Key point of contact (‘buddy’).  

Contact/suppport:

PPD

Supported by line managers

Postdoc Academy (PdA) mentoring scheme

For Postdocs

Formal matching to mentor drawn from outside core research area or outside academia.

Further details about the PdA mentoring scheme

Contact/suppport:

Email PdA

Other mentoring schemes for Postdocs/PhDs

For Postdocs and PhDs

Wide range of academic, peer to peer and post doc mentorship programmes at departmental level eg Chemistry Postgraduate support web page

Contact/suppport:

Email OPdA

Researcher Development Programme (RDP)

For Postdoc researchers and research staff

University-wide opportunities and programmes for postdocs to get involved in coaching and mentoring.

Coaching and mentoring course details

Contact/suppport:

Email RDP

Reverse mentoring scheme

For staff from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds paired with senior colleagues

Dual purpose of career support for mentees and increased awareness for mentors regarding BME issues (to support Race Equality Charter).

Contact/suppport:

Equality and Diversity

School of Clinical Medicine

For independently funded mid-career researchers and clinical lecturers

Online matching scheme

Contact/support:

School of Clinical Medicine

 

Senior leadership mentoring

For senior leaders i.e. Heads of Institution, Heads of School, Pro-Vice Chancellors

PPD Senior Leadership Programmes overview

Contact/suppport:

PPD

 

 

Springboard: a women’s development programme

For University staff, College staff and PhD students

Peer-to-peer coaching trios model used during the Springboard programme

Contact/suppport:

PPD

 

Strategic development programme (SDP)

For senior administrators from across the University, grades 8-10 (nominated) 

Each participant is provided with a mentor. 

SDP Programme information

Contact/suppport:

PPD

 

University Information Services (UIS) mentorship scheme

For any IT related and affiliated staff, any UIS staff (including non-IT)

Mentoring scheme across UIS and the IT community.

Contact/suppport:

Email Rinku Raina, Professional Development Manager, UIS

 

Self-match mentoring scheme for professional services staff

The idea behind this scheme is that mentoring relationships often work best if you find the person yourself, without an intermediary. It is a very personal thing. Mentees can search for possible mentors using Lookup. Mentors have added a short profile and tags for their areas of interest in Look Up. Once you have registered for the scheme, you are sent simple instructions for how to get started and find a mentor, together with lots of information about guidance and resources available to you to support your mentoring journey.

self match mentoring scheme

Contact/suppport:

To register for the scheme please email orgdev@admin.cam.ac.uk stating whether you wish to register as a mentee, a mentor, or both.

Race Equality Network (REN) mentoring scheme

For staff from racially-minoritised backgrounds

The Race Equality Network mentoring scheme is designed to support and empower racially-minoritised employees in their careers, developing their skills and networks and sharing experience within the University environment.

Contact/support:

Register for the REN Mentoring scheme via Microsoft Forms.

Questions can be directed to raceequalitynetwork@admin.cam.ac.uk.