Selina Aragon from the Sustainable Software Institute joins hosts Lee Murphy and Charli Corcoran to discuss their upcoming Research Software Camp, running from the 18th - 29th November 2024 with the theme Digital Skills for Research Technical Staff

Selina talks to us about what research software is, who works with it, why its important for technicians to be able to access training in research software and how it can help with technical career progression.

Useful links:
More information/Register for the camp: https://www.software.ac.uk/training/research-software-camps

Contact SSI: info@software.ac.uk

Technically Edinburgh Website: https://technicians.ed.ac.uk/technically-edinburgh-podcast

Dr David Brown is the Estates and Technical Manager for the School of Chemistry. He recently won the 2024 Technician Award for Contributions to Infrastructure and Facilities for his efforts in helping the school to overcome the challenges caused by losing access to large areas of lab and office space due to RAAC. David talks to hosts Lee Murphy and Charli Corcoran about his career, what he enjoys about his current work and his Technician Award.

Lindsay Jarvis is a Clinical Skills Teaching Technician at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine. She chats to Lee and Charli about her experiences of secondments, her application to be an Associate Fellow of the HEA, the Edinburgh Technical Collaboration's mentoring scheme and her experience of Imposter Syndrome.

Edith Paxton is a Core Scientist at the Roslin Institute. She won the 2023 University of Edinburgh Technician Award for Contribution to Research and Innovation for her work on Trypanosoma, her contributions to managing a research space and her recognition on numerous papers over the last few years. Edith talks to us about her work, her career and her recent recognition.

A podcast by Technicians, all about Technicians at the University of Edinburgh.
Our very first episode of Technically Edinburgh has hosts Lee Murphy and Charli Corcoran chatting to Sarah Little, an Anaesthesia Assistant from the University of Edinburgh's Small Animal Hospital, part of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Sarah was shortlisted for the 2023 Technician's Award for Contributions to the University's Culture, Community and the Environment and in this episode, she talks to us about her experiences, her role and what technician recognition means to her.