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The Technician Commitment, in partnership with the Science Council, Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Biology, Wellcome and the Research England funded TALENT programme are undertaking a survey to understand more fully the impact of COVID-19 on the technical community in higher education and research.

With more time working from home, you may be thinking about starting to learn some software development to further your research or to learn a new skill. However, getting started is often difficult and can be daunting. To help, the RSE team has compiled a list of excellent free online courses and will be hosting weekly drop-in sessions every Wednesday for additional support. Join them for:

"Inside a computer". It covers a brief overview of the parts of a computer and how you have to worry about them as a programmer-3pm on 6th May.

The Research England funded TALENT programme has launched a webpage (https://www.mitalent.ac.uk/Homehttps://www.mitalent.ac.uk/Home) which includes an introductory video and brochure outlining what the project will achieve for the Midlands Innovation technical workforce. The Chair of the TALENT Policy Commission has also been announced as Professor Sir John Holman, University of York.