Postdoc Appreciation Week

Celebrating UK and ROI postdoctoral researchers making their mark on the world!

What is PAW?

Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) is a celebration of the fantastic contribution postdocs and researchers make towards research and academic life in general. It's a special time to showcase, recognise, and celebrate their efforts, and thank them for all they do!

Originally an initiative from the National Postdoc Association in the USA (National Postdoc Appreciation Week), it is now also celebrated in the UK, with the first ever UK/ROI-wide events organised in 2020 by a consortium of postdoc and researcher developer volunteers from UK and Irish Universities.

In 2025, it is taking place from Monday 15 September to Friday 19 September; we will have our flagship national free online event, as well as details to other local institutional information here! 

During PAW, please use #LovePostdocs and #NPAW2025 in your Tweets!

Everybody can get involved on social media!

Contribute to PAW by:

  • Posting on Twitter and Instagram (using #LovePostdocs, #NPAW2025 and naming us @UK_NPAW)
  • Tell us what you're doing for #NPAW2025
  • Sharing your postdoc profiles with the community

What's the plan?

2025 event

Mon 15 Sep 2024 | 10.30am - 12.30pm | Online

Check out the event details and registration below!

Local programmes and more

Mon 15 - Fri 19 Sep 2025

Check the list of events and initiatives in your host institution as well as some University-specific events open to all, and courses and well-being initiatives you could engage with

(note: this may not be a comprehensive list)

Catch up on previous NPAW events

2025 Sponsor

Organised by...

For 2025, the organisation of the NPAW UK-wide events has involved postdocs, former postdocs, and researcher developer volunteers from the following institutions:


The University of Manchester 

C-DICE

The University of Edinburgh

University of Exeter

The University of Sheffield

University of York

Queen's University Belfast

University of Salford

University of Liverpool

British Academy

Imperial College London

SULSA

University of Cambridge

Need more information?

Follow updates on the events on our Social Media (Twitter and Instagram) and if you have a question that is not covered by this website or if the PAW programme of your institution is not featured here, please get in touch!