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Open Access Switchboard

An independent exchange hub connecting funders, institutions and publishers.

An introduction to UKRI’s fund for longform outputs

How UKRI funded researchers can use UKRI’s open access fund to make their research immediately available open access.

New university press toolkit

Supporting and giving guidance to new university presses and library-led publishing ventures.

Our role in open access

We are committed to removing the barriers to accessing research outputs. Working for and with the higher education sector, we are enabling the UK's academic research community to realise the rewards of open access.

Publishing under the UKRI open access policy: copyright and Creative Commons licences

Communicating research as fully and openly as possible whilst respecting the original authors’ rights.

Complying with the UKRI open access policy for publishers

Guidance for publishers on what the UKRI open access policy means and compliant routes publishers can offer authors.

Next generation open access

Resetting the UK’s open access agreements to achieve greater equity, inclusivity and financial sustainability.

Implementing the UKRI open access policy

How we are supporting the research community to implement the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) open access policy.

Routes to open access: transitional agreements

Our transitional agreements convert subscription expenditure to support immediate open access publishing of research output and continued access to read content that remains behind a paywall.

Open access and academic equity: the journey to publication with the University of Manchester

Dr Ellie Gore's recent publication with the University of Manchester underscores the impact of open access publishing on the academic community and beyond.

Routes to open access: compliant green agreements

We require publishers to provide a green open access option that complies with funder policies, including CC-BY licensing.

Open access community framework phase 2 opens for publisher submissions

After a successful pilot in 2022, the open access community framework (OACF) is now open to submissions from not-for-profit monograph publishers until 5 May 2023.

About the Springer Compact and Nature Journals agreement negotiation

In January 2025, we initiated negotiations with the five largest academic publishers by spend in the UK, including Springer Nature.

Publishing in transformative journals to make your research openly available

How researchers can publish their research open access in a transformative journal to meet funding requirements.

Berlin 17 and the road to next generation open access

The 17th OA2020 Conference at Harnack House, Berlin, brought together 150 representatives from 40 countries to evaluate global progress toward open access.

Jisc partners with Copernicus to streamline open access publishing

Access to new dashboard will help Jisc members streamline open access publication

Open policy finder

Helping authors and institutions to make informed decisions in open access publication and compliance.

UK universities agree open access publishing deal with Springer Nature

Following a year-long negotiation led by Jisc, UK universities have agreed a new, three-year read and publish open access (OA) deal with Springer Nature.

£5.8m project will deliver a more sustainable future for open access books

Jisc is a partner in the new Open Book Futures (OBF) project that launches in May.

Research Talk: open access monographs

In this episode, we dive into the transformative world of open access monographs with Anna Hughes, Dr Joe Deville and Lucy Barnes.

A review of transitional agreements in the UK

Charting the progress of open access and evaluating the effectiveness of transitional agreements in that process.

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OpenDOAR

The world’s authoritative and quality-assured directory of open access repositories.

Association for Computing Machinery agreement “a significant step forward for open access in the UK”

New deal enables authors to publish research open access without article processing charges (APCs) and gives institutions unlimited access to the ACM Digital Library.

Open access for books tool launched by Jisc

The new ‘OA for books’ is part of Jisc’s portfolio of open research products which will help to streamline the road to open access.

Jisc review of UK open access and transitional agreements finds positives, but that a full transition is not in sight

New report finds that despite improvements – rapid growth in transitional agreements, sector savings and high levels of funder compliance – a full transition to open access will not happen soon.

Collaboration and inclusivity key to shaping next-generation open access

This month marks the beginning of the negotiations, led by Jisc on behalf of the higher education sector, to discuss how UK universities continue to access and publish in open access journals.

Using UKRI’s open access fund for long-form publications: a guide from Jisc

We’ve created a guide for librarians and research professionals who are applying for UKRI’s OA fund for long-form publications to ensure procedures can be followed with ease.

How libraries can support authors with open access requirements for UKRI funded books

Join this online event to hear libraries share how they prepared for the UKRI open access policy for monographs, book chapters and edited collections.

‘Progress towards open access publishing has been slow: it’s time for a kick start’

Jisc launches critical review of open access and transitional agreements.

How smaller publishers are adapting and responding to the open access landscape

Small presses offer unique perspectives and wide viewpoints, and should be valued, supported and encouraged.

UKRI monograph open access policy coming soon: here’s what you need to know

Are you ready for the new UKRI monograph open access policy?

