Mentoring schemes

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 Learning and Development.

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.
• There is also a range of academic, peer to peer and post doc mentorship programmes at departmental level for Postdocs and PhDs, for example Chemistry Postgraduate support web page.
• Contact PdA.

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 raceequalitynetwork@admin.cam.ac.uk.
• Register for the scheme via Microsoft Forms.

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 Equality and Diversity.

School of Clinical Medicine

• For independently funded mid-career researchers and clinical lecturers.
• Online matching scheme.
• Contact School of Clinical Medicine.

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 Organisational Development, stating whether you wish to register as a mentee, a mentor, or both.

Senior leadership mentoring

• For senior leaders, that is Heads of Institution, Heads of School, Pro-Vice Chancellors.
• Senior Leadership Programmes overview.
• Contact Learning and Development.

Springboard

• For University staff, College staff and PhD students.
• Peer-to-peer coaching trios model used during the Springboard programme.
• Contact Learning and Development.

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 Learning and Development.

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 Rinku Raina, Professional Development Manager, UIS.