UoE Technician Week 2024 Programme

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Technician Week 2024

This year's Technician Week will take place across the University, 2-6 September 2024.

Technician Week celebrates the numerous and diverse contributions technical staff make to teaching, research and the University of Edinburgh community. Coordinated by members of the Technician Steering Committee, Technician Week will highlight career development opportunities, and resources available to Edinburgh technical staff, as well as giving opportunity to meet with peers and celebrate all things technician!

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Technician Week 2024

This year's Technician Week will take place across the University, 2-6 September 2024.

Technician Week celebrates the numerous and diverse contributions technical staff make to teaching, research and the University of Edinburgh community. Coordinated by members of the Technician Steering Committee, Technician Week will highlight career development opportunities, and resources available to Edinburgh technical staff, as well as giving opportunity to meet with peers and celebrate all things technician!

Western General Hospital

Central

Kings Buildings

Easter Bush

BioQuarter

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Social Media

We will be sharing images, stories and events throughout Technician Week on our X/Twitter page @UoETechnicians. Be sure to follow us to keep up to date and share your thoughts with us using the #UoETechnicianWeek

Technicial Staff

Non- Technicial Staff

Career Pathways: Share your career pathway: send us a summary of your career pathway along with a photo of yourself. We will create a shareable graphic (see attached example) for use throughout Technician Week 2024 to demonstrate the variety of routes technical staff have taken through their professional journeys. Contribute to a blog post: write a blog post about your career path, or answer some questions and send us some photos and we will write the blog for you. Be a guest on our podcast: Talk about your career journey on our podcast, sharing your experiences and insights.

Share images, quotes and more with us and feature on our X page through Technician Week

Other ways to participate: Share a Quote: Provide us with a short quote finishing the sentence 'I love being a technician because...' or 'Technical staff are important because...', along with a photo of yourself, which we will share on X/Twitter throughout the week. Technician Takeover: Take control of our X/Twitter account for a few hours and share posts about your day as a technician. 90 second intro video: Send us a short video introducing yourself, your role, and why you find your work meaningful.

Not a technician? No problem, there are still ways that you can get involved:

Share a quote: provide us with a short quote about the importance of technical staff and how they have supported your projects or teaching, along with a photo of you. 90s second video: Send us a video talking about how technical staff have been involved in your work and highlight their contributions and impact. Technician-Led Tours: (not social media but still just as fun) sign up to attend a technician-led tour. We have a number of technicians leading tours, showcasing some of the incredible work they do, in areas which are often behind-the-scenes.

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Technically Edinburgh Podcast

Launching in Technician Week, Technically Edinburgh is the brand new podcast by Technicians, about Technicians for everyone. Hosted by technicians from the University of Edinburgh, Technically Edinburgh will explore the careers of technicians from across the university, celebrate technician recognition and boost visibility of our colleagues in and out of our University. More information coming soon

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CPR & AED Workshop

Friday 6 SeptemberEdinburgh College of Art, Central13:30 - 15:00

Whether you’ve learned CPR before, or this is your first time, this is an opportunity to learn CPR and gain the skills and confidence to help if someone collapses and stops breathing normally.

Hosted by the H&S Department, the CPR & AED session will include: how to manage a situation how to call for help how to perform CPR the use of a defibrillator.

All staff may attend this session

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CPR & AED Workshop

Friday 6 SeptemberEdinburgh College of Art, Central13:30 - 15:00

Whether you’ve learned CPR before, or this is your first time, this is an opportunity to learn CPR and gain the skills and confidence to help if someone collapses and stops breathing normally.

Hosted by the H&S Department, the CPR & AED session will include: how to manage a situation how to call for help how to perform CPR the use of a defibrillator.

All staff may attend this session

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Writing Retreat

TW24 Advance HE Associate Fellow for Technical Staff:

This session will firstly explore what Advance HE Associate Fellowship is and the benefits to colleagues in gaining it. We will then work on ensuring all colleagues are able to articulate their teacher identity and identify aspects of their work appropriate for their Associate Fellowship applications.

Chris Little is a Senior Lecturer in Manchester Metropolitan University’s University Teaching Academy and the co-lead of their institutional PSF programme.

Monday 2 SeptemberVenue TBC10:00 - 15:00

Fully catered: please provide dietary concerns/requirements when booking

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2024 Technician Image Competition

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'Creating Connections'

ECA Technicians' Showcase

Celebrating Our Technicians! Technicians at Edinburgh College of Art play a vital role in collaborating with various teams across the institution, helping staff and students alike to grow and succeed during their time with us. Our work goes beyond technical support; we share knowledge, skills, and expertise, enriching the learning environment for everyone.