Next generation open access negotiations at teaching-focused institutions: what matters to us

In preparation for Jisc’s next generation open access (OA) negotiations, UK universities, whether research or teaching-focused, have been reassessing their publishing relationships.

Using the power of collaboration to demystify open monographs

Elaine Sykes, head of open research at Lancaster University, explains how the last twelve months have seen their library team work tirelessly to bring open monographs to the forefront of planning.

First successful projects selected for funding through new open access community framework

Three OA publishing initiatives to be fully funded through 2022 pilot scheme that aims to boost smaller publishers and improve decision-making.

New UKRI monographs policy is evolution, not revolution, of OA landscape

Monographs policy aims to boost longer forms of research

Strengthening open access through collaboration: building connections with OPERAS UK

This event will bring together voices from across the UK open access (OA) landscape to examine current collaborations, identify opportunities for deeper engagement, and explore how collective efforts can better address shared challenges.

Jisc, UK institutions and Wiley renew open access agreement

We've negotiated a new two-year transitional agreement between UK universities and Wiley.

Future Research Assessment Programme

This information is hosted by Jisc on behalf of the four UK higher education funding bodies.

Facets of trust: describing peer review procedure of open access books with PRISM

This event is an introduction to Operas’ peer review information service for monographs (PRISM) by Ronald Snijder from OAPEN.

Value and benefits of text mining

Through text, data mining and analytics we can exploit the vast amounts of information and data generated everyday through economic, academic and social activities.

Jisc and American Chemical Society renew partnership to enable open access publishing for researchers across the UK

Jisc and the publications division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) announce the renewal of their agreement supporting scientific researchers in the UK.

Sherpa services combined into new user-friendly platform: open policy finder

Single platform will continue to streamline decision making in open access publication and compliance for authors and institutions.

Jisc raises the curtain on OPERAS in the UK

OPERAS is a European research infrastructure that supports greater visibility and impact across social sciences and humanities (SSH).

IRRP question time (2)

Join us to learn more about rights retention in relation to intellectual property, the varying ways of implementing a policy and the benefits and challenges to academic authors.

Consultation on the design of the UK’s future research assessment system

To help shape the Future Research Assessment Programme, the funding bodies asked for your views through a consultation.

IRRP question time

Join us for this webinar to learn more about rights retention and policy development within the UK HE sector

Developing and managing institutional rights retention policies

Explore our collection of community-created resources designed to aid the implementation of rights retention policies at UK higher education institutions.

Research Talk: REF reflections - its legacy, current impact, and future directions

Liz Bal leads a discussion on the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF), exploring its evolution, current practices, and future directions.

A national persistent identifier research strategy

Delivering sector-wide cost savings through improved automation and technical integration.

England

We offer tailored services to meet the needs of the education and research sector in England.

Jisc and Taylor & Francis agree new open research deal for UK

We’ve negotiated a new two-year transitional agreement with Taylor & Francis to offer more publishing options to researchers at UK universities.

Transitional agreements for journals review findings

Join us at this one-hour webinar where experts will share findings from the review of transitional agreements (TAs) to the research community.

Publications Router

Automatically populating institutions' repositories with their authors' research articles.

OPERAS-UK community

Find out more about the national community for UK members of OPERAS, and request to join.

Research

Providing essential infrastructure to power your research.

The Turing Way forward

Our community champion programme recognises and celebrates inspiring people from further and higher education and research, who go above and beyond to collaborate and share experiences for the good of all.

Updated version of the "How Equitable Is It?" tool for assessing equity in scholarly communication models

Following feedback the revamped tool offers enhanced guidance for users and clearer definitions of equity indicators.

New tool to assess equity in scholarly communication models launched today

Jisc, cOAlition S and PLOS launch the new 'How Equitable is it?' tool at the 2024 OASPA conference.

Building the future intelligent campus

Using data to make smarter use of your university estate.

Open data has potential to transform research management and sector efficiency says new Jisc report

New report highlights several 'quick wins' that could reduce bureaucracy and enable greater innovation in UK research management.

e-textbooks and the future of learning, teaching and assessment

The challenges of accessing e-textbooks are well known with cost continuing to be at the top of the list.

Institutional rights retention policies task and finish group

Supporting and accelerating the implementation of IRRPs within our HE member institutions. Engaging in efforts to support IRRPs is crucial for fostering academic autonomy and advancing open access in scholarly communication.

How learning analytics can finally deliver on its promise

James Hodgkin, Jisc’s head of learning analytics, believes understanding data is more than a dashboard: it can improve data governance across higher education.

Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 update

Open data about research management: a landscape review

Reducing research bureaucracy and fostering collaboration through better use of UK research data.

Legal considerations for recording lectures

Clarifying the legal aspects of recording lectures at UK further and higher education institutions.

Tailored datasets

Unlock analytical insights about the UK higher education sector.

Moonshot

A single, unifying technology that enables you to effectively manage and control access to a wide range of web and non-web services and applications.

Accessible digital futures

Unlocking the potential for accessible digital and AI technologies in higher education (HE).

Open and transparent research is vital, but not easy - and it is reliant on research professionals

Openness and transparency are important components of rigorous and reproducible research and are fundamental to supporting a healthy research and innovation culture.

Rethinking assessment

From fixes to foresight: Jisc and Emerge Education insights for universities and startups. Has the pandemic helped to move us to an assessment system that is more relevant, adaptable and trustworthy?

Research Talk: exploring areas of research interest - connecting academia and policy

Tim Fellows, James Canton and Nicola Buckley discuss bridging the gap between research and policy for a better-informed future.

Jisc strategy 2019-2022

Our strategy for the coming three years is to build on our transition to a membership organisation, taking our achievements to the next level and enhancing what we do to the further satisfaction of members and funders.

Why Sherpa is becoming open policy finder and how it will help make research better

This webinar outlines how open policy finder, which is replacing Sherpa services, can help decision making in open access publication and compliance for authors and institutions.

Reflect, refresh and connect: a summer accessibility community meet-up

An opportunity for updates and professional networking for all working in digital accessibility in Scottish higher education.

Go try, fail fast, try again: how Queen’s University Belfast is embracing AI

Queen’s University Belfast is taking a positive, proactive approach to AI – and using Jisc’s digital transformation toolkit has helped bring the whole community on board with its AI strategy.

Transforming the learner experience by extending eduroam across the campus and beyond

Simply by opening their laptop, tablet or phone, users can now access online learning – wherever they are.

The OpenAIRE services for the UK

This event is a presentation and discussion of OpenAIRE’s services and how they can be relevant for a UK context.

Research Talk: a review of transitional agreements

Anna Vernon hosts an exploration of the recently launched review of transitional agreements with community experts Chris Banks and Professor Stephen Curry.

Designing learning and assessment in a digital age

Learning occurs as the result of interaction between learners and their environment. When the learning has a planned outcome, it becomes a purposeful activity that requires the artistry and skill of a learning designer.

Our catalogue of services for higher education

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Our catalogue of services for research

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Library hub discover

A national-scale view of academic library collections and an efficient and effective way of discovering and accessing resources.

Libraries and learning resources

Supporting research, teaching and learning.

Journal Usage Statistics Portal (JUSP)

A shared portal to enable more efficient access to e-resource usage statistics.

Powering discoveries that benefit humankind

Understanding the causes of disease is crucial to identifying potential treatments and, ultimately, finding cures.

UK ORCID community

Bringing together members and prospective members of the UK ORCID consortium to share good practice and experiences.

Creating library vibes for students studying remotely

Study sessions in the university library are, for many, a fundamental part of the student experience. But what happens if you take the physical library out of the equation?

Adopting and managing institutional rights retention policies

Supporting all higher education institutions in accelerating the implementation of institutional rights retention policies.

Equitable licensing oversight group

A task and finish group to support the research portfolio.

Publisher negotiations expert group

Supporting the research portfolio and considering all publisher negotiations.

University of Hertfordshire's new route to procurement

After discovering their institutional repository couldn’t keep up with evolving needs, the team at the University of Hertfordshire explored a new route to procurement.

New report on federation journeys for optimising the UK digital research infrastructure

A new report shared by an expert panel at Digital Universities UK discusses the potential for extending and identifying new collaborative digital research infrastructure (DRI) for a resilient, sustainable and inclusive research sector.

Digital transformation in higher education

Developing and implementing a strategic vision for embedding digital in your organisation.

'Cyber security: the task is significant and complex, but we are not alone’

Written by Universities UK (UUK) in association with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Jisc, new guidance for the higher education sector demonstrates the criticality of cyber security.

Research Excellence Framework 2029: initial decisions and issues for further consultation

The four UK higher education funding bodies are publishing key decisions on the high-level design of the next research assessment exercise and outlining issues for further consultation.

Research Talk: Is AI for me? Perspectives from the humanities – skills for artificial intelligence

Paola Marchionni brings the second instalment of, ‘Is AI for me? Perspectives from the humanities’ mini-series.

