We empower technicians working in UK higher education, research and innovation to network and share best practice.
As the home of Technician Commitment, we connect communities and create new technical networks, nationally and globally to share best practice and fuel innovation.
Find out more about our growing community and national technical networks.
Some of the technical networks listed below have evolved from previous research projects, existing collaborations and communities.
Technician Commitment
The Technician Commitment is a global community of more than 140 organisations pledging to increase visibility and recognition of technicians.
This sector-wide initiative supports the career development and sustainability of technical skills, roles and careers within higher education and research.
This network is made up of individuals who are Technician Commitment signatory or supporter leads within their organisation.
The UK Technology Specialists Network
The UK Technology Specialists Network (TSN) brings together technology specialists to learn new ways of working and to share knowledge and insights to support colleagues in similar roles.
Technical staff from UK universities and research institutes, sometimes known as RTPs, are welcome to join TSN to build a strong network of professionals working in this field.
The Strategic Technical Leaders Network
This network promotes the role of the strategic technical leader across UK higher education and research institutions. It provides a supportive environment to share best practice and learning opportunities, problem solve and tackle challenges and discuss relevant hot topics.
The Strategic Technical Leadership: Advocacy, Empowerment and Transformation report (published Nov 2024) emphasises the crucial and emerging role of Strategic Technical Leaders in the changing higher education and research landscape.
This group is made up of individuals who have completed the Executive Programme in Strategic Technical Leadership, delivered in partnership with Nottingham University Business School, and those in known strategic leadership roles across UK higher education and research.
If you would like to enquire about the network, please contact us at enquiries@ITSS.org.uk
The UK Technical Equality Diversity and Inclusion Network (TEDIN)
This network helps to ensure policy, research and strategy produced by the UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy reflects the Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) needs of the technical workforce.
There is a governing committee and wider membership is open to the technical community. Any technical professionals working in a higher education or research institute with an interest in the EDI network can connect with the network by subscribing to the jiscmail.
The UK ITSS Environmental Sustainability Network (ESN)
The Environmental Sustainability Network helps to ensure the policy, research and strategy reflects environmental sustainability initiatives from the technical workforce and best practice developed by the community is visible and accessible.
This network is led by an organising committee who meets quarterly.
Any technical professional with an interest in environmental sustainability is welcome to join the network to share best practice, knowledge, and network with UK-wide professionals.
Connect with the network today, subscribe to the jiscmail list.
