News
13 March 2024
Congratulations to Sarah and Rick for their successful applications for Technician Development Funding!
04 January 2024
See what's on for NAW2024, from courses to events and networks!
05 December 2023
Outstanding Technicians nominated for the 2023 THE Awards.
27 November 2023
Sheffield Hallam University Design Technicians highlighted in Design Week article.
16 November 2023
More information on how to apply and make the most of this funding opportunity!
03 November 2023
Learn more about the CHEAD Technical Alliance Event 2023: Community and Connection.
03 November 2023
Hear about Lab Innovations and an exciting nomination for an NTDC Specialist Advisor!
02 November 2023
Science Council open registrations for the Celebration of Science 2023!
25 Oct 2023
Exciting news from Western Sydney University as the NTDC collaborate with Shane Griffin.
28 Sep 2023
Resources and recordings for Helen Hooper's Fellowship session!
15 Sep 2023
Exciting news from HEaTED as they launch two new technical leadership programmes!
12 Sep 2023
Colleagues from 21 Partner Affiliate universities join together at Sheffield Hallam University for the 2023 Partner Forum.
02 Aug 2023
The IST celebrate their 75th anniversary with a one-day conference hosted by London South Bank University.
02 Aug 2023
The Royal Society of Chemistry are hosting the National Conference for Science Technicians.
24 July 2023
NTDC photo competition 2023 closes and winning entries are announced!
19 July 2023
The NTDC are pleased to announce the release of the latest 2023 LEAF Report - Contributing to a Net Zero Campus: A Technician's Perspective.
18 July 2023
MITalent are offering a number of funded places in #YES23 for UK HE or research institution technicians.
18 July 2023
We are excited to support the Science Apprenticeship Forum in announcing the first ever national conference for science apprentices.
14 July 2023
Midlands Innovation and MI Talent, in partnership with the Technician Commitment and the Science Council hosted the 2023 Higher Education Technicians Summit.
6 June 2023
Curious about professional registration? What are professional awards? What’s in it for me? And how do I apply? Don’t worry, we’re here to help.
23 May 2023
Take part in the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Science Teaching Survey! The first survey, conducted in 2022, received over 3,700 responses from science teachers and technicians across the UK and Ireland.
17 May 2023
For Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, Lisa put together a display board with information and links to places that University of Sheffield community can get help.
16 May 2023
Zoë regularly shares material created to support academic mental health and advocate for improved mental health awareness in academia and beyond.
16 May 2023
Mental Health Awareness Week This week (15-21 May) marks the Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 across the UK. The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is anxiety.
11 May 2023
Reading University’s Technical Services team is celebrating after becoming the first professional services team in the country to gain a national charter mark for its commitment to gender equality.
5 April 2023
Lancaster University is the latest Partner Affiliate university to join the NTDC partnership. This marks the final university in the N8 Research Partnership to join the network.
25 April 2023
A round up of good news stories from the Technical Services at Manchester Met.
17 April 2023
Starting in August 2023, Della will take over from Helen Gordon as Chief Executive.
3 April 2023
The team at Midlands Innovation is hosting a technical talent showcase poster session as part of HETS 2023.
21 March 2023
The national competition-based development programme is designed by industry experts to help young people grow professionally by developing their technical and employability skills.
27 March 2023
Three applicants to the NTDC’s Technician Development Fund (TDF) have successfully won funding to launch their innovative project ideas.
21 March 2023
The Science Teaching Survey 2022 has highlighted that the majority of teaching staff in mainstream state schools have not received adequate CPD (continuing professional development) in the last three years.
21 March 2023
A lack of technician support has been revealed to be a key barrier to conducting practical science lessons, according to the Science Teaching Survey 2022.
16 March 2023
The Technician Development Fund provides technical staff with an opportunity to access funding to support innovative technical initiatives.
21 March 2023
Midlands Innovation TALENT (MI TALENT) brings technology specialists together for an inaugural event next month.
21 March 2023
MI TALENT provides one-day outreach sessions at Aston University Technical staff from across the UK are invited to take part in a one-day outreach training symposium at Aston University.
15 March 2023
Technicians share details of how their ‘secret lives’ have improved their mental wellbeing.
13 March 2023
Creative UK and the IST (Institute of Science & Technology) are excited to announce that agreement has been reached to introduce a new Professional Registration Framework for the technical workforce within the creative industries.
8 March 2023
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
1 March 2023
The event is organised in collaboration with the Science Council’s Member Bodies and colleagues from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Government Science and Engineering Profession (GSEP) and the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS).
20 February 2023
Apprentices from Manchester Metropolitan University showcased and toured the facilities to apprentices from The University of Manchester.
14 February 2023
The University of Liverpool (UoL) has introduced a comprehensive promotion pathway for specialist technical and research support staff.
8 February 2023
We hosted a morning event for technical apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week 2023.
6 February 2023
We spoke to Abby Shipley about her Degree Apprenticeship, journey through the apprenticeship levels and how she got to where she is now.
27 January 2023
The IOP Technician Award enables the community to recognise and celebrate the skills and experience of technicians and their contribution to physics.
3 February 2023
The week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
3 February 2023
Guidance about the principles of developing and delivering an apprenticeship.
24 January 2023
The 2023 Herschel Programme for Women in Technical Leadership has begun for the second year.
18 January 2023
The Technician Commitment (TC) has launched a new video that reinforces its pledge to drive change across the technical sector.
17 January 2023
Tesoro Monaghan, one of the technicians selected for the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures speaks to the NTDC.