This is the library of all our published reports and insights.
If you have any questions about a particular report, please tweet the Education team @GatsbyEd or email us info@gatsby.org.uk.
Disclaimer: The Gatsby Charitable Foundation commissions and funds research which contributes to the strengthening of the country’s science and engineering skills. The views and opinions presented in the research reports do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
In the last of a series of reports looking at technician roles across industry, Paul Lewis explores the role of technicians within an emerging industry in the UK - cell therapy.
We commissioned Dr Paul Lewis of King's College London to undertake a study of the roles, skills, and training of industrial biotechnology technicians in the UK. His final report, published in 2016, may be downloaded here.
This report uses an economics approach to explore employers’ and employees’ decisions about whether or not to participate in apprenticeship training, and also the case for government intervention.
We commissioned Dr Paul Lewis of King's College London to undertake a study of technician roles, skills and training in composites manufacturing and use in the UK. His final report, published in 2013, may be downloaded here.
This research by Paul Lewis examines the various models of over-training currently being used by employers, and assesses whether these models could be adopted more widely to help increase the number of high-quality science, engineering and technology-related apprenticeships.
We commissioned Dr Paul Lewis of King's College London to undertake a study of technician roles, skills and training in the UK chemical industry. His final report, published in 2013, may be downloaded here.