Friday 6 September 2024Edinburgh College of Art17:00 - 19:00

Everyone Welcome!

The winners of the 2024 image competition will be displayed at this event

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All staff are welcome and encouraged to attend this eventEveryone is very welcome to attend this symposium at the WGH campus to recognise the impact that technical staff have on the WGH campus, celebrating their impact and successes over the last year.

Celebrating WGH Technicians Symposium

Wednesday 4 SeptemberInstitute of Genetics and CancerLecture Theatre11:00 - 12:00

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Speed-Dating with Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)

Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) support science within the University involving small animals, primarily mice, rats and zebra fish. As a department we provide support through our CARE values; Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others and Excellent service.

Wednesday 3 SeptemberIRR South New Building10:00 - 14:00

Refreshments provided

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2024 Technician Awards Shortlists

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Technician Career Pathway Conference

The Technician Conference is an all day event. The theme for the conference will be technician career pathways. The programme is currently under development

Tuesday 3 SeptemberPlayfair Library09:00 - 17:00

drinks reception to follow

The winners of the 2024 Technician Awards will be announced during this event.

Catering during the event

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2024 Technician Awards

Congratulations to all our shortlisted nominees!

Contribution to Learning & Teaching

Contribution to Research and Innovation

Contribution to Infrastructure & Facilities

Contribution to the University's Community, Culture & Environment

Apprentice/Trainee Technician

The UoE Technician Awards aim to recognise the exceptional contributions of technical staff to the University. In particular, they aim to reward those who excel in what they do, who “go the extra-mile” in their work, in their contribution to the life of the University, in their contribution to public engagement and in the provision of support to their colleagues, School etc.

The 2024 Technician Award winners will be announced on Tuesday 3 September at the Technician Career Pathway Conference

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Sustainable Lab Awards

Technical staff are key in achieving these awards. These sessions are run by the department of social responiliy and sustainability and will involve shadowing a sustainable labs programme audit of a lab.Technical Staff Only

Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

Monday 2 SeptemberKings Buildings15:00 - 16:30

Thursday 5 SeptemberEaster Bush10:00 - 10:30

As part of Technician Week 2024 we are delighted to offer these half-day workshops for technical staff. The workshops are ideal for technicians who support research activity and who would like to raise their visibility and profile.

Raising your Research Profile

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Technicians only event

Join us in this practical workshop where you will learn how to increase your research visibility using a variety of systems available (e.g., PURE, ORCiD, EdWeb). The workshop will also cover crafting an email signature and writing a compelling biography.

The workshop will be delivered by Research Information Systems and others, and is coordinated by the Technician Steering Committee as part of Technician Week 2024.

Refreshments will be provided.

Things to do before you attend:

Sign up to ORCiD

Session Times & Locations

Monday 2 September 2024JCMB room 1208, Kings Buildings14:00-16:00Thursday 5 SeptemberCentral Area (tbc)09:30 - 12:00

Visit hard to access areas for a behind the scenes tour at many of the university's facilities, led by the Technicians who work there!

Technician-Led Tours

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IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility

uCreate (makerspace)

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Scottish Microelectronics Centre (SMC)

Edinburgh Genome Foundry

Western General Hospital

BVS Tours

FloWave

Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory

Large Animal Research Facility

Vet School Clinical Skills Teaching Lab

MicroPET/CT Facility

Mass Spectrometry Core

The Ashworth Laboratories

ECA Workshop Facilities

Edinburgh Genomics

BVS Tours

Bioresearch & Veterinary Services Animal Facilities

Automated Cage Wash Facility

Aquatic Facility

Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS) support science within the University involving small animals, primarily mice, rats and zebra fish. As a department we provide support through our CARE values; Caring for animals, Active communication, Respecting others and Excellent service.

Networking events will be held across all campuses throughout the week.

Local TechNet Events

Central Area

Kings Buildings

Western General Hospital

Easter Bush

BioQuater

BSL Meet and Greets

The British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet sessions will help teach participants how to use sign language and fingerspelling to communicate with deaf staff and students – no prior knowledge/experience is necessary. It will be a friendly and supportive environment and the format is similar to that used by Janette in monthly sessions she has hosted on the Central campus over the last couple of years. Janette will be supported by a BSL interpreter. This is a great networking opportunity and a chance to have a go with BSL!

