Dr Tim Savage recognised the contribution to teaching made by his technical staff and encouraged them to gain Postgraduate level teaching qualifications, alongside Fellowship of the HEA (FHEA). He led by example achieving one of the first Principal Fellowships (PFHEA) to be awarded to a member of technical staff. Tim is not only a visionary leader but ensures that credit is given to the staff working for him. 

I worked with Tim on a £2m capital bid for a new School of Games and Creative Technology. Tim led technical planning, liaised with academic teams and suppliers, and authored key sections of the OFS bid, underscoring the credibility of the proposal while highlighting how technical staff would add value to the project. He brought clarity and strategy under tight timeframes. Post-approval, Tim negotiated optimal locations and oversaw procurement and installation to deliver on time and on budget. He was a knowledgeable, thoughtful, and effective liaison throughout. I would happily work with him again on a project of this scale 

Tim delivered an engaging keynote at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Technical Services Conference in summer 2024. His insightful, well-researched session impressed 240 technical colleagues from science and arts backgrounds, offering fresh perspectives and intriguing facts. Tim’s ability to challenge and expand the audience’s thinking makes him an exceptional speaker. The feedback was outstanding, and we wouldn’t hesitate to invite him again.

I have worked with Tim for many years on both singular projects and wider architectural planning, and he is a fantastic facilitator of project and people management. Tim excels at providing clear briefs from ambiguous academic concepts, whilst driving innovation, sustainability and future flexibility into schemes. He is a pleasure to work with, and I look forward to hopefully having the opportunity to continue to do so in the future. 

The Rhode Island School of Design Technical Association hosted Dr. Savage for two days of on campus conversations around the role of technicians in the pedagogy of an art and design education.  We found the evidence-based research he brought from the UK mirrored our lived experience and our members found it particularly satisfying to have our perspective so capably and cogently described. Our members left with a feeling of having been heard and benefit from a new perspective and vocabulary in describing our experience.

I worked with Tim to help launch and expand the Institute of Creativity and Innovation in Zhangzhou, China. Establishing a new campus abroad with a partner university comes with significant complexity, and Tim’s knowledge, energy, and expertise were invaluable. He played a pivotal role in shaping the technical aspects of the curriculum, aligning operational frameworks and policy, creating detailed campus plans and specialist facilities, and developing context-specific role profiles. I confidently recommend Tim to any institution seeking to optimise its technical infrastructure and resources in the UK or internationally

I worked with Tim in 2020. Tim contributed his expertise, in a consultancy capacity, to a Technical Review I was undertaking at the time. Tim’s breadth and depth of knowledge of all things associated with technical provision and support in the Higher Education context, particularly in the area of creative industries subject provision, was invaluable. He was able to provide me with sector data and insights that assisted me with the formulation of an, ultimately successful, change business case. Tim was very responsive and engaged and I would have no hesitation in recommending him as a colleague or consultant.