Since completing her PhD with the Horizon CDT in 2024, Cecily Pepper has been working as a Research Fellow with the UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy (UK ITSS) at the University of Nottingham.
During her time at UK ITSS, she has helped establish the Institute’s research programme, leading work on professional identity and its regulation within higher education, alongside research exploring knowledge exchange. More recently, her work has focused on producing international sector reports with an emphasis on impact and policy.
One of these reports, Global Insights: Technical Professionals in Higher Education and Research, was led by Cecily and Dr Kelly Vere MBE in collaboration with Universitas 21. The report brings together international perspectives on technical professionals working across higher education and research and has sparked collaboration across the sector.
She is also contributing to a second international report, in collaboration with the European League of Institutes of the Arts and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, exploring technical roles within the creative industries.
Most recently, Cecily has taken up a new role with MindTech and the Institute for Mental Health. We wish her every success in this exciting new chapter of her career!
