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Cloud managed services manager, Jisc

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Discover how governance, financial visibility and sector collaboration can turn cloud adoption into a strategic, cost-optimised institutional capability.

Are you getting the most from your AWS spend?

Paul McKean

Director of further education, skills and training

I am director of further education (FE), skills and training at Jisc. A key function of my role is to ensure Jisc meets the needs of providers within the FE and skills sector. I also lead the training team who provide Jisc's external training to members across all sectors, including higher education, further education and skills and research and our customers.I work closely with funders, sector agencies and providers to ensure Jisc constantly understands the latest sector priorities and challenges. The intelligence I gather helps Jisc directorates plan and respond to the ever changing needs of our FE and skills members. In addition I ensure the training delivered by the training team is of a high quality and meets the changing needs of our members and customers.

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At Jisc’s England engagement forum, senior HE and FE leaders came together to explore priorities, tackle challenges, and discuss how we can best support you and the wider sector.

England engagement forum: addressing needs and challenges in higher and further education

Liam Earney

Managing director HE and research, and executive director of digital resources

I am managing director of higher education and research at Jisc and lead HE member engagement through and with Jisc’s account management team.I am accountable for our HE and research strategies and their implementation. This includes engaging with senior sector stakeholders and, internally, working closely with Jisc’s product directorates to ensure we meet sector needs. Alongside my role as managing director I am responsible for Jisc’s digital content and software negotiations, its provision of discovery services and its work in open research. My particular interest in the development of partnerships and collaborations at Jisc has seen me work with tertiary education, funders, cultural bodies, international organisations and the health sector to improve access to knowledge and information to support education and research.

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Why we’re sharing this roadmap now, and how your insight will help us shape its next phase.

Introducing Jisc’s library portfolio roadmap

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UK managing director, further education and skills, nations, advice and training

An experienced C-Suite executive serving the further education and skills sector over four decades, I am the UK executive lead for Jisc’s FES policy, stakeholder engagement and services. I lead on Jisc’s strategy for supporting member FES institutions with their digital transformation, focused on thought leadership, enhanced professional practice, data insights, business optimisation and ultimately elevating the student and staff digital experience. I also provide executive leadership on artificial intelligence, advisory and training services for both further and higher education; strategic oversight for FES with the Department for Education in England, the Scottish Funding Council, Medr (Welsh Government) and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland on EdTech policy, digital infrastructure planning and investment. Strategic leadership and influence to meet sector wide challenges also focuses my time on the strategic engagement and collaboration with other relevant agencies and digital suppliers.

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When colleges invest in people, they build the digital confidence, trust and partnerships that help their communities thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Protecting what we love: strengthening the communities at the heart of our colleges

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The opportunities and challenges of collaboration between institutions were a recurring theme at the recent Independent Higher Education (IHE) Annual Conference, sponsored by Jisc.

Should independent higher education institutions develop strategies to compete - or collaborate?

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Head of analytics, Jisc

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I’m concluding my two-part blog series reviewing what you need in the business case for your project, to make it an established part of your organisation’s business-as usual.

Building a business case for learning analytics: securing stakeholder engagement and ongoing support

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Director of security, Jisc

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Cyber threats affecting the UK education and research sector continue to evolve, but the pace of change is increasing, driven by geopolitical instability, rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), and the growing professionalisation of cyber crime.

Cyber security threat predictions for 2026: what we’re seeing and why it matters

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Senior sector specialist (digital transformation)

I contribute to Jisc’s research, thought leadership and consultancy into the digital transformation of learning, teaching and assessment in higher education. In doing this, I work closely with Jisc members and experts from the UK HE sector to gather requirements to inform how Jisc can support the sector in the challenges they are facing in relation to digital transformation. Areas of current focus include research exploring the digital experience of international students studying in the UK and rethinking learning and curriculum design.

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Insights from our sector-wide study of transnational education (TNE) show how digital access and student voice are central to delivering equitable global learning.

Delivering digital equity in transnational education

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Business intelligence and surveys consultant, Jisc

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Colleges and universities continue to invest in digital infrastructure, yet Jisc insight shows that confidence and capability now determine whether staff and students can learn, teach and work effectively.

Building digital capability: putting people before platforms across FE and HE

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Implementing learning analytics requires buy-in and resources across your organisation. I’ve worked with our sector experts on a two-part blog series to prompt the conversations for building your business case.

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