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Dr Phil Richards to be the next chief innovation officer at Jisc
Dr Phil Richards, director of IT at Loughborough University has been appointed chief innovation officer at Jisc.
Partnership brings new approach to sharing mobile content
Lecturers, learners and researchers across the UK now have access to over 14,000 additional full text e-books and thousands of pages of primary source material on their tablets and mobile devices thanks to a new partnership agreement between Jisc Collections and BiblioLabs.
Statement in response to the Department for Business Innovation and Skills’ publication of the UK’s international education strategy
Jisc welcomes the publication today of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills’ international education strategy outlining the UK’s role in contributing to worldwide in
Royal birth sparks interest in Connected Histories resource
With the birth yesterday of the Prince of Cambridge, an important free resource can show you how royal births and their reception have changed throughout history.
BT digital archives to celebrate UK's telecoms heritage
A £1 million project to digitise BT’s historical collection of photos and documents has brought 165 years of UK telecoms heritage to the public’s fingertips today, with the launch of an interactive online archive.
The longitude problem: 300-year-old archive opened to the world
It was the conundrum that baffled some of the greatest and most eccentric experts of the 18th century - and captivated the British public during an era of unprecedented scientific and technical transformation.
Free architectural resources – buildings like you’ve never seen them before
Iconic buildings of the past and present are being brought to life thanks to their architectural drawings going online through Architectus.
Bridging the gap between academia and Wikipedia
Jisc and Wikimedia UK are collaborating on a project to bring the academic world and Wikipedia closer together. This will create opportunities for researchers, educators, and the general public to contribute to the world's freely available knowledge.
ICT initiative of the year award winner announced
The winner of the ICT initiative of the year award, sponsored by Jisc, was announced last night in London at the Times Higher Leadership and Management Awards 2013.