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Community champions

Celebrating extraordinary people supporting communities.

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.

Licence subscriptions manager

Search, subscribe and manage all your subscriptions to Jisc-negotiated digital content and other selected Jisc services.

UK ORCID consortium membership

Benefit from lower-cost membership and UK-based technical and community support.

Knowledge creation and innovation

Knowledge creation and innovation is a core practice area of digital transformation focussing on digital aspects of horizon scanning, research and innovation.

The future of student recruitment

From fixes to foresight: Jisc and Emerge Education insights for universities and startups.

From technology enabled teaching to digitally enhanced learning: a new perspective for HE

From fixes to foresight: Jisc and Emerge Education insights for universities and startups.

Supporting research teams with the technology infrastructure they need

Accelerating the shift to flexible, sustainable and cost-effective digital research tools.

Jisc’s extending eduroam transforms the learning experience by providing digital access beyond the campus

Working with partners Cradlepoint and Sky Business, Jisc now delivers easy, seamless wifi cellular connectivity to enhance learning and teaching

Remote Laboratories wins Jisc sponsored ALT award for digital transformation

University of Edinburgh team triumphs with remote experiments accessible anytime, anywhere.

Accessibility statement for jisc.ac.uk

This statement applies to content published on www.jisc.ac.uk. It does not apply to content on service.jisc.ac.uk subdomains.

Independent education, schools and academy trusts

We're here to help you keep students safe online, minimise disruption to teaching and learning, and raise standards to build a next level student experience.

#creativeHE community

A community for members who share a common interest in creativity and innovation in learning, teaching, and research.

Digital sustainability in tertiary education: trends, challenges, and sector insights

Navigating through the complexities of digital sustainability, including the challenges and opportunities confronting those working in tertiary education and research institutions across the UK.

New Jisc research infrastructure assets report will drive collaboration

For the first time, UKRI-funded report brings together views of 15 major stakeholders from across the UK research community.

Knowledge exchange and partnerships

Knowledge exchange and partnerships is a core practice area of digital transformation focusing on digital communication, collaboration and participation.

Framework for open and reproducible research training (FORRT) community

A community of users integrating open scholarship into higher education and raising awareness of the pedagogical and social justice implications of open research.

Ensuring continuity of learning during enforced absence

Practical tips to maintain teaching, learning and business operations during circumstances where staff or learners are unable to physically spend time on campus.

Lesson capture and streaming for teachers

How can further education teachers in Wales discover, adopt or enhance the use of recorded and streamed content for their teaching and learning?

Accessibility community drop-in

Your opportunity to ask questions about digital inclusion.

About the Microsoft agreement negotiations 2023/24

The sector has reached a one or three-year agreement with Microsoft which runs until the end of 2026.

The sky’s the limit: extending connectivity for learning across the campus and beyond

How eduroam can increase accessibility, reduce IT workload and help close the digital equity gap.

ALT/Jisc XR community meet up

Join us at Birkbeck, University of London for our next XR community meet up.

Technology and lifelong learning can be a lifeline for adult students

This #CollegesWeek2024 we’re celebrating the impact blended and online education has on adult learners looking to upskill and improve their prospects for a better life.

Getting started with accessibility and inclusion

Discover how your organisation can help to reduce and overcome the barriers faced by learners with special educational needs.

Using e-books for FE in teaching practice and library services

A best practice guide on how to incorporate e-books into curriculum delivery, plus promotional strategies and admin support for library services.

Principles of good assessment and feedback

Identify what good assessment and feedback look like in your context to benchmark existing practices and plan improvements.

Using ACME protocol and CertBot for security certificate automation

ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment) protocol, coupled with tools like CertBot, offers a user-friendly solution for automating certificate installation and replacement.

OCRE 2024 cloud framework

An EU-compliant procurement framework for cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and associated software as a service (SaaS).

FE and skills digital sustainability community

A community for those working in further education and skills to come together and share information and good practice around digital sustainability.

Lesson capture and streaming for further education institutions

How can further education Institutions in Wales discover, adopt or enhance the use of recorded and streamed content for teaching and learning?

Technology is fundamental to success of Government’s vision for lifelong learning

Last week, the Department for Education (DfE) announced the details of its response to the consultation on the design of the new Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE), due to come into effect in 2025.

Octopus user community

A community for users of the Octopus platform and those interested in open research practice and related topics.

Vision for accessibility workshop

Supporting you to develop a cross-organisational, strategic approach to implementing digital accessibility.

