Our catalogue of services for research
What's included in your subscription.
Access to our core services is available via a Jisc subscription. This is separate from the Jisc banding model - used to calculate the cost of products outside of the core services. In addition, there are optional services which are available at a cost.
Cloud
We act for the whole of UK education and research to bring you competitive cloud solutions to help you achieve your strategic goals.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Cloud professional services | Optional extra |
| Data centre services | Included (some charges apply) |
| Janet txt framework | Included (some charges apply) |
| JiscMail | Included |
| Managed AWS | Optional extra |
| Managed Azure | Optional extra |
| OCRE 2024 cloud framework | Included (some charges apply) |
| Session border controller | Optional extra |
| Telephony DPS | Included (some charges apply) |
Connectivity
Meeting your connectivity needs. Whether that’s connecting to the Janet Network, special purpose connections or supporting access and roaming.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Cloud connect | Optional extra |
| eduroam | Included |
| eduroam Visitor Access | Optional extra |
| Govroam (visited only). "Visited only" supports access for govroam-enabled staff visiting your site. | Included (visited only) |
| Janet IP connection - IPv6 - Netsight | Included. Additional bandwidth or resilience connections are extra and VAT is payable. |
| Intersite connection | Optional extra |
| Managed router service | Included. Additional connections are extra. |
| Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute | Optional extra |
| Netpath | Optional extra |
| Network solutions framework | Included |
| Telecommunications framework | Included |
| Managed SD-WAN | Optional extra |
Cyber security
To help you get the most from your Jisc membership, we work to improve cyber security by protecting the Janet Network and connect organisations.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Allow and deny lists | Included |
| Cyber Essentials | Optional extra |
| Critical services protection | Optional extra |
| Cyber security assessment | Optional extra |
| Cyber threat intelligence | Included |
| Cyber security threat monitoring | Optional extra |
| Foundation DDoS mitigation | Included |
| Foundation plus DDoS mitigation | Optional extra |
| IT Health Check | Optional extra |
| Jisc CSIRT | Included |
| Janet Network resolver | Included |
| Network time | Included |
| Penetration testing | Optional extra |
| Primary nameserver service | Included |
| Secondary nameserver service | Included |
| Security operations centre | Optional extra |
Data and analytics
Enabling you to leverage your data analytics to make informed, evidence-based decisions in addressing strategic challenges and goals in your organisation.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Learning analytics | Optional extra |
| Attendance monitoring | Optional extra |
| Online surveys | Optional extra |
Libraries, learning resources and research
Providing shared services, infrastructure and advice to help you manage your library resources, research publication lifecycle and research outputs.
Library support
Providing you with centrally-maintained library services to save you time and money across the information resources management lifecycle.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Archives hub | Included |
| Chest | Optional extra |
| Institutional Repository Usage Statistics UK (IRUS-UK) | Included |
| Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP) | Included |
| Licensing consultancy | Optional extra |
| Library hub cataloguing | Included |
| Library hub compare | Included |
| Library hub discover | Included |
Learning and research resources
Supporting UK academics, teachers, students and researchers by providing access to a wide range of learning and research resources and content services.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Digital archival collections group purchasing scheme | Optional extra |
Open research
We’re working to develop services, provide support, and influence policy in order to enable UK higher education to realise the rewards of open research.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Equipment data | Included |
| OpenDOAR | Optional extra |
| Publications Router | Optional extra |
| Research management systems DPS | Optional extra |
| Research systems consultancy | Optional extra |
| Open policy finder | Optional extra |
| UK ORCID consortium membership | Optional extra |
Advice and guidance
Providing you with expert, trusted advice and practical assistance.
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Consultancy | Optional extra |
| Financial X-ray | Optional extra |
| Library financial X-ray | Optional extra |
| Guides | Included |
| Training | Optional extra |
Research and development
Our R&D work, paid for entirely by our major funders, identifies emerging technologies and develops them around your particular needs. We test and learn on your behalf, ready for you to take advantage of new technologies as they arrive.
Our projects are identified and explored in partnership with you. They cover a range of topics including:
- Data and analytics
- Digital literacy
- Blended learning
- Infrastructure
- Institutional management
- Open access
- Research and research data
Invoicing
There are no directly invoiceable charges for the Jisc research subscription.
For optional services (those outside of the Jisc subscription)
Some optional services will be VAT-exempt. For those services where we have to charge VAT - you will be invoiced by a Jisc subsidiary company. In these circumstances you may receive an invoice from Jisc Services Limited.
Further information
If you have any questions about our package of services, please contact us.