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Dates, Times & Locations

Kings BuildingsMonday 2 September14:00-15:00Western General HospitalWednesday 4 September09:30-10:30BioQuaterWednesday 4 September13:30-14:30Easter BushThursday 5 SeptemberTime TBCCentral (Edinburgh College of Art)Friday 6 September16:00-17:00

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Ethics, Recognition & Technicians Symposium

Thursday 5 SeptemberThe Roslin Institute, Easter Bush09:00 - 13:00

MicroPET/CT Facility

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Everyone is very welcome to attend!This technician-led tour includes an exclusive visit to the microPET/CT facility where a microPET/CT scanner, a microPET/CT Extended FOV and a prototype of PET/MRI are.Your hosts will demonstrate and explain the whole process, from the time the animals are anesthetized until they are scanned and the data is sent to the users.As the microPET/CT is a radiation controlled zone the number of visitors is limited to three and they will be wearing a EPD (provided by the facility).Please meet your host in the Chancellor's Building reception area.Wednesday 4 SeptemberChancellors BuildingBioQuater15:00 - 15:20

Ann Pearce Liam Slater

Apprentice/Trainee Technician

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14:00 -15:00; 15:00 - 16:00; 16:00 - 17:00ECA Workshop Facilities Technician-Led Tours

Technician Week Events: Friday 6 September 2024

Kings Buildings

Central

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

16:00 - 17:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

17:00 - 19:00ECA Technicians Showcase

12:00 - 14:00TechNet @ Central Campu

13:30 - 15:00CPR & AED Workshop

Western General Hospital

Wednesday 4 September 2024Technician only event10:30-11:00Institute of Genetics and Cancer, Nucleus Cafe

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Take this opportunity to socialise with your technical colleagues over coffee and cake in the soft seating area of the Western General Nucleus.

11:00 - 12:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

13:00 - 13:30Vet School Clinical Skills Teaching Lab Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:00; 14:30 - 15:30 Large Animal Research Facility Technician-Led Tour

09:00 - 13:00Ethics, Recognition & Technicians Symposium

10:00 - 11:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

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Easter Bush Technician Week Events

ECA Workshop Facilities

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Ever wondered what the inside of an Art School looks like? Come for an introductory tour of ECA's main campus workshop facilities visiting Fabrication, (Woodwork/Metal/Glass/Casting), Digital Making, (Laser cutting/3D Printing/CNC,) Media & Immersive, (Photography/Immersive Technologies, FTV& Cinema), Body &Print, (Garment Making/Jewellery & Silversmithing/Textiles, Printmaking,) Materials Hub, (Art Shop, Makerspace, Re-use Hub). Our talented Technicians will be exhibiting their work in ECA's Sculpture Court so you might even get a glimpse of curation in actionAll Welcome

Friday 6 SeptemberWest Court, Edinburgh College of Art14:00 - 15:00; 15:00 - 16:00; 16:00 - 17:00

Technician Led Tour: BVS Aquatic Facility

Why would you use fish in medical research? On this tour in the BVS Aquatics facility you'll be able to see why the Zebrafish is becoming more popular. On this tour you see how we care FOR and raise our fish, their role in research, and what we do to keep the facility running to keep our fish healthy. Note that this is a working facility and floors may be wet. High temperature and humidity Plant room - Limited access. No access to certain rooms due to health level. No photography allowedWednesday 4 September 2024QMRI Building Reception, BioQuater10:30-11:15; 11:30 - 12:15; 13:30 - 14:15; 14:30 - 15:15

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10:00; 10:40; 11:20Technician-Led Tour: Scottish Microelectronics Centre

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

11:00 - 11:30 FloWave Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 15:00British Sign Language Meet & Greet

14:00 - 16:30Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

10:30 - 11:30Kings Building TechNet

15:00 - 16:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

10:00 - 11:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

10:00 - 11:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Edinburgh Genomics Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Edinburgh Genomics Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Edinburgh Genomics Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

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Kings Buildings Technician Week Events

Come along and explore our wide range of possibilities from 3d printing to laser cutting, from 3d scanning to loaning a drone! During our tour you will be guided through all the equipment held within the 3 rooms that make up our Main Library makerspace. This will give you a good understanding of what the capabilities of our space are and how we can best support you if you have any ideas for projects. ll staff (including technical staff) are encouraged and welcome to attend! Location: uCreate office, Main Library, Room 1.12Date: Monday 2 SeptemberTime: 14:00-14:30Date: Wednesday 4 SeptemberTime: 14:00 =- 14:30

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uCreate (makerspace)

Central Area

Friday 6 September 202412:30 - 14:00What kind of work do our Technicians do? Come join us for lunch, networking with colleagues and a brief presentation of what kind of work we do here at the Central Campus

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This event is a fully catered lunch, dietary requirements will be asked at the time of booking.