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.

HE automation network

The group is an extension of the Power Community of Practice: a network for University of Bath colleagues using automation to improve their processes at work.

Janet Network

Keeping 20 million users in education and research reliably and securely connected.

Nominations now open for Jisc Community Champions 2024

Help celebrate the individuals and teams going above and beyond to support their communities and foster innovation.

Boost your digital capabilities with our June workshop series

This June, we're launching digital capabilities month with a series of interactive workshops designed to help staff across higher education, further education, and research sectors strengthen their essential digital skills.

Our catalogue of services for independent HE providers

We offer the following services to independent HE providers who are included on the Office for Students’ register of higher education providers.

Community and collaboration are key to scaling up extended reality in tertiary education

Three members from the ALT/Jisc XR community discuss the opportunities and challenges of extending XR across their institutions.

Our sustainability strategy

Our sustainability strategy sets out our goals, enablers and projects for delivering impact.

Digitising the history of science in Great Britain

Creating a new major digital collection for teaching and research.

A practical introduction to data protection

Data protection law regulates how colleges, universities and other learning providers collect and use information about students, staff and others. It also provides individuals with the right to access information held about them.

Adaptability, data and digital poverty: digital assessment at Brunel University

Migrating pen-and-paper exams to online assessments is not without its challenges, for Brunel University London the data generated from their digital assessments provided insight that could be used to monitor equality and inform the response to student welfare issues.

Learning, teaching and assessment

Championing digital innovation for more inclusive student experiences and better outcomes.

Unlocking the future with Remote Labs

The University of Edinburgh has been using Remote Labs to revolutionise the way students access engineering and promote curriculum change.

New trustees bring employability and skills expertise to Jisc

Three new trustees bring a wealth of experience across applied research and further education.

The European Accessibility Act (EAA): what does it mean for UK higher education providers?

An in-person accessible digital futures workshop.

Cyber security community group

Get the latest threat intelligence, share advice and connect with peers to increase your security posture.

British Association for the Advancement of Science - Collections on the history of science 1830s-1970s

Nearly 1 million pages of digitised texts from the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) and participating UK universities.

Procurement and supplier management

Simple processes to help education achieve compliance and save money.

Knowledge development

Knowledge development is a core practice area of digital transformation supporting staff and students to learn, work and thrive in a digital environment.

Many international students find digital learning in UK incomparable to previous experiences

New resources share challenges faced by international students studying in higher education

Virtual learning environment review

A guide to support organisations wanting to review their virtual learning environment (VLE) use.

Octopus.ac integrates with UK government database to enhance collaboration between policy and academia

The new feature automatically updates the Octopus platform with government priorities to transform how researchers and policymakers collaborate.

The countdown has begun for TNC2025

Jisc is setting itself to host the world's leading research and education networking conference TNC on 9 - 13 June 2025.

Why campuses need 5G

The power and speed of 5G open the door to new ways of teaching and learning.

Optimising the UK’s digital research infrastructure through the power of community

Reducing research bureaucracy, supporting international collaboration and growing net zero imperatives are all increasingly critical.

Curiosity and culture: blending digital and physical at the University of Northampton

When the university's new town centre campus opened, it was an unmissable opportunity to integrate digital innovation into the physical design of the campus and the student offer. But the success of such an extensive change programme depends on a third element: culture.

Digital preservation systems dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

Save time and effort with an easy, fast and compliant route to acquiring a digital preservation system to suit your organisation’s needs.

An educators' guide to the metaverse

What is the metaverse, and what might it mean for the future of education?

An introduction to generative AI in education

Our free self-paced digital learning module gives educators an understanding about AI and how it impacts education and learners.

Knowledge management and use

Knowledge management and use is a core practice area of digital transformation focusing on effective use of information and data to support decision making.

Data analytics communities

Groups for those interested in, or engaged with, a range of data analytics approaches, tools and services.

Imagining the future of assistive and accessible technology

Hosted by our Assistive Technology Network, this one day online event features a range of presentations, discussion, workshops and activities.

Digital experience insights

Drive your digital strategy using powerful data from our insights surveys.

Digital archival collections group purchasing scheme

Collectively lowering the cost of acquiring digital archival collections.

Connectivity

Meeting your connectivity needs with our world-class Janet Network and special purpose connections. We can support access and roaming by all your users - staff, students, researchers and visitors.

