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Technician Commitment

AN INTRODUCTION FROM OUR CHAIR

"I am delighted that we, in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, are able to support our technical staff and enable their expertise and skills to be recognised and developed through the values of the Technician Commitment. We are very proud that QUB is one of the founding signatories of the Science Council's Technician Commitment.  We intend to fulfil our pledge to promote Visibility, Recognition, Career Development and Sustainability for our technicians, who provide a vital role in the delivery of high quality research and teaching across the Faculty."

Professor Alan Stitt, Technician Committee Chair

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NATIONAL TECHNICIAN COMMITMENT

WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?

Queen’s University Belfast is a founding signatory of the National Technician Commitment and pledge action against the key challenges affecting their technical staff ensuring visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE TECHNICIAN COMMITMENT

How can we support you?

The Faculty of Medicine Health and Life Sciences is fully committed to supporting our Technicians, providing specific training opportunities and organising events to showcase the great work carried out across the Faculty. 

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PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Recognise your experience, knowledge, understanding and competence with Professional Registration

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MHLS TECHNICIAN COMMITTEE

Meet the Faculty Technical Committee, who will strive to have your ideas and concerns heard

Technician Committee
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SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

The latest exciting news and events from our Technician community

News and Events
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TRAINING AND RESOURCES

A selective collection of useful training links and resources

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Hear from our Technicians

“I have been a technician at Queen’s for 15 years and now is an exciting time to be a technician after the university signed up to the technical commitment which hopefully will provide us with a lot more opportunity.”

 Kirsty McLaughlin, Research Technician and Floor Manager, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology

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