
Rob Fowler
@rob__fowler
Associate Director of Technical Operations @SussexUni, still dabbles in research in pollination and urban ecology. @The_Buzz_Club
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24-01-2011 17:43:06
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We're hiring a Head of Technical Services to lead the #technicians in the Life & Health Sciences Schools. An exciting operational and strategic role where you can make a real difference and help implement the Technician Commitment at University of Sussex. shorturl.at/FIOP3

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Placement Opportunity for Technicians! Technician Commitment is to offering this opportunity to two technicians at Technician Commitment Signatory Institutions Applications close Wednesday 31st August Read more sciencecouncil.org/royal-institut…



The Herschel Programme for Women in Technical Leadership has been described as “inspiring, lifechanging, supportive” and “immensely rewarding” Applications are open NOW until 21 October 2022 at 5pm mitalent.ac.uk/The-Herschel-P… Hear from previous participants: mediaspace.nottingham.ac.uk/media/The+Hers…


Hosted by The University of Sheffield, the National Technician Development Centre brings expertise and tools to support the development of formal #TechnicalCareer pathways. See how they embed these strategies to develop and modernise individual skill sets: nationaltechnicianscentre.ac.uk/about-us/?utm_… #NTDC #TechnicianDevelopment


We are loving this article from Lead Technician, Jennie Hibbard, at our partner university University of Leeds! ✨"Technicians have felt unseen for a really long time. Now we’re finally starting to become more visible"✨ Read it now!👇 spotlight.leeds.ac.uk/joining-the-do…



Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework = LEAF "Laboratory based research is essential for advancing society but it is also extremely energy and resource intensive LEAN Green Labs UK is a standard for sustainable laboratory operations." ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/ma…

Love this piece of advice - write cool-down or warm-up times for key temperatures on lab equipment so you can better plan experiments, and equally know when to turn things off. We've added it to LEAN Green Labs UK now :)

Great day yesterday, first job today is going over my notes from all the great talks and how we can adapt these ideas for @SussexUniTechs


Our Y13s went on a trip yesterday and had a very educational afternoon at the University of Sussex making Paracetamol and testing its purity!


Technical leadership programme for women begins nationaltechnicianscentre.ac.uk/2023/01/24/the… MI TechTALENT

Come and join the @SussexUniTechs team and facilitate H&S compliance in our science labs working with techs, researchers and students. Training in COSHH and DSEAR will be provided🧑🔬 Senior Technician: shorturl.at/dvP89 Technician x 2: shorturl.at/gqAN2


Pleased to open Expressions of Interest for the new UK Institute of Technical Skills & Strategy Technical Council. The new Council will help us shape & steer our work. We’re looking for technical representatives from any discipline, at any level - join us! techniciancommitment.org.uk/uk-itss-techni…

Did you know: Technicians are eligible to apply to join Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research's Pool of Experts #Techniciansmakeithappen #notjustatechnician 📅Deadline 24/05/23 ➡️bit.ly/3U4CaUw ukri.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A new round of Nature Recovery Award funding is now open: community groups and landowners can apply for up to £5,000 to improve wildlife networks and biodiversity 🌿 Visit the Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 website to apply: orlo.uk/X3HBM 📸 St Columba's Community Farm


“To succeed, the new UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy must be ambitious, transformational, and authentic” - hear from our co-chair Paul Gilbert on why we’re keen early career technicians apply to join the new Technical Council (closes tomorrow!) techniciancommitment.org.uk/early-career-t…