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Technician Commitment
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Technician Commitment

The Technician Commitment is a sector-wide, collaborative initiative led by the Science Council and supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation’s Technicians Make It Happen campaign. Durham University is proud to be a signatory of the Technician Commitment.

The Commitment aims to ensure visibility, recognition, career development, and sustainability for technical staff working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.
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Technicians inspire the extraordinary at the Professional Services Awards 2024

Our technicians staff have been recognised as making outstanding contributions to the University at our annual Professional Services awards

Research news
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Durham University adopts Fair Attribution Policy for Research Technical Professionals

Durham University has created and adopted a Fair Attribution Policy for Research Technical Professionals
Research news
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Durham University and N8 commit to implementing the MI Talent Recommendations

Durham commits to implementing the recommendations of the MI Talent report
Research news
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Our aim

In line with this, we aim to enhance skills and career development for technical staff, recognising their integral and invaluable role in the continued successful delivery of high-quality teaching and research on the global stage.

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Durham Technician Commitment Event 2022

2022 saw the return of Durham University's diverse and growing technical workforce coming together, firmly establishing our conference as an annual event and working together to celebrate the Technicians Commitment.

All of the videos and photographs used on our Technician Commitment website are thanks to Durham University’s talented Multimedia technicians: Steven Berry, Victoria Greener, Greg Robson from the Physics Department, and Michele Allan from the Geography Department.

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