{"id":84,"date":"2017-05-31T20:09:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T19:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/technicalservices\/?p=84"},"modified":"2017-05-31T20:09:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T19:09:49","slug":"technician-commitment-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/technicalservices\/2017\/05\/31\/technician-commitment-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Technician Commitment launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/technicalservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2017\/05\/IMG_1397-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1397\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/technicalservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2017\/05\/IMG_1397-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/technicalservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2017\/05\/IMG_1397.jpg 729w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>The University of Exeter has joined more than 35 research institutions from across the UK to back a pledge to support their technicians.<\/p>\n<p>The Technician Commitment is a sector-wide initiative led by the Science Council, supported by the Gatsby Foundation to help address key challenges facing technical staff working in research.<\/p>\n<p>Five target areas have been identified, which universities and institutions will work to improve to safeguard vital technical skills. The commitment will ensure greater visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians across all disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exeter.ac.uk\/news\/featurednews\/title_586069_en.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Exeter has joined more than 35 research institutions from across the UK to back a pledge to support their technicians. 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