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 2026, it is taking place from Monday 21 September to Friday 25 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, #NPAW2026 and naming us @UK_NPAW)
- Tell us what you're doing for #NPAW2026
- Sharing your postdoc profiles with the community
What's the plan?
2026 event
Mon 21 Sep 2026 | Time TBC | Online
Come back for more details and registration!
Local programmes and more
Mon 21 - Fri 25 Sep 2026
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 Sponsors
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
