Technician Commitment

Since becoming signatories of the Technician Commitment, we are proud of the achievements we have made. These have been driven by the determination of our technical community and have been supported and actioned by many different staff and agencies across the University.

Technician Champions in all faculties, and permission to appoint more
Technical representatives on the Research Culture Steering Group
Funding for technicians to attend national conferences and meetings (Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS), Technicians in Partnership, NTDC Partner Forum, Technician Commitment Signatory events)
Creating the Yorkshire Technician Exchange Partnership with colleagues from York and expanding across the wider region
Promoting opportunities and awards to technicians
Supporting technicians with applying for Professional Registration and HEA Fellowships
Raising visibility through campaigns such as Further Together
Opportunity to meaningfully engage with members of the University Executive Group
Networking opportunities, including in person and virtual Tech Exchange
Membership of HEaTED and NTDC
Formed a Technician Commitment Working Group – the interface with the technical community
Formed a Technician Commitment Steering Group, reporting directly to the UEG
Created two new part time roles – Technician Lead for the Technician Commitment and a Project Support Officer to support Technician Commitment activities
Tech Exchange – in-person and virtual opportunities to meet and share ideas

Please view our Technician Commitment Action Plans below. If you need the content in these documents in an alternative format, please contact technicallyspeaking@leeds.ac.uk

Please direct any queries about Technician Commitment activity at Leeds to Professor Elaine Martin via technicallyspeaking@leeds.ac.uk.