Technician Commitment

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Upcoming career development opportunities for technical professionals in 2026 👇🏾 WinterFest: buff.ly/ILUHg9P Royal Society of Biology technical skills courses: buff.ly/hq8HBTI ITSS Learning & Development Academy: buff.ly/PFKYBS4 SpringFest: details tba

Mark your calendars for 2026! Swipe below to see what exciting events and opportunities our community can look forward to in 2026 👇🏾

As we look forward to 2026, here are just a few standout moments from this year. Thank you for all your support and engagement in 2025 – we look forward to continuing to work together in the new year. Stay tuned to see what’s next for Technician Commitment in 2026!

We are proud to welcome the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to our global supporter community. Read more on our website 👉 techniciancommitment.org.uk/the-associatio… Learn more about IChemE 👉 icheme.org

We warmly invite members of our signatory institutions to apply for the Technician Commitment Collaboration Fund, a small grants scheme allowing for signatories to undertake projects with external partners. Read more and apply before 9 February 2026 👉 shorturl.at/1aeJT

Our November 2025 signatory event brought together 110 technicians from 85 Technician Commitment signatory and supporter events, including our first international signatory. Check out some of the highlights of the day ➡️ shorturl.at/5phIp

🏆 Eileen Guppy Technicians’ Award 2027 🔹A new award celebrating contributions of technicians in the fields of Mineralogy and Earth Sciences 📅 Deadline April 2026 ➡️ minersoc.org/guppy-award.ht…

Congratulations to @JiteenAhmed of @AstonUniversity who was named @timeshighered Outstanding Technician of the Year 2026 at yesterday’s #THEAwards, and to Helena Brown of @UniversityLeeds who was highly commended for the Award👏 Read more👉shorturl.at/h96qC

Monday reading: Meet the 8 shortlisted nominees for the 2025 @timeshighered Outstanding Technician of the Year Award ➡️ shorturl.at/6IVv0 We are proud sponsors of the award – winner announced this Thursday at the #THEAwards

100s of technicians start their mentoring journey The Cross Institution Mentoring Scheme (CIMS-T), led by Dorothea Mangels, Lisa Bedder, and Trevor Hardy, offers specialist mentoring support for technical professionals Read more itss.org.uk/100-technical-…

A very warm welcome to Pirbright Institute @Pirbright_Inst This world-leading centre of excellence in the research and surveillance of viral diseases of livestock and viruses that spread from animals to humans has joined the Technician Commitment community.

Our next signatory event is 18 November 2025 in London. Technician Commitment leads have been sent an invite with the link and password to register. Places are limited to one representative per institution. If you'd like to join the waiting list, please email tc@itss.org.uk

Interested in hosting your first industry placement? 100's of technical professionals are already helping young people get valuable hands-on experience through #TLevels industry placements. Download the free report and toolkit here: itss.org.uk/support-for-or…

Outstanding Technician of the Year; Jiteen Ahmed Aston University Alex Laude Newcastle University Helena Brown Uni of Leeds Joe Rees-Jones Uni of York John Nicolson Uni of Cambridge Kate Robinson Harper Adams Uni Linda Lightley Northumbria Uni Phil Chaplain Robert Gordon Uni

@uk-itss.bsky.social is gathering research data from UK LGBTQIA+ technical professionals 10 min survey, 28 questions on comfort and inclusion at work, career progression, bullying and harassment & support at work. Respondents can win £100 👉 Take part research.shift-insight.co.uk/ITSS-LGBTQIA-S…

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AutumnFest is an online learning festival for technical professionals working in UK universities and research institutes taking place 8-12 September. Register for a workshop (or several!) here: itss.org.uk/free-learning-…

Registrations for the @RoySocChem Technician Commitment relaunch event close 15 August. Don't miss out on this free event honouring their five-year support of the Technician Commitment. Places are limited, and travel bursaries up to £200 are available: rsc.org/events/detail/…

The CASES Technical Special Interest Group (TSIG) is hosting its first in person event on 4 September, open to all who seek to empower and support technical colleagues in sport, health and exercise science. Registration is free and closes on 20 Aug: bases-live.workbooks.com/process/1QDN0U…