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We have now changed the coffee mornings to afternoons to fit in with those that have returned to campus. The next coffee afternoon has been arranged for Wednesday 14th October @2pm via teams. This will be hosted by Ian and Liz from the Steering group. Feel free to drop in and share your thoughts, worries and experiences – or just have a chat. To access please join via this link : Join Microsoft Teams Meeting and bring your own coffee!

The Technician Commitment is delighted to announce that we are once again partnering with the Royal Institution to offer two placements for technicians from Technician Commitment Signatory Institutions to work on the 2020 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and applications are open now!

Started by Michael Faraday (who began his career as a technician at the Royal Institution) in 1825, and now broadcast on national television every year, the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures are the UK's flagship science series. The Technician Commitment have teamed up with the Royal Institution to offer technical colleagues at signatory institutions the opportunity to work on the 2020 Christmas Lectures. Three expert scientists, Tara Shine, Chris Jackson and Helen Czerski, join forces to present the 2020 CHRISTMAS LECTURES – Planet Earth: A user’s guide.

The IST is the professional body for technical staff, supporting staff across a broad range of disciplines (inc. science, technology, engineering, arts, media and digital) and a wide range of sectors (inc. HE, FE, government, industry, etc).The technical conferences are tailored to the needs of technicians, technical specialists and technical managers and represent a great opportunity for staff to undertake targeted CPD, benefit from networking opportunities and learn about career development and professional registration. Keynote speakers for this event include Professor Alberto Vecchio, PhD FRAS (‘How to Discover Black Holes with a (Pretty Damn Good) Ruler’) and Amy Martin (‘Community Arts Projects in the 21st Century’), plus a range of workshops. The event will take place on 18th September in the Birmingham Conference Centre. For further information please go to: https://istonline.org.uk/ist-conference-2019/