TALENT is at Cranfield University! MI TechTALENT #TALENTonTour, come and visit us on the second floor balcony of the Vincent Building. (Ed didn't get the memo about the required uniform)

On my way to Sheffield to discuss our recommendations at the NTDC Partner Forum National Technician Development Centre MI TechTALENT

Technicians are vital in higher education research and teaching, however, MI TechTALENT finds that there are barriers to career development and that technical staff are not adequately represented in their institutions.

Just some of the feedback from technicians generated from Catrin_MITALENT's fantastic session.☝🏾

📖 New Report: Research Culture: A Technician Lens 💭Insights from perspectives and experiences of technicians 🔎Themes explore institutional behaviours, research quality and integrity, recognition and visibility ➡️Download here buff.ly/3DoPJHV Technician Commitment Kelly Vere MBE

Give technicians their due: Better recognition and opportunities for technical staff would improve research culture, says Catrin Harris. (£) MI TechTALENT Midlands Innovation researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Help us to gather much-needed insights into the role of technicians in health and safety in #highered & #research Technicians of all levels and disciplines encouraged to take part Technician Commitment Science Council National Technician Development Centre 📅Deadline: 9am 6 Feb 2023 ✍️buff.ly/3w1v2gw

The programme's been confirmed for next week's event including: 🗣️Catrin_MITALENT Research Fellow MI TechTALENT and Dr Aidan Grimsley Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research 💬2 panel sessions on YES (Your Entrepreneurs Scheme) Technician's Experience and Lived experience of building business case Free & open to all technicians⤵️

Our Research Fellow Catrin_MITALENT is sharing key insights about #researchculture in relation to research grants and contributions of technicians at a YES (Your Entrepreneurs Scheme) event today. She says 🗣️ ‘We want technical staff to be included in conversations to help shape research culture.’

Looking forward to talking to people about technicians at the Social Research Association Conference today! I'm very grateful to the teams who lent me their equipment for the "please do touch" exhibition #SRAConf23

All set up and ready to go!

What a week! A great day at #HETS2023 on Tuesday and today I'm at the University of Essex having more conversations about improving research culture for technicians

Really lovely to visit QUB and meet lots of technicians last week!

🔊 #Technicians, were you one of the 1000's who completed our 2021 National Survey of Technical Staff? 📚 You helped inform our game-changing TALENT Commission report & we need your voice again 📅 Complete our follow up survey by 9am on Tuesday 28 May: buff.ly/44l0nuY