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 […]

An invitation from our Physics tutor, Nick Hood to visit the Royal Observatory Edinburgh with our Professional Graduate Diploma in Education Physics students provided a fantastic shared experience and a good visibility, recognition and development opportunity for me. As a technician, it was good to be included and feel valued as part of the student experience. […]

When applying for jobs the hardest part is getting past the first hurdle and getting selected for an interview. The following tips are focused particularly on technician roles and are taken from my experience of reading and selecting applications as well as talking to various student groups, especially at the Napier University career fair which is […]

Clare is passionate about her work, about technicians, and about dancing. She is currently a Research Assistant at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. This is her #TechnicianJourney.  I’ve loved dancing from a young age, starting with the kind of dancing that happens in Darlington nightclubs; the kind of dancing that meant I didn’t get […]

A Technical Support Career at The University of Sheffield by Frank Fletcher RSci MIScT Team Leader, Technical Support Services, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering “My career began at the University of Sheffield on the 9th of July 1973 as Junior Laboratory Technician in the Department of Glass Technology at Elmfield, Northumberland Road. The role of […]

22nd of February 2018. A day that will long live in the memories of the ECRF genetics core team. A day we downed pipettes, left the lab and headed out for a day of team building. The day started in 50 George Square, where we had a meeting room booked for the mornings activities. First […]

For a mentee, mentoring provides an excellent chance to learn from someone with more experience, insight and connections. Here is our guide to exceptional menteeship. 1. Be clear about what you’re trying to achieve It’s a common issue that mentees think they ought to have a mentor, without having a specific end goal or purpose […]

Did you know that you can keep track of your own learning in the platform? We’ve had a feature for a while that allowed you to see what materials you had been using. But it was all a bit plain and simple, and hidden away in the ‘My Profile’ section. Based on user feedback, we’ve […]

I have recently participated in the ILM Level 2 Award Leadership & Team Skills programme, run by the Edinburgh University Learning and Development team. As part of this we were asked about the qualities needed to be a good team leader. We were also asked to gather feedback from others on our own performance as a team leader, […]