Join this technician-led tour to find out more about the incredible world of microelectronics. The tour will include entering a semiconductor cleanroom which will involve wearing cleanroom suits. This is a rare opportunity to get a guided tour around all of the equipment. All staff (including technical staff) are encouraged and welcome to attend!Location: Scottish Microelectronics Centre, Kings BuildingsDate: 3 September Time: 10:40-11:10; or 11:20-11:40

Scottish Microelectronics Centre (SMC)

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Technician Led Tour: Bioresearch & Veterinary Services Animal Facilities

Join us for this exciting Technician-Led Tour which offers an extremely rare opportunity to tour the recently opened Bioresearch & Veterinary Services animal facilities in the Institute of Regeneration & Repair (IRR). This technician-led tour will provide an introduction to the bio-security of the BVS facility at IRR South. There will be an explanation of the various online training requirements and CHPs, which will be followed by a brief facility tour of the labs, holding rooms and other key areas. Note that visitors will be required to complete a visitor form ahead of the tour, so please arrive promptly. Meet your tour guide Jamie at Seminar Room 1 next to the Niche Cafe in IRR South.Wednesday 4 September 2024IRR South Building, BioQuater10:30 - 11:30; 11:30 - 12:00; 12:30 - 13:00; 13:30 - 14:00

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Technician Week 2024

The University's technician community includes a wide variety of staff: staff who are in the technical job family and/or whose job title includes "technician" or "technical"; staff who support infrastructure, buildings and facilities; IT staff; libraries staff; nurses; staff who hold hybrid (academic/professional services) roles, etcWe have activities which are specifically for technical staff, but also activities for all staff and hope to see many of you there. Please do share this information with your colleagues. Further details on each of the events are available via the booking links. For technicians: Networking, workshops and other events are open to technicians from across the University. Note that technician-led tours are open to all staff, including technicians of course. For all staff: If you are not a technician you are invited to learn more about the vital work technicians do by attending the technician-led tours available throughout the week.

Please note: photos may be taken at these events for the purposes of publicity and marketing for technicians and the Technicians Commitment at the University of Edinburgh. If you do not want to be in a photo please let the event facilitator/tour leader know on the day, or contact a member of the team.

09:30- 10:30British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

10:30 - 11:00Western General Hospital TechNet

11:00 - 12:00Celebrating WGH Technicians Symposium

14:00 - 15:30Technician-Led Tour: Western General Hospital

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Western General Hospital Technician Week Events

Mass Spectrometry Core

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Join us for a tour of our facility of mass spectrometers which will include: An introduction to our work flows including the analytical sample preparation laboratory and how we process different sample types; the instrument room (imaging vs quantitative analysis); and a brief introduction to how our mass spectrometers work and the type of research questions we can apply them to. Please meet your host at the QMRI reception.Wednesday 4 SeptemberQMRI Reception11:00 - 11:20; 14:00 - 14:20; 15:00 - 15:20

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

11:00 - 11:30FloWave Technician-Led Tour

Technician Week Events: Wednesday 4 September 2024

10:00 - 14:00Speed-Dating with Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

13:30 - 14:30British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

09:30- 10:30British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

10:30 - 11:00 TechNet @ WGH

11:00 - 12:00Celebrating WGH Technicians Symposium

15:00 - 15:40Edinburgh Genomics Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:30Technician-Led Tour: Western General Hospital

11:00 - 11:30Technician-Led Tour: FloWave

10:30; 11:30; 12:30; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Animal Facilities

10:30; 11:30; 13:30; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Aquatic Facility

15:00 - 15:20Technician-Led Tour: MicroPET/CT Facility

10:30; 11:15; 12:00; 12:45; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Automated cage wash

14:30 - 14.50Technician-Led Tour: Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory

11:00; 14:00; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: Mass Spectrometry Core

14:00; 15:00Technician-Led Tour: IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility

Central

Western General Hospital

Kings Buildings

BioQuarter

Join us for this rare opportunity to tour the IRR Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility at the Edinburgh BioQuarter. The tour will be hosted by Head of Flow Cytometry, Fiona Rossi. All staff (including technical staff) are encouraged and welcome to attend! Location: IRR South Building2 SeptemberTime: 10:00-10:30, 11:00-11:30, 12:00-12:30, 13:00-13:30 and 14:00-14:304 SeptemberTime: 14:00 - 14:30 and 15:00 - 15:30

IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility

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The programme is currently under development but will include:

• The new UoE Technician Commitment Action Plan (2024-26)
• Technician Spotlight Presentations
• Guest speakers
• Panel discussion
• Technician Awards
• Refreshments
• BSL interpretation
• Sponsors exhibit
• and more....

Conference Programme

Technician Week Events: Thursday 5 September 2024

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

13:00 - 13:30Vet School Clinical Skills Teaching Lab Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:00; 14:30 - 15:30Large Animal Research FacilityTechnician-Led Tour

11:00 - 12:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

09:00 - 13:00Ethics, Recognition & Technicians Symposium

09:30 - 12:00Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

10:00 - 11:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

Kings Buildings

EASTER bUSH

cENTRAL

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

Technician Week Events: Monday 2 September 2024

Central

10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility Technician Led Tour

Kings bUILDINGS

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:00British Sign Language Meet & Greet

14:00 - 16:30Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

10:30 - 11:30Kings Building TechNet

10:00 - 15:00Advance HE Associate Fellow for Technical Staff: Writing Retreat:

15:00 - 16:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

BioQuarter

The Ashworth Laboratories

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The Ashworth Laboratories in the School of Biological Sciences building opened in the 1920s and originally housed the Zoology Department and now hosts the School of Biological Sciences' teaching Laboratories and the Natural history Collections, some on display in the Aubrey Manning Gallery which will be open. A large array of vertebrate and invertebrate specimens are on display.

Monday 2 SeptemberAshworth Building10:00 - 11:00

Tuesday 3 SeptemberAshworth Building11:00 - 12:00

Wednesday 4 SeptemberAshworth Building10:00 - 11:00

Edinburgh Genomics

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Take a tour of the incredible Edinburgh Genomics labs. The Facility hosts several high-throughput sequencing platforms, including Illumina NovaSeq 6000, PacBio Revio, and Oxford Nanopore PromethION 24 sequencers. PPE will be required for the tour and will be provided by your host on the day.Everyone is welcome to attend.

Monday 2 SeptemberAshworth 3 Building Entrance 15:00 - 15:40

Tuesday 3 SeptemberAshworth 3 Building Entrance15:00 - 15:40

Wednesday 4 SeptemberAshworth 3 Building Entrance15:00 - 15:40

Thursday 5 SeptemberAshworth 3 Building Entrance15:00 - 15:40

Andrea Robertson Emma Boyd Kate Walker Paul McAleer Sophie Haupt

Contributions to the University's Community, Culture & Environment

Shortlist

Technician Week Events: Tuesday 3 September 2024

10:00; 10:40; 11:20Technician-Led Tour: Scottish Microelectronics Centre

14:00 - 14:45Technician-Led Tour: Edinburgh Genome Foundry

09:00 - 19:00Technician Career Pathway Conference

Central

Kings Buildings

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Edinburgh Genomics Technician-Led Tour

Carl Tucker David Brown Tim Booth

Contributions to Infrastructure & Facilities

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Large Animal Research Facility

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This is a rare opportunity for a tour of the Large Animal Research & Imaging Facility on the Easter Bush campus. The tour will highlight the research that this facility supports. Overshoes and Labcoat provided. No videos or photographs allowed. Participants will need to confirm their name and affiliation.Easter BushThursday 5 September14:00 - 15:00; 14:30 - 15:30

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

11:00 - 11:30FloWave Technician-Led Tour

Technician Week Events: Wednesday 4 September 2024

10:00 - 14:00Speed-Dating with Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

13:30 - 14:30British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

09:30- 10:30British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

10:30 - 11:00 TechNet @ WGH

11:00 - 12:00Celebrating WGH Technicians Symposium

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

14:00 - 15:30Technician-Led Tour: Western General Hospital

11:00 - 11:30Technician-Led Tour: FloWave

10:30; 11:30; 12:30; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Animal Facilities

10:30; 11:30; 13:30; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Aquatic Facility

15:00 - 15:20Technician-Led Tour: MicroPET/CT Facility

10:30; 11:15; 12:00; 12:45; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Automated cage wash

14:30 - 14.50Technician-Led Tour: Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory

11:00; 14:00; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: Mass Spectrometry Core

14:00; 15:00Technician-Led Tour: IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility

Central

Western General Hospital

Kings Buildings

BioQuarter

Technician Led Tour: BVS Automated Cage Wash Facility

Everyone is welcome to attend. This is a rare opportunity to visit the modern state-of-the-art automated cage wash facility at the Bioresearch & Veterinary Services facilities in the Institute of Regeneration & Repair (IRR). The tour will include information about how processes were prior to automation. Please meet your host promptly in the IRR South Seminar Room 1 (next to Niche cafe).Wednesday 4 September 2024IRR South Building, BioQuater10:30 - 11:00; 11:15 - 12:45; 12:00 - 12:30; 12:45 - 13:15; 13:30 - 14:00

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Through a series of stands BVS technicians will explain and demonstrate what they bring to science each day, including topics on surgery, flexible film isolators and viewing mouse sperm through a microscope. There will also be opportunities to have a go yourself at some of the tasks that BVS technicians undertake daily. Also in attendance will be The Institute of Animal Technology (IAT), the professional body in the area of animal technology. IAT provide technicians with a career pathway, awarding qualifications and training for Named People, including Named Animal Care and Welfare Officers (NACWO). We would be delighted to see there and join us for a tea/coffee. There will also be facilities tours of both a rodent facility and an aquatics facility on offer. Spaces are limited on these tours, and you will need to book these separately and in advance. More information about the tours is available on the separate booking pages.

14:00 -15:00; 15:00 - 16:00; 16:00 - 17:00ECA Workshop Facilities Technician-Led Tours

Technician Week Events: Friday 6 September 2024

Kings Buildings

Central

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

16:00 - 17:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

17:00 - 19:00ECA Technicians Showcase

12:00 - 14:00TechNet @ Central Campu

13:30 - 15:00CPR & AED Workshop

Large Animal Research Facility

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A tour of the clinical skills teaching lab along with the opportunity to see some of the equipment, manikins and tasks the students work on in class. We will see the student practice room along with one of the main teaching laboratories where our practical exams are held. There may be dogs within the clinical skills teaching lab so no photos of them will be allowed. Please meet your host outside the Roslin Lecture Theatre (following the symposium). From there you will walk over the RDSVS for the tour.Easter BushThursday 5 September13:00 - 13:30

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Social Media

Western General Hospital

Central

Easter Bush

Kings Buildings

BioQuater

Technically Edinburgh Podcast

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Abigail Mann Gary Grobler Heather Barker Norma Fulton Rosey McGarry

Contributions to Learning & Teaching

Shortlist

Technician Week Events: Thursday 5 September 2024

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

13:00 - 13:30Vet School Clinical Skills Teaching Lab Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:00; 14:30 - 15:30Large Animal Research FacilityTechnician-Led Tour

11:00 - 12:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

09:00 - 13:00Ethics, Recognition & Technicians Symposium

09:30 - 12:00Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

10:00 - 11:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

Kings Buildings

EASTER bUSH

cENTRAL

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

More information including speakers coming soon

Contact your Campus Champion

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Other ways to get involved

Volunteer to help at local events

Social Media

Western General Hospital

Central

Easter Bush

Kings Buildings

BioQuater

Technically Edinburgh Podcast

Participate in social media campiagns for Technician Week 2024

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Edinburgh Genome Foundry

Robots at work! Join this technician-led tour to discover how automation and transformational technologies can impact research on a wide variety of projects ranging from the generation of novel therapies to the bio-recycling of electrical vehicle batteries! It is a Containment Level 2 laboratory so you will have to wear a lab coat (provided by EGF).Photography is allowed.All staff (including technical staff) are encouraged and welcome to attend! Location: Genome Foundary, Swann Building, Kings Buildings Date & Times2 September 14:00-14:454 September 14:00-14:455 September 14:00 - 14:456 September 14:00 - 14:45

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Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops pumping blood around the body, and causes a person to collapse and stop breathing normally. Everyone can play a role in the chain of survival, whether it’s by calling 999, doing chest compression’s, locating a defibrillator, or telling others what to do. Everyone is welcome to come along no matter what age it is a life skill that is super important. It can be a sensitive topic and a video relating to CPR may be shown.

