An insightful day spent helping to facilitate an afternoon of EDI discussions at the ECMage Ageing Network, BLAST ageing network, & LifETIME-CDT joint conference in Birmingham. Lots of good, thought provoking discussion and input from all 👏🏻👏🏻 It was worth braving the rail network for!

Today, we’re proud to launch #N8ResearchCulture – a campaign that will showcase the benefits of a healthier Research Culture across UK universities. n8research.org.uk/n8-research-pa…

Good to see the N8 Research Partnership response to the MI TechTALENT policy commission report today. Technicians play a huge role in contributing to positive research culture, so it’s encouraging to see this commitment to embedding the values and recommendations from the TALENT report. 👏🏻

📰 11-strong Advisory Board established 🗣️ Chair for the Advisory Board Helen Pain said: “Together we are working in partnership with supporter organisations, enabling the Institute to achieve greater impact.” 1/3

We are pleased to announce the recipients of this year's Technician Commitment Collaboration Fund! Successful applicants will lead projects advancing the visbility, recognition, career development, and sustainability of technicians in their networks. techniciancommitment.org.uk/the-2024-colla…

We're out in force at this year's Technical Managers Conference in Glasgow with Technician Commitment and MI TechTALENT team @KellyVere Mel Leitch Dr Lindsay Davies & Jo Hartley-Metcalfe are talking all things #Technicians #TechsCommit #TeachingRecognition and #TLevels

Technician Commitment Signatory Event number 12 is under way! Love these events, they are always really engaging and it’s lovely to catch up with colleagues from across the country. Technician Commitment Wales Innovation Network Techniquest

The Technician Commitment turns 7 today! Since 2017, we’ve grown to encompass over 120 signatory & supporter organisations pledging to raise the profile of #technical skills, roles and careers.   Celebrate our progress and read our latest report: techniciancommitment.org.uk/assets/technic… #TCturns7

The dust (and hangover) has settled from a fabulous and inspiring University of Liverpool Staff Awards. I’m really proud to have won the H&S and Wellbeing award for SafetyNet. Thanks to Jan Brett B.Sc (Hons) M.Sc CSci MISTR FIScT for nominating and to all who’ve helped us get SafetyNet to where it is 👏🏻👏🏻 to all award nominees

Congratulations to our incredible Faculty winners, and to all those who were commended or shortlisted, at the 2024 University of Liverpool Staff Awards! 😍 #TeamLivUni #Proud #CelebratingSuccess ➡️ bit.ly/3z20Qqm

🆕#TLevelToolkit for UK universities who want to host #TLevel placements, but don't know where to start 📽️ Hear from University of Liverpool University of Liverpool Technical Network Paul Gilbert Ian Prior @ElearnerMatt about the benefits of hosting #TLevel placements ➡️Download your free toolkit buff.ly/3MBPpct

And we are live! Introducing the new podcast from the University of Liverpool, Tech talk. A podcast for Technician by Technician. open.spotify.com/episode/4AZ5wD…

We’ve set up ITSS Consulting to help the HE sector grow and empower skilled technical teams. We're not like other consultants; we are rooted in the technical community. Learn more about the new not-for-profit professional development partner buff.ly/4eKVZd5

A wonderful Technician Commitment Signatory Event, as always. So much valuable engagement and collegiality 👏 Here, the venerable Ian Hancox updating on the great progress of the UK Technology Specialists Network and kindly plugging TMU UK in the process 😊 University of Liverpool Technical Network The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy

Today I had the honour of picking up a Technician Commitment Impact Award on behalf of University of Liverpool. A testament to the hard work and passion of the UoL Technician Commitment Steering Group. Thanks to Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser and Clare Viney for the inspiring book launch speeches 👏👏

The wonderful Technician Commitment team all looking fab at the #THEAwards

The MicroAgeTeam are delighted that we have launched our Mission Patch Design Competition for children aged 6-16 years old. The winning design will serve as the official Mission Patch for our MicroAge II mission to the International Space Station! See further information below.