HESA, REF, and the Office for Students give us an indication of trends and analysis on academic employment, research impact, student uptake, and widening participation.
Yet knowledge on the UK’s technical workforce – which is fundamental to university teaching and research activities – remains very limited. Unless we understand the make-up of the technician workforce, there is no chance of valuing them properly.
Fortunately, new data now provides a blueprint for the future of the UK’s technical talent in higher education and research.