Western General Hospital

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All staff are welcome to attend Join us at the Western General for this exciting technician-led tour! This is a rare opportunity to get an insight into a collection of the facilities at the Western General Hospital, including the IGC Zebrafish Facility, Advanced Imaging Resource, Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility and BCD Tissue Bank.Restrictions such as photography and PPE will be discussed at the start of the tours. Please note that the tour will involve moving around the campus to visit several locations. Please let us know about any accessibility requirements prior to attending.Wednesday 4 SeptemberInstitute of Genetics and Cancer14:00 - 15:30

Additional times may be added depending on demand

13:30 - 14:30 British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility Technician Led Tour

10:00 - 14:00Speed-Dating with Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

10:30; 11:30; 12:30; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Animal Facilities

BIOqUATER Technician Week Events

10:30; 11:30; 13:30; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Aquatic Facility

10:30; 11:15; 12:00; 12:45; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Automated cage wash

14:00 - 14:20; 14:30 - 14.50Technician-Led Tour: Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory

14:00; 15:00Technician-Led Tour: IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility

11:00; 14:00; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: Mass Spectrometry Core

15:00 - 15:20Technician-Led Tour: MicroPET/CT Facility

FloWave

All staff are welcome to attend this Technician-Led Tour. A tour of the innovative FloWave lab, a world leading experimental facility with research dedicated to offshore wave and tidal technology. FloWave is the world's first fully functioning circular wave tank, some 25m in diameter and 2m of working depth, it can simulate a wide array of realistic sea states. Tour guests will get to see the wave tank up close, learn about it's operation and visit the onsite workshop where the scaled model building takes place.Wednesday 4 SeptemberFlowWave Ocean Energy Research FacilityKings Buildings11:00 - 11:30

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Adrian Thomson Chloe Smith Eirini Markou Lisa McKie

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Kings Buildings

Take this opportunity to socialise with your technical colleagues over coffee and cake in KB Nucleus. This will be followed by a series of events across the KB campus throughout the day, including technician-led tours of workshops and labs, a workshop on raising your profile, a British Sign Language taster session, and a workshop on understanding the Sustainable Lab Awards. Don't forget to book your space on any/all of the events. Monday 2 September 2024Technician only event10:30-11:30The Nucleus

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As technicians, we not only assist with projects and courses but also guide and mentor students and staff, fostering trust and understanding. We showcase materials, demonstrate techniques, and offer creative solutions, all to help our colleagues and students deepen their understanding and expand their horizons. We are constantly learning and adapting, staying abreast of the latest developments in our fields to meet the evolving needs of the courses and the individuals we support. This adaptability is crucial as courses change, and we strive to provide the best possible guidance and support. The “Creating Connections” exhibition is an opportunity for us to come together and share our own artistic practices. It's a chance to build connections, learn from one another, and step out of our daily routines. This event is a celebration of the strength, resilience, and dedication that we bring to our roles. Technicians are integral to the success of the university, providing essential support throughout each term. Tonight, we come together to celebrate our pride in our work and in our artistic lives, both within and outside the university. Let's enjoy the evening, connect with each other, and celebrate the invaluable contributions of our technician community. This year's Showcase will include unveiling of the winners of this year's Technician Image Competition.

Technician Week Events: Monday 2 September 2024

Central

10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility Technician Led Tour

Kings bUILDINGS

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:00British Sign Language Meet & Greet

14:00 - 16:30Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

10:30- 11:30Kings Building TechNet

10:00 - 15:00Advance HE Associate Fellow for Technical Staff: Writing Retreat:

15:00 - 16:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

15:00 - 15:40Edinburgh Genomics Technician-Led Tour

BioQuarter

09:30- 10:30British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

10:30 - 11:00Western General Hospital TechNet

11:00 - 12:00Celebrating WGH Technicians Symposium

14:00 - 15:30Technician-Led Tour: Western General Hospital

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Tuesday

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Western General Hospital Technician Week Events

The session will provide a writing retreat style space where we will work through the sections of the Advance HE Associate Fellowship application process, aiming to complete the application on the day, although there may be some follow-up work after the event. The workshops will have moments of instruction and information, followed by discussion and then writing in a facilitated environment where colleagues can look to complete the bulk of their application.

Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops pumping blood around the body, and causes a person to collapse and stop breathing normally. Everyone can play a role in the chain of survival, whether it’s by calling 999, doing chest compression’s, locating a defibrillator, or telling others what to do. Everyone is welcome to come along no matter what age it is a life skill that is super important. It can be a sensitive topic and a video relating to CPR may be shown.

