Holly Prescott

Dr Holly Prescott is a career guidance practitioner specialising in supporting doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, with 10 years’ experience helping researchers to feel more confident about their next steps and to make career transitions into a variety of sectors. She is also the founder of Post-PhD careers blog ‘PostGradual’ which, since its launch in 2021, has attracted 85,000 unique readers in over 150 different countries. Holly’s book, ‘Navigating Careers Beyond Academia: A Practical Handbook for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers,’ was released by Routledge in August 2026.

Holly holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, PGDip (QCG) in Career Guidance from Coventry University and the Career Development Institute, and is a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA).