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Pint of Science is a science festival organized every year in May in 26 countries worldwide! Researchers share and discuss about their research topic and results to a broad audience in a local venue as a pub, bar or a café. UPS is  happy to be part of the organization

The genesis of the event  This event was co-organized by SLUPA and UPS. Six months ago, we had this idea of providing the most essential information to the postdocs in Umeå. We were interested in raising awareness about the permit/visa processes, benefits of becoming a member of unions, ideal work

This semester we started a new event series – The UPS writing event – thanks to Maria Sapounidou. During Spring 2023, we will meet every second Wednesday of the month, with the exact date updated on the event calendar on our website. These events are open to all postdocs and

Last 3th of September I attended the first Postdocs retreat organized by UPS. The event was at the Forsen hotel in Vindeln, a beautiful camping area on the banks of the imposing Vindel river. An event organized by Postdocs for Postdocs The retreat lasted a weekend during which we participated

After the holiday break, we are very happy to begin 2023 with another UPS-SLUPA Board Game Night!! Don’t miss the opportunity to chat and play games with other postdocs. We will provide board games for everyone to play, but don’t hesitate to bring your own games to share! Lastly, bring