Pioneering Leadership Programme Launches to Tackle Gender Gap

Within higher education and research settings there are only 32% of women in technician management and leadership roles and less than half of those in the technical workforce are women.* To address this, the Research-England funded TALENT p...

Papin Prize Shortlist Announced Recognising Technicians

The shortlist has been announced for the UK’s only award ceremony dedicated to celebrating technical excellence and innovation in higher education and research.   Sixty-one technicians have been shortlisted for an&...

Symposium Celebrates Health and Life Science Expertise in Midlands

The Midlands Health and Life Science Symposium is the first event of its kind, celebrating research strength and clinical expertise within the region. Researchers, clinicians and industry are invited to the free event on 24 November at the...

New resource explores funding of technical staff in research

In a bid to strengthen the technical workforce to create future opportunities for technicians in higher education and research, a new resource has been published by TALENT, the Technician Commitment and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Fu...

HETS Summit Celebrates Role of Technicians

The UK’s largest conference dedicated to celebrating the success and achievements of technicians in higher education and research returns on 10 November 2021.  Higher Education Technician S...

R&D People and Culture Strategy - A Blueprint for Change

The R&D People and Culture Strategy aims to make sure everyone who works in R&D is “truly valued” if the UK is going to achieve its ambition to become a global science superpower. This vision was presented at a strategy...