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The HE Bioscience Technician of the Year Award 2019 is now open for entries.

The award is open to technical staff at any stage in their career who are carrying out exemplary work in universities across the UK and Ireland. Prizes comprise £400 for 1st place and £200 for 2nd place, along with one year’s free Membership of the Royal Society of Biology at the appropriate grade, one year’s free Registered Science Technician registration (upon receipt of successful application) and invitation to the UBMA conference dinner on Friday 3^rd May 2019 to accept their award.

Individuals can enter by being nominated, either by themselves or a colleague, by noon on Friday 11 January 2019. For further information on the award, including how to apply, please visit the website.RSB

The Technician's Steering Group is pleased to have now completed the Statement of Intent and Terms of Reference. The intention is to map Job Profiles and Roles onto a Job Family Framework. Please read the full statement on the website.

The Technician's Commitment Event was held at The Tower of London on the 6th November 2018. Attended by Warwick University, the event helps member institutions to engage with one another to promote the commitment and share best practice. The day long event consisted of seminars,talks and workshops which all help in understanding the progress,challenges and further work to be done by leading institutions on the commitment. The day ended with an evening reception, where Warwick University received an award for submission. This award was accepted by our Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Stephen Jarvis. A review of the event can be found on the Science Council website.