After the shock early exit of defending champions Germany from the World Cup, let’s explore why all-star teams sometimes fail to perform. And how to protect your team from prima-donnas. A numbers game After Germany’s exit in the World Cup group stages – for the first time in 70 years – critics were quick to blame […]

by Jenni Dyer (Institute of Physics), Kate Jones (University of Liverpool), Laura Marshall (Royal Society of Biology) & Kelly Vere (Science Council & University of Nottingham).  This post originally appeared on the Science Council website, who provide the quality assurance system for those working in science.   The Technician Commitment is bringing much needed visibility and recognition […]

Technicians are often a department’s most experienced fixture, says Kelly Vere – so why are we still invisible to the sector? This month has been a good one. I’ve had my first ever scientific book chapter published, taught an excellent cohort of students in a lab class, had a paper accepted in an international journal, become a […]

This year’s networking event was held at Napier University on 29th May at the Sighthill campus, organised by our coordinator, Val Gordon. I believe it fair to say that there was an impressive number of attendees, travelling from many of Scotland’s top universities including: Edinburgh, Dundee, Stirling, Abertay, [Glasgow], Strathclyde, Glasgow School of Art, Heriot Watt, the […]

Sue Churm (@HEaTEDSue) is Memberships and Networks Manager for HEaTED This post originally appeared in HEaTED Magazine – Spring/Summer 2017  

A recent survey from technicians across the University highlighted that over 83% of individuals had not accessed any CPD (Continuous Professional Development) in the last 12 months. When looking at the top barriers it was a lack of time to undertake training, a lack of funding and people not being clear on what CPD to […]

The Technical Managers in Universities (TMU) is a national network of technical managers working in higher education and research. This year’s TMU conference 2018 was held at the Engineering and Science Learning Centre on the leafy campus of the University of Nottingham on 12th and 13th April 2018. In conjunction with Midlands Innovation and the […]

There are many wonderful things to be said about technical careers but having a clear progression pathway isn’t generally one of them. Within The University of Edinburgh, there is a pathway for academic staff. There are problems with it, but there are forms to fill out, courses to go on and titles associated with different […]

Ted Simpson (History 2016) has taken the perhaps unlikely career path to being an adventure filmmaker, creating action based narrative films for various industries. Here he shares his top five tips for students and graduates wishing to pursue a career in the creative industries. 1. Seek out and listen to advice Listening to the advice of […]

Next time you’re ill, would you like to see a doctor or an engineer? Of course, this seems like a daft question. You want to see a doctor, right? A doctor will have trained for many years to diagnose and treat the full range of human ailments whilst the engineer might, at best, have done […]