Resolving the connectivity conundrum for a great student experience on placement

With Homerton University Hospital's public wifi over-stretched, students from Queen Mary were often unable to check information or watch training videos. An extension to eduroam would resolve the issue at a stroke.

UK must step up to ensure access to digital learning is ethical, innovative and inclusive

Reflections from the State of the Net conference

How Jisc drives innovation: turning great ideas into reality

Helping the education and research sector leverage technology as a force for good.

Collaborative approaches in the Welsh post-16 sector

Jisc is working in partnership with Welsh Government to drive forward Digital 2030, which aims to see learning providers in Wales harness the potential of digital technology underpinned by principles of innovation, collaboration, co-production and social partnership.

Privacy notice

Jisc is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we use, store and share the information we collect about you.

Beyond blended: rethinking curriculum and learning design

Helping curriculum teams consider the pedagogic differences between in place and online learning, and the need to balance flexibility with the specific needs of students.

Web application firewall (WAF)

A safer, secure web application or API protected by Fortinet FortiWeb WAF.

Experimenting and exploring AI

At this stage of the AI maturity toolkit, both individuals and institutions as a whole will be experimenting with AI tools.

Online surveys

Designed specifically for education and research organisations, online surveys is easy to use, cost-effective, supports collaboration and safeguards your survey data.

Research communities

Groups for those in research roles to come together, share experiences and learn from each other.

Wales

We offer tailored services to meet the needs of the education and research sector in Wales.

Exploring the digital pedagogy toolkit

Helping academics to make informed choices when embedding digital into the curriculum.

Fun, engaging, and interactive: how VR changed open evenings at Gower College Swansea

Gower College Swansea's Open Class platform offers 3D classrooms and virtual reality tours, allowing prospective students to virtually visit before attending an open evening, calming any anxiety about a new and potentially overwhelming setting.

New national survey of FE college staff’s digital experience

Jisc’s digital experience insights survey will be opened to all teaching and professional staff in UK further education from 9 April 2025.

AmplifyFE community

Working to connect and amplify communities of practice for digital learning, teaching and assessment in vocational education.

Assistive technology network

Dedicated to sharing good practice about assistive technology.

Digital leadership at PRP Training

After the pandemic caused a sudden shift to online learning, Clare Barley took the opportunity to reflect on how she was using digital in her leadership role.

TNC25 – underlining the spirit of global collaboration and sharing

National Research and Education Network (NREN) specialists from more than 70 countries gathered in Brighton, UK, to share expertise at the GÉANT TNC25 conference. It was Jisc’s privilege to host the event.

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.

Approaches to curriculum and learning design across UK higher education

Looking beyond the emergency responses to lockdowns and restrictions - are we delivering learning in flexible and accessible ways?

Data and official statistics

Engaging with the student voice through digital experience insights surveys

Four years of data from digital experience insights surveys are giving the University of Wolverhampton clear signposts on the way to creating a digital campus that has students and their needs at its heart.

Keep your sanity and stay positive with Dr Estelle King at Networkshop

Ahead of her breakout session at Networkshop 2025, Dr Estelle King shares practical advice and philosophy on how you can stay connected, adaptable and resilient in challenging times.

Education leaders explore digital futures at Jisc’s MediaCity immersion tour

Leaders from further and higher education joined Jisc for a digital leadership immersion tour at MediaCity, hosted in collaboration with the University of Salford.

Digifest 2026

Digifest 2025 explored how technology, pedagogy, and policy can be harnessed to overcome today's challenges and build a brighter future for all learners.

Scotland

We offer tailored services to meet the needs of the education and research sector in Scotland.

Telecommunications framework

Providing managed transmission services and dark fibre through a compliant route to market, saving you time and money.

Network solutions framework

Our agreements with suppliers save you time and money when purchasing a range of wired and wifi network equipment and additional services.

Executive leadership team

Meet our leadership team, led by chief executive officer, Heidi Fraser-Krauss.

Vision for change workshop

Facilitated collaborative workshops to improve your strategic planning.

Cyber threat intelligence

Providing actionable cyber threat intelligence for the education and research sectors.

Introducing our dynamic purchasing system

Procuring digital preservation can be quick and painless with our new dynamic purchasing system.

Benefits and considerations of smart campuses

Educational institutions’ premises used to consist of just bricks and mortar. Now, most also include sensors and data - the 'smart campus'.

Digifest 2025: Where today meets tomorrow

Registration for our flagship digital teaching and learning conference, one of the highlight events in the UK edtech calendar, is now open.

