Support and Development
The University has a number of policies on personal and professional development, including on dignity at work and addressing the under-representation of women academics in senior positions. You can find links to these under the 'General Policies' tab.
Links to University policies on maternity & paternity leave, flexible working, returning to work as a carer and other family-friendly policies are listed under the 'Parental Leave' tab.
University resources for supporting equality and diversity, careers, and childcare for children of staff, can be found under the 'Organisations & Services' tab, along with links to University and Department Human Resources webpages.
Please move your cursor over each of the following to see the links.
- Cambridge AWISE
- Careers Service
- Childcare Office
- SPACE: Supporting Parents and Carers at Cambridge
- Equality and Diversity
- Human Resources (Department of Computer Science and Technology)
- Human Resources (University of Cambridge)
- PostDocs of Cambridge Society
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
- Women at Cambridge
Please move your cursor over each of the following to see the links.
Please move your cursor over each of the following to see the links.
- Maternity Leave Policy
- Adoption Policy
- Childcare Vouchers Salary Exchange Scheme
- Flexible Working Policy
- Graduated Return from Maternity Leave
- Ordinary Parental Leave Policy
- Paternity Leave Policy
- Returning Carers Scheme
- Shared Parental Leave Policy
- Emergency leave: all employees have a statutory right to short periods of unpaid leave in order to make arrangements to deal with family emergencies. In addition to this statutory provision, Heads of Department have discretion to grant compassionate leave where circumstances justify so doing.
