Cookies
To help improve this site we may place small data files, known as cookies, onto your computer.
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally. They’re just used to make the site work better for you. They do this by:
- remembering how you like things displayed
- measuring how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs
- ensuring the website works properly
You can manage these small files as you wish. You can even decide to stop any site from using them.
To learn more about cookies and how to manage them visit AboutCookies.org. You can also read the Jisc web team's blog on cookie law.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for several purposes on this website – we’ve listed each of them below with more details about why we use them and how long they’ll last.
Anonymous visitor statistics (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use our site. We do this to make sure it’s meeting your needs and to understand how we could improve it.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. We do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:
| Name | Typical content | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _utmb | randomly generated number | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | randomly generated number | when you close your browser |
| _utmx | randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _utmz | randomly generated number and information on how you reached the site (eg. directly or via a link, organic search or paid search) | 6 months |
Website operation
The system that runs our website sets three cookies to allow it to run smoothly.
| Name | Typical content | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| has_js | randomly generated number | when you close your browser |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | randomly generated number | when you close your browser |
| visitedPreviously | randomly generated number | 60 days |
NB: Cookie guidance wording adapted from gov.uk, shared under the Open Government License.