Technicians - do you have 25 mins to spare? Share your views in this survey buff.ly/3Uz6MiI Jiteen Ahmed: “Since the MI TechTALENT Commission report was published, I've seen greater recognition & opportunities for technicians, nationally & within Aston University"

Today we're celebrating our amazing technical teams as the Technician Commitment turns 7! We recognise their unique skills, their impact in sustaining the places where research and active learning thrive and their spirit of collaboration. ➡️ ow.ly/hHzc50S3QEg #TCturns7

Recommended reading⤵️ We're proud supporters of The hidden REF which recognises research outputs & every role that makes research possible Technician Commitment has been a long-standing supporter of #HiddenREF & we continue to raise visibility and recognition of #technicalprofessionals

A moment for the trophy… the winners of last week's Doctoral College awards received a bespoke piece of art to mark this moment in their career. The trophies showcase the innovation, skill and creativity of Belfast School of Art technical colleagues. #WeAreUU | Doctoral College

Delighted to join the staff procession on stage at our graduation ceremony this week to celebrate our fantastic students. An honour to represent the technical staff. I missed my MSc graduation so this sort of made up for it. Doctoral College UU Engineering at Belfast

We’re sharing best practice with technical & HR colleagues today to reimagine technical career pathways, led by our Research England funded Career Pathways Lab. Sarah Allen welcomes almost 80 people to today’s event which features talks, panel discussions and networking.

What an amazing event to have been part of, I have gained so much on this programme.

Join us in celebrating the publication of the first book to solely focus on technical skills, roles and careers in higher education and research 🎉 Thrilled to see so many contributors from our community spotlighted in these pages!

A super programme, I am in there somewhere.

NEWS | Kelly Vere MBE joins the #REF2029 panel as a Deputy Chair of the People Diversity Advisory Panel She said: ‘I’m excited to work with this group and happy that, as a member of the technical community, I’m able to contribute.’ MI TechTALENT Technician Commitment

NEW research report spotlights significant senior strategic technical workforce gap in most UK universities Strategic Technical Leadership: Advocacy, Empowerment and Transformation has been published by MI TechTALENT & @UK_ITSS, thanks to funding from Research England 1/5

Mel Leitch Jo Hartley-Metcalfe The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy Simon Breeden Ian Hancox Jo Scamp UK Technology Specialists Network Thank you clare stevenson for hosting flash talks of networks across the country Gillian Riddell Heather Burgess Karen Henderson Uni of Reading Amelia Kowalewska The Francis Crick Institute Mark Dabee Saltmarsh Ali Salik

Our Technician Commitment co-chair Heather Burgess presented with QUB at the Signatory Event, sharing our partnership approach to the technician network across the two universities. Technician Commitment Queen's University Belfast 🎓

On Friday, Belfast School of Art presented the TADFx175 Fashion Event at McConnell’s Irish Whisky as part of its 175th anniverary celebrations, featuring garments by past, present and future graduates of the Textile Art, Design, and Fashion course at Ulster University. #BSoA175 | #WeAreUU

So proud to be part of UU, huge congratulations to everyone.

The hidden REF at the 1st Northern Ireland Universities Technician Conference and Networking event QUBTechnicians Ulster University Technician Commitment

A really enjoyable morning launching the NI Universities Technician Network with technical colleagues from Queen's University Belfast 🎓 and Ulster University . Great engagement on Advance HE accreditation and The hidden REF . We can all look forward to an exciting future working together 🎊

We are pleased to officially announce our £3.5 million funding from Research England for our five-year project, Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE), we will be working with Research England, the REF 2029 team and the Research Diversity Advisory Panel. hidden-ref.org/campaign-to-re…

This week we hosted representatives from our signatory and supporter institutions for our 14th signatory event in Belfast. Read more: techniciancommitment.org.uk/technician-com…