Projects
Take a look at our services in development and other innovation projects, all made possible by our major funders.
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- Artificial intelligence
- Digital transformation
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- Leadership and culture
- Learning, teaching and assessment
- Legal
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- Online learning
- Open access
- Organisational change
- Research and innovation
- Security, access and identity management
- Standards and policies
- Student journey
Streamline Microsoft 365 with cloud assist
Cloud assist simplifies Microsoft tenancy management through automation, improving efficiency, reducing costs and supporting compliance for your organisation.
Project status: Ongoing project
Digital transformation library lens: supporting digital practice in academic libraries
Co-designing a new resource with the community based on our digital transformation framework to enhance libraries’ role in digital transformation.
Our project partners:
- SCONUL,
- CILIP,
- Research Libraries UK
Project status: Just completed
Duration: 9 months
Project ended: 26 September 2025
Beyond blended: researching institutional approaches to blended learning in higher education
Our pilot includes 17 universities who will use our resources to help them take forward their strategies and approaches for blended learning.
Project status: Just completed
Duration: 8 months
Project ended: 31 July 2025
Collaborative solutions for higher education challenges
Identifying opportunities to optimise higher education operations through collaboration.
Project status: Ongoing project
Extending govroam: connectivity beyond the fixed fibre network
Extending seamless govroam connectivity from various public sector off-site locations.
Project status: Just completed
Duration: 1 year and 4 months
Project ended: 31 July 2025
Enhancing the tools for UK universities to improve student engagement
We’re upgrading our learning analytics platform, making it faster, more efficient and easier to use.
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 9 months
Project ended: 28 October 2024
Security operations centre (SOC): defending UK education and research
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, we are taking a proactive stance to help our members navigate the challenges of protecting their valuable digital assets.
Our project partners:
- Splunk,
- Microsoft Defender,
- CrowdStrike
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 1 year and 1 month
Project ended: 18 December 2024
Reviewing and enhancing our digital licensing service
We are transforming our licensing service to negotiate an increased range of vendor solutions across the digital estate of education and research organisations.
Project status: Ongoing project
Accessible digital futures
Unlocking the potential for accessible digital and AI technologies in higher education (HE).
Our project partners:
- Glenlead Centre
Project status: Just completed
Duration: 1 year and 11 months
Project ended: 30 September 2025
Adopting and managing institutional rights retention policies
This project supported all higher education institutions in accelerating the implementation of institutional rights retention policies.
Project status: Just completed
Duration: 2 years and 3 months
Project ended: 31 July 2025
Transforming education and research with 5G private networking
Empowering education and research with the reach, speed, security, and reliability of 5G private networks.
Our project partners:
- University of Bristol,
- BT,
- Bangor University,
- Queen Mary University of London
Project status: Ongoing project
Introducing smart building management with advanced analytics
Supporting the education sector with advanced building performance analytics for building management systems and connected Internet of things devices to provide real-time insights.
Our project partners:
- University of Gloucestershire,
- Newcastle College Group,
- Bishop Grosseteste University,
- Honeywell Forge
Project status: Just completed
Duration: 2 years and 5 months
Project ended: 01 August 2025
Transforming education and research with hybrid cloud
Delivering computing resources from the heart of Janet, at the edge of your network, to power education and research.
Our project partners:
- Microsoft,
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Project status: Ongoing project
Researching international and transnational education students' digital experience
Highlighting alternative perspectives and considering issues that might affect the digital experience of international and transnational education students.
Project status: Ongoing project
Expanding Janet's reach: Jisc's managed SD-WAN revolutionises UK education access
SD-WAN will build upon and extend our existing Janet infrastructure by providing more flexible, yet secure, access to the network via any internet bearer.
Our project partners:
- BT,
- Fortinet
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 2 years and 9 months
Project ended: 01 December 2024
Implementing the UKRI open access policy
How we are supporting the research community to implement the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) open access policy.
Our project partners:
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 2 years and 5 months
Project ended: 31 July 2024
Supporting research teams with the technology infrastructure they need
Accelerating the shift to flexible, sustainable and cost-effective digital research tools.
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 2 years and 1 month
Project ended: 21 February 2024
Extending eduroam: delivering eduroam through 4G and 5G cellular connectivity on a low-cost flexible device
Extending the eduroam network to off-campus teaching and learning spaces.
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 2 years and 6 months
Project ended: 16 April 2024
Positive digital practices: supporting mental wellbeing
Focusing on part-time, commuter and distance learning students, this project created resources around the themes of positive learner identities, digital communities, and pedagogies.
Our project partners:
- Student Minds,
- The Open University,
- University Mental Health Advisers Network (UMHAN),
- University of Bradford,
- University of Warwick
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 2 years
Project ended: 30 September 2023
Octopus.ac: Creating a new primary research record
Developing a ground-breaking global service which could positively disrupt research culture, making it easier to share work of all kinds.
Our project partners:
- Octopus,
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI),
- UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN)
Project status: Ongoing project
Plan M: streamlining the bibliographic metadata marketplace
Engaging with stakeholders throughout the supply chain to streamline workflows, enhance usability and facilitate collaboration through leadership and a vision for change.
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 4 years and 2 months
Project ended: 30 June 2025
A national persistent identifier research strategy
Delivering sector-wide cost savings through improved automation and technical integration.
Our project partners:
- MoreBrains Cooperative
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 5 years and 3 months
Project ended: 15 October 2024
Shaping the future of Janet
The Janet access programme will ensure that we continue to meet the needs of the UK education and research community.
Our project partners:
- Axians,
- Ciena,
- SSE Enterprise Telecoms
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 5 years and 7 months
Project ended: 01 August 2023
Janet end-to-end performance initiative
Supporting user communities in making optimal use of the Janet Network for high-performance network applications.
Project status: Archived project
Duration: 8 years
Project ended: 31 March 2023