Digital preservation - advice and guidance to consultancy

This session will introduce you to Jisc’s offer around advice, guidance and consultancy relating to digital preservation and how it fits into an holistic approach to keeping data usable for as long as it’s needed.

Student experience experts group meeting

Join us for the 54th student experience experts group meeting.

Research’s AI future is nearly here – are we ready?

The AI revolution is about to hit the research sector at scale. As we begin to explore the possibilities of AI in research and research management, it’s Jisc’s role to work with members, funders and stakeholders to develop ethical and practical ways of adapting it.

A trusted, reliable resource in a transforming world

Imagine a village with a hall, that’s been there for years - it’s the heart of the community. But you won’t find this village hall on the map. It exists online – it’s the JiscMail community.

Student experience experts group meeting

In our 55th meeting, we will discuss why universities want to understand the digital experience of transnational education students and how staff are supported with blended learning.

Making resilient systems even stronger

Kingston University's commitment to cyber security enabled them to mitigate a cyber attack with the help of Jisc's Janet Network CSIRT team.

AI 2030 – navigating the future of artificial intelligence

As we stand at the crossroads of technological evolution, it is crucial we reflect on our journey so far in order to chart a course for the future.

Campus to career: rethinking career guidance in a changing world

Explore innovative, technology-enabled approaches to career guidance

Research network engineering (RNE) community group

A community for sharing best practices in building network infrastructures to support cutting edge research.

Empowering communities: a celebration of bringing people together in 2022/23

Celebrating a year of Jisc's community champions.

Connect More 2025: navigating today’s challenges with practical solutions

Registration for Connect More 2025, our free, online teaching and learning event, closes at 17:00 on Friday 9 May.

By design and delivery: embedding flexible learning at the University of Manchester

The University of Manchester has committed to delivering blended learning by default for all on-campus students with its innovative flexible learning programme.

From scoping to implementing: insights and guidance from Newcastle’s learning analytics journey

The learning analytics project team from Newcastle University share their experience implementing data explorer and study goal.

Five reasons why the Janet Network is the backbone of connectivity for independent schools

Whether you're reviewing your school's digital setup or just curious about better connectivity, here’s why the Janet Network is becoming a trusted choice for independent schools like yours.

Embedding AI in higher education: Innovation, integration, and impact at Queen’s University

Join us at Queen's University Belfast as part of the demonstrating digital transformation events series.

Embracing AI and immersive technologies: transforming SEN education for 2025 and beyond

Global access and seamless support: Digital assessment at Vienna University of Economics and Business

Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna) has enhanced its accessibility for international students taking assessments while ensuring academic integrity and cost savings.

How the City of Liverpool College is using technology to provide financial support to those students most in need

By introducing a fully integrated digital platform to manage their student finance applications, the City of Liverpool College have been able to work more sustainably and focus their efforts on providing targeted and quality support to those students most in need of their help.

From USB sticks to terabyte data transfers: how astronomers are making the universe feel smaller

While astronomers tackle the largest research area possible – the entire universe beyond the Earth’s atmosphere – just a few telescopes around the world provide much of the data they study to uncover the secrets of the universe’s celestial objects.

How a low carbon house conversion is set to become Bridgend College’s newest teaching space

Like many institutions across the education sector, Bridgend College has carbon net zero firmly on the agenda. The team has recently embarked on a project to retrofit a property on the Pencoed campus into a low carbon demonstration house.

Jisc’s new director for Wales wants to maintain a thriving education sector in a time of change

Rhys Daniels brings passion, innovation and Welsh education experience to Jisc.

Connectivity and community

We spoke to staff and students at Strode College about the Janet Network, its in-built cyber security protection and the digital resources we provide, such as free e-books.

Advice and guidance

Meet the challenges you face through the provision of trusted advice and impactful support.

Working for us

Our people are at the heart of our success and we are always looking for talented and committed people to join us.

Applications open for OpenAthens UX Award 2024

Publishers and other library service vendors are invited to submit applications for the fifth annual UX Award by 17 November 2023.

International community group

For discussions, advice and sharing experiences about international issues with other Jisc members.

Staying safe online

Keep your organisation’s staff and students working safely online, whether they’re on or off-campus.

Organisational digital culture

Organisational culture is an important aspect of digital transformation focusing on how digital affects different stakeholder groups and their practices.

A bot named Winnie

Like many others across the sector, Windsor Forest Colleges Group hit a crunch point where it became clear that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) was inevitable.

Frameworks, DPS and procurement

Compliant framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS) to help you save time and money.

