Artificial intelligence in education: what issues do we need to start considering now?
New Jisc report highlights successes and provides insight into upcoming developments. >>

Infrastructure is key to supporting the sector’s shift towards open access for monographs
In a little more than 18 months, the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) open access (OA) policy for monographs, book chapters and edited collections will take effect. Jisc is considering the implications for this policy and how to support the sector through this in an affordable way. >>

The hidden cost of digital: small changes can make a big difference
How doing nothing for five minutes could save over 300 tonnes of carbon emissions. >>

Is esports a valid addition to the FE curriculum?
Esports has the power to improve learner outcomes in more ways than you might think. >>

FE leaders inspired by cutting edge industry practice
One reason for the UK’s well known, longstanding technical and digital skills gap is the mismatch between curriculum delivery and what businesses require to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0). >>

New agreement gives Jisc members access to app that uses creative content to maximise engagement
Student engagement is a critical focus for most lecturers in higher education: when we see students engaged we feel alive as we observe them learn and transform. >>

There’s a new challenge about to hit your network: it's called esports
Whether it’s on the curriculum or not, any college or university can find themselves experiencing the impact of students playing and watching esports. >>

From mainstream scepticism to a place in the Olympics: it’s time to rethink your views on esports
Esports is big, and it's getting bigger. Which is why it’s a major theme of Jisc’s 50th annual Networkshop event (8-10 June) at Nottingham Trent University’s new ConfettiX esports venue. >>

Latest cyber impact report underlines ransomware as a huge threat, but financial cost of attacks is still unclear
Cyber security is never ‘done’. It’s a continuous process of checking and scanning, patching and updating, upskilling and investing. >>

Supporting the transition to open access publishing - an update
One of our key priorities over the last two years has been to strike agreements that accelerate the UK’s transition to open access (OA), reduce and constrain costs, and capitalise on the potential of OA to break down some of the barriers to collaboration and excellence in research practices. >>