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National Survey of Technical Staff

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Have your say in the biggest ever survey for technical staff

The TALENT programme is undertaking the largest ever survey of technical staff across the UK in higher education and research. We hope to hear from as wide a range of voices as possible from within the UK technical community, from creative arts to STEM subjects, from core facilities staff to IT specialists, from higher education and research to industrial research.

It is set to be the most comprehensive research into UK technical staff, and will examine a wide range of topics including career opportunities, skill needs of the future, the impact of Covid-19, research culture, how technical staff are recognised and valued, and more.

The TALENT Policy Commission hopes to gather evidence from a range of stakeholders before producing reports and recommendations for the sector. These will be presented to universities, research funders, and government, to help inform changes in policy relevant to the sector’s technical talent.

Have your say today!

Take part in the survey

Survey opens Thursday 4th February 2021
Survey closes Sunday 28th February 2021

This survey will play a vital part in informing the Policy Commission. It gives technicians an opportunity to directly feed their experiences into our research. The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of academic research for making and implementing policy, and the critical role of technicians in both research and teaching. Now more than ever, we need to understand the technical workforce in higher education and research, so we can better support them and enable technical staff to give their best

Professor Sir John Holman, Chair of the TALENT Policy Commission

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