Postdoc Appreciation Week-NL

We kindly invite research leaders, research institutions, postdocs and others who are involved in postdoc matters across the Netherlands to contribute to the creation of a dedicated program to appreciate and generate attention for our hardworking Postdocs. This is a nation-wide collaboration between several academic institutes of the NFU, incl. Amsterdam UMC, Erasmus MC, Radboud UMC, MUMC+, UMCG, RUG and the national postdoc network Postdoc NL. We are inspired by the celebration of the Postdoc Appreciation Week in a.o. the USA, UK and Germany and are happy to announce a Dutch Postdoc Appreciation Week to which you are invited to contribute!

This very first edition of Postdoc Appreciation Week NL (#PAW-NL) aims to create attention to the vital position of Postdocs in academia and their successes, as well as to their perspective, broad potential and needs for a successful future within and beyond the academic path. We welcome local and online events and social media campaigns to put our Postdocs in the spotlight. Let's team up and create momentum!

Save the Date:Postdoc Appreciation Week NL - 1st edition: 15 - 19 September 2025

Staff involved in Postdoc Support and research group leaders: Please contribute and send in your local event! What kind of activities are we thinking of?

  • Have a seminar/training/discussion organized at your institute
  • Host an online event
  • Team up with other UMCs, universities, other academic research institutes and create joint events
  • Spotlight Postdocs at your institute
  • Create postdoc councils
  • Share your good practice stories on Postdoc Support or Policy
  • Offer individual speed coaching session
  • Schedule a dedicated meeting with your postdoc to discuss future perspectives and support (for PIs)

Have your (local) event listed here before Friday 18th of July by submitting it herehttps://forms.office.com/e/zeCu2DnWx8

Not organizing anything yet but ideas to share? Please let us know through the link above.

We aim to publish the preliminary program by June on the website of PostdocNL

Postdocs: You are invited to take part in the events during the Postdoc Appreciation Week!

  • Have a better understanding of your current position
  • Participate in discussions about Postdoc topics
  • Get inspired by career talks
  • Hear about local initiatives of Postdoc Councils and PostdocNL
  • Follow an online teaser workshop
  • Organize a Postdoc Get together
  • Launch your local Postdoc Network

We are looking forward to receiving your event ideas before the 18th of July!