Authored by Dear Centre Collective member, Dr Fiona Fisher, “Unleashing the Power of Postdocs” is a recent paper published in Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal. Featured in Vol. 11 No. 3 (2024)Link opens in a new window which is a special issue on research culture, this edition comprised entirely of papers drawn from and inspired by the International Research Culture Conference (IRCC) 2023, hosted at the University of Warwick (Sept '23). As such it contains an extensive range of papers including elements of practice, policy, case study and personal reflection. It also includes considerations from the organisers on the direction of travel for future research culture conferences.

Dr Fisher’s paper looks at improving the postdoctoral experience to enable improvements in research culture by combatting the negative experiences encountered by postdocs that has left them disillusioned, cynical and in poor mental health.

Access the paper at https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/article/view/1571Link opens in a new window

Dr Fiona Fisher is an Associate Director of the Institute of Advanced StudyLink opens in a new window at the University of Warwick, responsible for the development and delivery of the Institute’s strategy, including the long running postdoctoral fellowships and the training programmes.