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  • Empowering technicians: our journey

    5 October 2022 by Sam Kingman

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022. Professor Sam Kingman, Pro-Vice Chancellor…

  • ‘Just a technician?’ Not any more! Why it’s a great time to be a technician in higher education and research

    28 September 2022 by Jiteen Ahmed

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022. Jiteen Ahmed, Head of Technical…

  • Championing the Role of Technicians

    21 September 2022 by Helen Turner

    Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022. Here, Dr Helen Turner, Director…

  • Using Collaboration as a Catalyst for Change in the Research Ecosystem

    30 March 2022 by Nishan Canagarajah

    This blog was written by Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester and one of the commissioners of the TALENT Commission. In May, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) results will be published. The REF assesses and benchmarks the quality of the UK’s higher education research impact and outputs. …

  • Transforming the UK’s Technical Talent: An opportunity for the HE and research sectors

    10 March 2022 by Debra Humphris

    Debra Humphris is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton and was one of the Commissioners on the UKRI-Research England funded TALENT Commission, a national policy commission delivering strategic insight into the future of the UK’s technical talent.  Collaboration isn’t always easy in a competitive sector. But in the current higher education and…