Networkshop community group

A community for those with an interest in designing, building or operating campus or more general research and education networks.

Higher education subscription

Jisc membership gives you access to trusted advice, products and services, communities and events.

Data centre services

Save money, improve energy efficiency and get the scalability you need by moving systems and services to off-site data centres.

Discover graduate outcomes

An interactive dashboard suite co-designed with graduate career professionals from the higher education sector to help universities analyse the outcomes of their graduates.

Records retention management

Guidance and retention schedules for information held in higher and further education institutions.

Communities in action at Digifest

The community hub at Digifest has quickly become a highly valued space where members can accelerate their professional development and grow their peer network.

New free tools open up historical archives for teaching and learning

Historical Texts aims to become a valued resource for researchers, students and teachers.

Digifest 2025 keynote speakers

Digifest 2025 welcomed speakers from the fields of education, artificial intelligence, public policy, research and organisational leadership.

Learning analytics privacy policy

How we will store and process your institution’s student data streams to provide your learning analytics solutions.

Digital research community group

Facilitating open sharing, discussion and collaboration for the research community.

University of Liverpool: “Democratising knowledge”

The University of Liverpool has many valuable collections – there are two miles of archives within its humanities and social sciences library alone. In early 2020 the university’s special collections and archives team proposed the Oliver Lodge Collection for digitisation as part of our R&D project to develop sustainable approaches to digitising collections.

Organisations participating in eduroam in the UK

Find out if your organisation or one you are visiting offers eduroam for internet access.

Procuring a research management system

Learn how to confidently select and procure a current research information system (CRIS).

Boosting Shibboleth support for Bradford College

Bradford College wanted to reduce the cost of specialist support for its Shibboleth software and speed up the response when things go wrong.

Digital experience insights: University of Hertfordshire

How the university implemented change in a large, complex organisation.

Principles for the use of AI in FE colleges

Artificial intelligence is already transforming education, the workplace, and society.

Does online learning deter university applicants?

Prospects has surveyed 2,000 UK university students to find out what they think about different modes of study. The results might be a little unexpected, but what can we learn from them?

IT infrastructure reviews in FE: key findings

This report covers the state of IT service delivery in further education based on data from Jisc infrastructure reviews undertaken between 2020 and 2024.

Elevating the FE and skills sector through digital transformation

The further education and skills strategy review outlines Jisc's key achievements in supporting the sector on it's digital transformation journey.

The future of learning analytics: make data your organisation’s priority

You already have the data. Make the most of it.

New webinar sheds light on future of AI in libraries

Experts to share insights on how to get collections ready for the impending artificial intelligence revolution.

Understanding digital capabilities – a win-win for teachers and learners

As the use of technology becomes increasingly embedded across UK further and higher education, gaining a thorough understanding of the digital skills of both students and teachers can be extremely beneficial when considering pedagogy and curriculum planning.

First steps towards a smarter campus and healthier buildings

How institutions can improve learning environments while cutting their carbon footprint.

Co-designing global approaches to digital transformation

An ALT-Jisc award-winning project from Liverpool John Moores University and Phu Xuan University in Vietnam has fostered new digital approaches and strengthened bonds across different continents.

Beware the 5th of July – the worst day of the year for a cyber attack

How can universities and colleges keep services running smoothly during critical periods like clearing and enrolment?

College offers a clear pathway into high-end careers

Many companies are seeing the benefits of using virtual and augmented reality experiences for training employees, particularly those in hazardous or dangerous industries such as construction, logistics and manufacturing.

Supporting large-scale data transfers on the Janet Network

Explore the technical challenges and best practices involved in moving large volumes of data between sites on Janet and beyond.

Making generative AI work for learners and staff at Nottingham College

Philippa Armstrong, learning technology coach at Nottingham College, discussed their approach to generative AI live at Digifest 2025 for our Beyond the Technology podcast.

First universities sign up to Jisc's Adobe agreement with new Adobe Express option

Jisc and Adobe collaborate to support the effective and innovative use of Adobe Express in higher education institutions.

Statement from the CNSG and learning content expert group on learning, teaching and assessment priorities

Providing a mandate that sets out the priorities for learning, teaching and assessment in Jisc licensing to help shape the future of education through digital transformation.

King’s College London: “Digitising collections opens up whole new areas for research”

This content was written by Geoff Browell, head of archives and research collections in King's College libraries and collections.

Jisc shares international student survey to help universities improve digital border crossings

New report describes digital shocks that impact the learning experience of international students studying in UK higher education