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At the heart of the University’s research mission is a commitment to develop a supportive research environment for all faculty – from early career and doctoral researchers, to technicians, research leaders and experienced professors. To continue our drive towards excellence in this area, a Research Culture Committee has been established, to lead a series of projects that will make an important contribution to the University’s research culture going forward.

Dr Sarah Bennett (Research Technology Facility Manager) is our Technical representative on this committee and we are seeking one or two volunteers from the wider technical community to feed the successes and challenges associated with the research culture at 91¸£Àû to Sarah, so that she can feed these back to Research Culture Committee.

In order to express your interest in joining this venture, please complete the online form Call for Input: Research Culture .

The following courses are available specifically for technical staff over the next few weeks and are provided by Midlands Innovation TALENT:

Identifying your learning and development needs – 5 March at 10am and 16 March at 10am

Making the most of your appraisal – 10 March at 2pm

Getting started with coaching techniques – 26 March at 10am

Further details on all the courses that TALENT can offer can be found

HETS will take place on 23rd June to address key topics and issues impacting the technical community along with sessions that facilitate the sharing of best practice across the sector. The summit will be a free online webinar dedicated to topics that higher education and research technicians want to explore and discuss.