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Jackie Hudson: a technician under the microscope

Excited by science as a school girl, Jackie started out as a trainee technician and will end her career in April 2019 as a technical specialist in high resolution microscopy and laboratory manager. This is her #TechnicianJourney.

Matthew Broadbent: a bespoke technician

Matthew is a mechanical engineer working in the School of Chemistry building bespoke apparatus. He works with aluminium, steel, Teflon, and bikes, although the latter is (mostly) in his spare time. This is his #TechnicianJourney.

Denis Papin – a technician under pressure

Denis Papin (1647-1712) fleeing religious persecution in France he found work in London with Robert Boyle and at the Royal Society. He is the forgotten inventor of the pressure cooker and the first practical steam engine.

Sam McCormack’s #TechnicianJourney

Samantha recently gained a special commendation at the Papin Awards for her work as a Simulation Technician. This is her #TechnicianJourney.

Les Arkless – a technician with one eye always to the sky

It all started in childhood when, one Christmas, a favourite aunt gave Les Arkless the book “Birds in Colour”. Captivated by Karl Aage Tinggaard ‘s illustrations, Les’s interest in birding was ignited

Kelly Vere: A voice for technicians

For the last 2 years, Kelly Vere has been talking about technicians to every important person she can find, representing us [technicians] at the Science Council.

Meet the new co-chair of the Technicians’ Network

Article originally published in “Technically Speaking” November 2016 A chicken factory may seem a strange place to start a technical career but Stacey Galloway made it work and is now a research technician in the University. Not only that, but she is the new co-chair of the Technicians’ Network’s. When we met, she told meContinue reading “Meet the new co-chair of the Technicians’ Network”

Joseph Clement: engineering technician

Joseph Clement (1779-1844) was a machinist and engineer and the man Charles Babbage approached to build the worlds first computer but confusion over Clement’s status, technician or collaborator, meant the computer was never finished.

Stephen Burgess wins outstanding apprentice award

First published at Leeds.ac.uk on 01 February 2016 Stephen Burgess a Mechanical Engineering Technician has won the Outstanding Apprentice Award from the Institute of Science and Technology (IST). Stephen, a Mechanical Engineering Technician in the School of Earth and Environment (SEE), won the Outstanding Apprentice Award at the IST annual meeting last autumn. He works inContinue reading “Stephen Burgess wins outstanding apprentice award”

Technicians in focus – Costume

Originally published at Leeds.ac.uk on 01 February 2016 Allana Marsh: We speak with the University’s costume technician. I talked to Allana at her desk in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries (PCI) surrounded by fabulous dresses, hats, shoes and mannequins. Feeling a little underdressed I found out that Allana’s early love of sewing andContinue reading “Technicians in focus – Costume”