Advice and guidance
Delivering support to match your needs...
As a Jisc member, whether you are looking to inform your digital planning and leadership, or improve the quality of delivery of teaching and learning or business operations, we have the latest thinking to get you up to speed, and all the intelligence, ideas and insights you need to inform your actions.
Be part of the conversation - join a community to share your experiences and learn from peers and colleagues across the sector, and acquire new knowledge or skills from expert trainers.
… focused around the challenges you face
We appreciate the goals you are dedicated to achieving and recognise the contexts and constraints within which you must operate. While some aspects will be unique to you, many will also have common causes and resonances shared and recognised across our membership.
To get the answers you need, we've curated around the following topics and areas which will evolve according to the sector's needs:
Looking for direct, bespoke support tailored to you?
Contact your relationship manager to see how Jisc might be able to help. Either through initial virtual engagement with a subject expert, or with one of our consultancy teams, we can extend our support to you as far as you need it to go.
All you need to access our advice and guidance
Specialist blogs
Sharing the latest and the best in sector thought leadership.
Artificial intelligence blog
Catch up with the latest developments relating to AI in universities and colleges
Inspiring learning
The world of technology as seen by our digital practice subject specialists
Digital leadership and culture forum
Exploring the challenges of leading an effective digital organisation
Accessibility, assistive technology and inclusive practice
The latest thinking and practice supporting positive digital practices for all in UK education and research
Guides
Get the best from digital in education and research by exploring our effective practice guides covering wide range of topics, all openly available to members.
Activating community-led digital skills
How to develop digital capabilities using a community-led approach that embeds staff recognition and peer support
Leading AI in colleges: a strategic framework
In this guide for college leaders, we outline the three pillars of our strategic AI framework, suggest a core set of tools and activities, and provide a simple checklist of actions for leaders
Ensuring cyber resilience for clearing, enrolment and beyond
Exploring the basic checks that you can perform to ensure your external internet-facing systems run smoothly and without interruption during high-risk periods
Podcasts
Listen to the latest thinking and learn from peers with a Jisc podcast.
Beyond the Technology explores how digital technology is used in practice and especially the role of people and culture in making digital tools work.
The Tech Takes podcast gets under the hood of the systems and platforms that drive IT infrastructure within further and higher education.
Communities
Our communities help us learn and adapt. We facilitate spaces where participants share their successes, problems and needs to grow and learn together.
Accessibility community group
Connect with peers to learn more about meeting accessibility regulations and co-create resources to avoid duplicating work
Learning and teaching communities
Groups for those in learning and teaching roles to come together, share experiences and learn from each other
Cyber security and IT communities
Groups for those in IT and networking roles to come together, share experience and learn from one another
Explore our courses
Our experts deliver high-quality training to help you develop in-house expertise and make the most of our services and solutions.