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Oxford University Press joins OAPEN-UK project
Oxford University Press (OUP) is joining OAPEN-UK, a collaborative research project exploring open access (OA) scholarly monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences.
Jisc Collections boosts online learning resources for engineering and technology students
Jisc Collections is now offering universities and colleges access to one of the largest sources of online films in the field of engineering and technology - IET.tv from The Institution of Eng
Government offers one million in funding to develop assistive technology
Learners with disabilities or learning difficulties could enjoy greater independence and improved access to training and education thanks to a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) a
Jisc seeks a new chair
Following the very successful period of Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea as chair of its board of trustees, Jisc’s members, the Association of Colleges (AoC), GuildHE and Universities UK (UUK), are now in the process of seeking his successor.
Development underway for shared national library services in Scotland and Wales
Scotland and Wales have started to undergo work to develop shared library IT systems across their higher education institutions thanks to initial funding and support from Jisc.
Changes to Jisc funding
Jisc is today writing to UK universities to outline proposed refinements to the organisation’s funding model.
E-books for FE project provides new titles to improve online teaching and learning
This year Jisc Collections is investing £200,000 to provide additional content to the E-books for FE project, which is available on a free subscription to further education (FE) colleges across the UK.
Education pioneer signs up to our future-gazing technology event
Respected education academic, Sugata Mitra has been confirmed as a key note speaker at the newly-launched Jisc Digital Festival 2014.
Jisc ranked 3rd in top US technology rankings
This week Jisc entered the top 100 technology experts to follow on Twitter rankings.
Launching the world’s first 3D virtual fossil collection
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is today launching the world’s first 3D virtual fossil collection to the public.