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 … More

Vivien Thomas: surgical technician

Vivien Thomas (1910-1985) saved many lives through the, often unacknowledged, surgical innovations he developed as a surgical technician. This after the stock market crash of 1929 took away his life savings, his dreams of becoming a doctor, and his job as a carpenter.

Technicians without borders

Originally published at Leeds.ac.uk on 18 May 2016 A technician from the Faculty of Biological Sciences found a way to … More

Walking the technician’s beat

Originally published at Leeds.ac.uk on 28 July 2016 Sitting opposite Sue Keat in the Faculty of Biological Sciences canteen, it’s … More