13:30 - 14:30 British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

10:00; 11:00; 12:00; 13:00; 14:00IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility Technician Led Tour

10:00 - 14:00Speed-Dating with Bioresearch & Veterinary Services (BVS)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

10:30; 11:30; 12:30; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Animal Facilities

BIOqUATER Technician Week Events

10:30; 11:30; 13:30; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Aquatic Facility

10:30; 11:15; 12:00; 12:45; 13:30Technician-Led Tour: BVS Automated cage wash

14:00 - 14:20; 14:30 - 14.50Technician-Led Tour: Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory

14:00; 15:00Technician-Led Tour: IRR Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting Facility

11:00; 14:00; 14:30Technician-Led Tour: Mass Spectrometry Core

15:00 - 15:20Technician-Led Tour: MicroPET/CT Facility

Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory

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All staff are welcome to join this Technician-Led TourJoin this technician-led tour of the Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory, including the Abbott ARCHITECT ci4100, and discover how we can help clinical research with our high-throughput clinical diagnostic analyser.Wednesday 4 SeptemberQMRI ReceptionBioQuater14:00 - 15:30; 14:30 - 14:50

09:00 - 19:00Technician Career Pathway Conference

Central Area Technician Week Events

14:00 -15:00; 15:00 - 16:00; 16:00 - 17:00ECA Workshop Facilities Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

10:00 - 15:00Advance HE Associate Fellow for Technical Staff: Writing Retreat:

16:00 - 17:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

17:00 - 19:00ECA Technicians Showcase

13:30 - 15:00CPR & AED Workshop

Monday

12:00 - 14:00TechNet @ Central Campus

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

09:30 - 12:00Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

Technician Week 2024

The University's technician community includes a wide variety of staff: staff who are in the technical job family and/or whose job title includes "technician" or "technical"; staff who support infrastructure, buildings and facilities; IT staff; libraries staff; nurses; staff who hold hybrid (academic/professional services) roles, etcWe have activities which are specifically for technical staff, but also activities for all staff and hope to see many of you there. Please do share this information with your colleagues. Further details on each of the events are available via the booking links. For technicians: Networking, workshops and other events are open to technicians from across the University. Note that technician-led tours are open to all staff, including technicians of course. For all staff: If you are not a technician you are invited to learn more about the vital work technicians do by attending the technician-led tours available throughout the week.

Please note: photos may be taken at these events for the purposes of publicity and marketing for technicians and the Technicians Commitment at the University of Edinburgh. If you do not want to be in a photo please let the event facilitator/tour leader know on the day, or contact a member of the team.

Technician Week Events: Tuesday 3 September 2024

10:00; 10:40; 11:20Technician-Led Tour: Scottish Microelectronics Centre

14:00 - 14:45Technician-Led Tour: Edinburgh Genome Foundry

09:00 - 19:00Technician Career Pathway Conference

Central

Kings Buildings

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

09:00 - 19:00Technician Career Pathway Conference

Central Area Technician Week Events

14:00 -15:00; 15:00 - 16:00; 16:00 - 17:00ECA Workshop Facilities Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 14:30uCreate (makerspace) Technician-Led Tour

10:00 - 15:00Advance HE Associate Fellow for Technical Staff: Writing Retreat:

16:00 - 17:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

17:00 - 19:00ECA Technicians Showcase

13:30 - 15:00CPR & AED Workshop

Monday

12:00 - 14:00TechNet @ Central Campus

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

09:30 - 12:00Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

11:00 - 12:00British Sign Language Meet-&-Greet

13:00 - 13:30Vet School Clinical Skills Teaching Lab Technician-Led Tour

14:00 - 15:00; 14:30 - 15:30 Large Animal Research Facility Technician-Led Tour

09:00 - 13:00Ethics, Recognition & Technicians Symposium

10:00 - 11:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Easter Bush Technician Week Events

10:00; 10:40; 11:20Technician-Led Tour: Scottish Microelectronics Centre

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

11:00 - 11:30 FloWave Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

14:00 - 15:00British Sign Language Meet & Greet

14:00 - 16:30Raising Your Research Profile: a workshop for technical staff

14:00 - 14:45Edinburgh Genome Foundry Technician-Led Tours

10:30 - 11:30Kings Building TechNet

15:00 - 16:30Demystifying the Sustainable Lab Awards Process

10:00 - 11:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

10:00 - 11:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

11:00 - 12:00The Ashworth Laboratories Technician-Led Tour

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

15:00 - 15:40Genomics Lab Technician-Week Tour

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Kings Buildings Technician Week Events