Technically Scotland

For this episode, we joined forces with the University of Liverpool Tech Talk Podcast and their host Mike Bayliss, to record live at the Higher Education Technician Summit in July 2025. Mike and Charli chatted with the amazing Kelly Vere, the founder of the Technician Commitment and the director of the UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy, about her work with the Technician Commitment ov...

One week on from the Scottish Technical Conference 2025 , we’re excited to share a special episode of the podcast featuring reflections, insights, and highlights from an incredible line-up of speakers who took part in the event. From big-picture strategy to personal experiences and sector-wide updates, this episode captures the energy and ambition of the conference — and showcases the vital role o...

A short announcement from Technically Edinburgh and our friends at University of Liverpool Tech Talk announcing our appearance at the Higher Education Technicians Summit in July.  We will be recording a live episode with special guest Kelly Vere, and we will be releasing it where ever you get your podcasts in July, so don't miss out! Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Follow us...

Sally Morgan, the School of Engineering's Technical Manager and Chair of our Technician Steering Committee, joins us to discuss the upcoming Scottish Technical Conference. Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Follow us on Linked In  

Mike Capeness is the Lab Manager for Professor Louise Horsfall’s lab in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. With a background in microbiology and a career that began as a trainee technician at the University of Nottingham, Mike has built up a wide range of experience in lab management, health and safety, training, purchasing, sustainability, and research. He has a str...

Charli and Lee chat to Laurence Dawkins-Hall about professional registration for technicians.  Find out what it is, why you should consider it and how the university can support your application in this feature-length episode with our special guest.  Laurence Dawkins-Hall is a professional registration assessor and mentor for the Science Council alongside his job as a laboratory technicians.  He h...

Charli and Imogen chat to Paul Strachan, BVS Aquatics Facility Deputy Manager & NACWO about his role managing a technical team, their work facilitating Aquatics research and how fish are the future. This episode is split into two parts, both now available to download. Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Follow us on Linked In  

Charli and Imogen chat to Paul Strachan, BVS Aquatics Facility Deputy Manager & NACWO about his role managing a technical team, their work facilitating Aquatics research and how fish are the future. This episode is split into two parts, both now available to download. Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Follow us on Linked In  

In the 6th Episode of Technically Edinburgh we are joined by Marta Esquiva Diaz, a research technician in the Baker lab in Cardiovascular Sciences (CVS) in the Queens Medical Research Institute. Marta moved to the UK in 2019 after completing her degrees in Spain and worked in industry for a few years before joining the University earlier this year.  She chats to Charli and Imogen about the challen...

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 soft...

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 enjoy...

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. Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Follow us on Linked...

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. Sound Effect by freesound...

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 fo...