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How is Jisc supporting college priorities as part of National Colleges Week?
During National Colleges Week, 12th – 18th November 2012, Jisc is highlighting how colleges can harness digital solutions to aid employability and work readiness in particular for post GCSE learners.
Successful bids for FE innovation funding set to enhance UK learning and teaching
32 projects are to receive funding to develop new learning resources, practical approaches and open up opportunities for post-16 learning across the UK.
New funded shared service will help universities manage their e-resources
Knowledge Base+ is a new shared service from Jisc Collections that aims to help UK libraries manage their e-resources more efficiently.
Sustainability Exchange - a new ground-breaking knowledge bank
Leading organisations from across the further and higher education sectors have joined forces to create the a single hub for sharing best practice in green ICT.
Bringing satellite imagery into the classroom
Google Maps and Google Earth have triggered an explosion of interest in our planet’s atmosphere, ocean and land but until now working with remote sensing images has made only a small impact in the classroom.
New online tutorials for Hairdressing Training
Hairdressing Training, a vocational online resource funded by Jisc, have recently released 19 new videos for the benefit of hairdressing students, professional hairdressers and others working in the health and beauty industry.
Universities have improved access to mobile services, new report shows
This week a UCISA survey, funded by Jisc, shows that UK higher education has made notable progress in helping students and staff access library services, email and course announcements from their mobiles.
Next decade of e-infrastructure secured for UK research and education
UK researchers’ and educators’ demands for high performance computing are now secured until at least 2022, thanks to an initial £30m e-infrastructure investment from the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the higher and further education funding councils.
First World War: are we getting the complete picture?
The First World War is one of the most widely covered topics in further and higher education and schools, but according to a new Jisc report, little is known about what aspects of the War are being taught, the key research questions or indeed the digital content available to support education and
Celebrating 10,000 followers... and our resources to help engage students through social media
Are you making the most of social media to support your students?