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Case study: Amplifying learning experiences with the University of Edinburgh
In November 2025 Professor Garry Blakely, Chair of Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology, visited the RESILIENCE team at Heriot-Watt University with nineteen final year undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh's Biotechnology Degree Programme. Find out how they have used RESILIENCE to enhance their students' learning experience and skills in our latest RESILIENCE case study.
08 January 2026
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products in Healthcare
Blending interactive learning and network building, this course will cover: fundamentals on biology, production and use of ATMP medicines; the clinical landscape of ATMPs in trials and on the market; sources of risk in delivering cell products to the clinic; and clinical user perspectives and workshop.
20 January 2026
Case Study: Enhancing learning at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
In this newly released case study, John Dyer, Project Based Learning and Innovation Lead at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, shares his experience of RESILIENCE and how he intends to use the benefits of enhanced membership to expand the UTC's education even further.
21 November 2025
Gold Award for RESILIENCE at Learning Technologies 2025!
The RESILIENCE project is delighted to have been recognised by the Learning Technology Awards as the best learning technologies project in the public and non-profit sector for 2025 at a glittering gala ceremony, held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London, UK on 12 November 2025.
13 November 2025
The RESILIENCE Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence is a partnership between the University of Birmingham, University College London,Heriot-Watt University, Teesside University and Britest Limited.
The Centre brings together leading regional training providers to support the UK life sciences workforce by delivering high quality training and outreach, spanning the entire careers pipeline for industry, academia, and the NHS.
Adopting a co-ordinated and scalable approach to skills development, the Centre comprises a network of academic delivery partners with an unrivalled track record for delivering training for the medicines manufacturing community.
Drawing on our existing infrastructure for rapid operationalisation, we are building onto them new approaches such as:
Co-created, co-branded core materials for training and outreach that are readily scalable across the UK.
Digital training approaches including cutting edge virtual reality and mixed reality to enable standardisation and consistency across our network.
Accelerator programmes for T-level students, undergraduate placement students, graduates and CPD trainees, and apprenticeship cohort activities, supporting all career entry points.
An end to end network connecting UK schools, colleges, and industry
Students can benefit from the RESILIENCE Centre through free resources to inspire a future generation of medicine makers. RESILIENCE aims to provide teaching and outreach materials to 150 schools, colleges and universities for free, enabling them to become affiliate members of the RESILIENCE network, as well as nurturing the talent pipeline for the medicines manufacturing sector through education, mentoring and outreach.
What we do
RESILIENCE brings together the UK's leading regional training providers in Medicines Manufacturing Skills to co-create core materials for training and outreach that are readily scalable across the UK, harness cutting edge VR and mixed reality for standardisation and consistency across our network, and provide accelerator programmes for students supporting all career entry points.
Our Mission
RESILIENCE will be a scalable, end-to-end talent development network for the UK medicines manufacturing sector, working with the sector to address current and future workforce needs. Embedding equality, diversity and inclusion we will increase the talent pipeline, build resilience and ensure sustainable workforce growth. Adopting the latest digital training technologies, we will create a digitally competent workforce, supporting digital transformation and net zero goals.
Our name reflects our values and offering
RESILIENCE exists to foster resilience in the future workforce and pharmaceutical industry in the UK. We are committed to excellence in our training, to overcoming barriers to access, to embedded equality, diversity and inclusion in all our outreach, training, coaching and partner engagement, and to providing leadership in Digital Transformation and Net Zero.