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Rare seaside postcards and political cartoons launched online
Political cartoons and rare seaside postcards once considered too saucy for publication are among 35,000 images to be launched online for the benefit of education and research.
iPhone walking tour sets students on the right road
A new walking tour for the iPhone is set to help prospective students get to know a university virtually and help them settle in once they arrive – helping the institution meet its widening participation targets.
Jisc funds app to help save the autumn conker
Would you like to help save the UK’s horse chestnut trees from a destructive moth?
Join Jisc online – for its 'Good Data Management Conference'
Jisc is live streaming its research integrity conference today, 13 September, looking specifically at the importance of good research data management.
Data centres at heart of UK data sharing culture
Ahead of Jisc’s conference on ‘Research Integrity: the importance of good data management’ next week, a new study by Jisc and the Research Information Network has found that data centres have been instrumental in
Jisc Legal responds to cloud computing developments
Colleges and universities now have a toolkit to help them make confident, informed decisions about the legal issues surrounding cloud computing.
Jisc Advance signs memorandum of understanding with NIACE
Jisc Advance is furthering its work with adult learning providers by signing a memorandum of understanding with The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE).
New interim CEO to be appointed at Jisc as executive secretary retires
After 35 years of working in post-16 education and research, Dr Malcolm Read executive secretary at Jisc will retire in January 2012.
Jisc welcomes the Hargreaves report
Jisc is delighted that the Government has decided to endorse all the recommendations made by Professor Ian Hargreaves outlined within his independent review of Intellectual Property (IP) and Growth.
Jisc support for MPs peer review report
MPs recently recommended improvements to the way scientific papers are checked before they are published, calling for the peer review process to be more transparent - see the BBC article.