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Technician Awards
Awards Won by Technical Staff
Well done to all our winners at the staff awards. Thanks for your fantastic contributions to your department and institution.
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Congratulations to David Andrew who has been awarded a 2022 FHM Individual Dean's Award. David works tirelessly in BLS as maintenance technician going above and beyond to support staff and students. “He is invaluable during emergency situations, such as flooding in the labs, often working behind the scenes.”
Congratulations to BLS Chief Technician Jayde Whittingham-Dowd who was awarded the student nomination FHM Individual Dean's Award 2022. Jayde is an outstanding member of the department and “continues to try and make the lab space and environment a better place to work going above and beyond her job”.
Congratulations to FHM Mental Health First Aiders including technicians John Dywer and Matt Hodges who have won the 2022 FHM Team Dean's Award.
The FST Teaching Technicians have jointly won the University Staff Prize for Outstanding Contribution by a Team. Nominated by the FST Technical Director, this awards reflects the immense effort which went into keeping the ‘in person’ teaching show on the road during the COVID pandemic. Congratulations to the winners!
Naseem Aktar (Chemistry), John Baum (Chemistry), Thomas Clayton (Engineering), John Crosse (LEC), Marion Dunn (LEC), Jess Fisher (Engineering), Russel Harvey (Physics), Ashley Jones (Engineering), Fiona Rambridge (Physics), Nick Renninson (Engineering), Ana Sobral (Chemistry), Andrew Steventon (Engineering), Andy Verdon (Engineering).
Congratulations to Daniel Ryan on winning the University Staff Award for Apprentice of the Year.
Congratulations to David McBride in LICA who was Highly Commended this year for FASS Student Experience Award. The Dean’s Award Panel noted David's strong contribution to the student experience in the areas of Theatre Studies as well as supporting other areas in LICA and the Lancaster Arts.
Congratulations to Annabel Rice, Lancaster Environment Centre who was the joint winner of this years award, for her diligent work, her role as LEC Sustainability Champion and for taking ownership of the commitment to the LEAF initiative.
Science and Technology Technical Staff of the Year - The team ofPiotr Itrych (Electronics Officer, LEC and Chemistry) and David Lewis (Services Technician, LEC)
Lifetime Contribution Award – Stephen 'Stevie Stores' Holden (Stores Manager, Physics)
Congratulations to Eva Irving on her FHM Dean's Award 2024 for outstanding contribution to the work of the Faculty.
Congratulations to JOHN DWYER (FHM) and JAMES BROWN (SCC), joint winners of the outstanding contribution category in the 2024 LU Staff Awards.
Other Technician Awards
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Does someone you know deserve recognition for their work in the chemical sciences? RSC awards cover a diverse spread of topics, from specialist research to advances in industry and inspirational teaching.
Please visit the Royal Society of Chemistry awards, there are different categories to suit all levels.
Institute Of Physics Awards
Do you know someone whose contribution to physics should be recognised with an IOP award? In 2019 the IOP introduced a new Technician Award followed by two awards to recognise the contribution of apprentices and employers of apprentices, the Apprentice Award and Apprenticeship Employer Award. (see IOP website for further categories)
For the Apprentice and Technician Award, individuals must be nominated by another individual but for the Apprenticeship Employer Awards companies may nominate themselves. The IOP awards celebrate outstanding achievements in physics and by physicists across the UK and Ireland, including researchers, technicians, apprentices, business innovators and teachers.
More information about all their awards and how to submit a nomination can be found on the IOP website (requires an account).
Honorary Fellowships for Technicians
As part of their aim to raise the professional status of technicians, and to recognise and celebrate their contribution to physics, the IOP are encouraging nominations for Honorary Fellowship for outstanding technicians. An Honorary Fellowship is the highest accolade presented by the Institute of Physics to reflect an individual’s exceptional services to physics. I'm sure you'll agree that this is a fantastic development for our community.
The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020 award for Higher Education Technical Excellence went to Lancaster University's Chemistry Department, "For the team's pivotal role in operating the laboratory courses, supporting research and developing a highly successful and creative outreach programme in a new Department of Chemistry." Congratulations!
Technician Skills Development Grant
Grants of up to £7000 are available to support technicians working in all sectors to undertake short to mid-term visits to organisations overseas or within their current country of residence, with the aim of developing skills to support their career progression.
- Please visit RSC's technician-skills development grant webpage for more information