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Routes to open access: fully open access agreements

With established publishers our agreements seek cost savings and workflow efficiencies. Agreements with new publishers allow institutions to support and promote alternative and innovative publication venues and formats.

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.

Complying with the UKRI open access policy for publishers: articles

Practical steps for publishers to ensure researchers can use UKRI open access funds to make their research immediately available.

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.

Complying with the UKRI open access policy for researchers: articles

A quick guide for libraries and research offices to help researchers with UKRI funding make their research immediately available.

Complying with the UKRI open access policy for publishers: long-form publications

How publishers can help researchers make UKRI-funded monographs, book chapters, and edited collections openly available.

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.

Complying with the UKRI open access policy for researchers: long-form publications

A quick guide for libraries and research offices to help researchers with UKRI funding make their research immediately available.

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.

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.

How Jisc helped implement UKRI’s open access policy for research articles – and what’s next

Our strategic support for implementing UKRI’s open access policy includes negotiations with 416 publishers, cost-saving measures, and future plans for sustainable open research models.

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.

Open policy finder

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

A review of transitional agreements in the UK

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

Sign up for Open Access Switchboard

OpenDOAR

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

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.

What's next after the UKRI monographs policy roll out?

We've worked intensively on a special project to support publishers, institutions, and authors with the launch of UKRI's policy. Now we look ahead to what still needs collective action.

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.

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.

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.

Licence agreements

We secure agreements that respond to members’ strategic priorities.

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).

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.

OPERAS-UK community

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

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.

Exploring the potential for Sylla to source open educational resources

We are piloting the Sylla platform which surfaces low or no-cost open educational resources at scale, replacing costly textbooks and fostering sector-wide collaboration.

Landmark publishing agreements for UK universities

Negotiations successfully conclude with all five major academic publishers.

A national persistent identifier research strategy

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

Equitable licensing oversight group

A task and finish group to support the research portfolio.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Library hub discover

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

Copyright in education: an overview

Digital learning module designed for staff in further and higher education. It supports digital transformation and helps to ensure copyright isn’t a barrier to learning.

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.

Higher education catalogue of services

What's included in your subscription.

Research catalogue of services

What's included in your subscription.

Community champions

Celebrating extraordinary people supporting communities.

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?

OpenAlex as a solution for populating repositories

Moving forward after Publications Router: how OpenAlex can help populate your repository automatically

From IRUS to OpenAIRE: your transition for repository analytics

Learn how OpenAIRE supports the transition from IRUS with improved usage metrics, streamlined workflows, and strong interoperability for repository teams

Jisc launches digital transformation library lens: a strategic toolkit to empower academic libraries

The new tool highlights the role of library teams in shaping and delivering digital transformation across higher education.

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.

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.

Further education catalogue of services

What's included in your subscription.

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 focusing 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

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.

Transforming digital education with Metaverse Campus

Join Metaverse Learning and Jisc for an exclusive webinar exploring how you can use Metaverse Campus to leverage virtual teaching, collaboration, and learner engagement.

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.

OpenAthens

Single sign-on made simple for the library community. Easily access the knowledge you want, when you want it, wherever you are.

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.

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.

A local community education and heritage organisation with its own research infrastructure

A Manchester-based, community-led organisation whose work attracts researchers from around the world needs a research infrastructure that can meet their needs. We’ve been helping to build it.

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?

Graduate Outcomes 2023/24 data release

The latest Graduate Outcomes data for the 2023/24 cohort provides a comprehensive view of graduate activity, employment patterns, and further study across the UK.

Accessibility community drop-in

Your opportunity to ask questions about digital inclusion. These sessions run from 12:30 to 13:30 on the first Wednesday of each month during the academic calendar.

Sharing knowledge and finding inspiration at Digifest 2026

Digifest 2026 gave educators, innovators, and institutional leaders a chance to explore what it means to build an ethical and human-centred future.

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.

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.

New report says digital accessibility should be a route to academic excellence

The Accessible Digital Futures report calls for stronger collaboration across education, industry and policymakers to put UK higher education at the forefront of digital innovation.

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.

Jisc Adobe transforming together programme

A community for UK education institutions in the Jisc-Adobe enterprise term licence agreement with Adobe Express access.

Supporting the UK’s future role in open science infrastructure

PATH2EOSCUK is exploring how UK research infrastructure and organisations could connect with the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), supporting international collaboration, interoperability and open research.

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?

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.

Digifest 2026 exhibitors

Find out more about the innovative technology providers that empowered educators at Digifest 2026.

Northern Ireland engagement forum – what members told us about their digital priorities

Strategic leaders from across Northern Ireland’s FE and HE sectors came together in Belfast for our annual Northern Ireland stakeholder engagement forum.

Reshaping buying in education with joint procurement

We take a closer look at three sector-impacting agreements that demonstrate how institutions are leveraging shared priorities and sector-wide coordination.

Janet Network

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

Activating community-led digital skills

How to develop digital capability using a community-led approach that embeds staff recognition and peer support.

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.

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.

Independent HE providers catalogue of services

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.

Launching our digital maturity assessment to support transformation across UK higher education

Participating institutions will receive an organisational overview as well as sector-wide benchmarking.

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.

What students really think about their digital experience in higher education

Our newly published digital experience insights survey not only highlights areas of progress, but also points to where future investment is most needed and provides robust evidence for future initiatives.

New trustees bring employability and skills expertise to Jisc

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

Join our associate network

Our associate network of consultants plays a vital role in supporting digital transformation across the UK’s education and research sectors.

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.

New findings highlight the benefits of a collaborative approach to AI in assessment

By using a pilot model participants gain access to a safe space to explore, varied perspectives and support from sector experts.

Connect More: a journey of connection, creativity and change

Connect More returns this December to explore how digital tools and approaches can enhance teaching, learning, and student support.

Introducing Jisc’s library portfolio roadmap

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

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.

Leading AI in colleges: a strategic framework

In this guide for college leaders, we outline the three pillars of our strategic AI framework, suggest a core set of tools and activities, and provide a simple checklist of actions for leaders.

Digital leaders programme

Become the digital leader your organisation needs.

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.

Advice and guidance

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

Elevating digital transformation in further education: a guide for senior leaders

Senior leaders are key to driving digital success and our digital elevation tool can help turn strategy into action.

Adopting and managing institutional rights retention policies

This project supported all higher education institutions in accelerating the implementation of institutional rights retention policies.

Data analytics communities

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

Digital archival collections group purchasing scheme

Collectively lowering the cost of acquiring digital archival collections.

Connectivity

Connecting the future of education and research.

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.

Assistive technology network

Dedicated to sharing good practice about assistive technology.

Frameworks and DPS

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

From data to inclusion: how Jisc supports Scotland’s innovation journey

Find out how we empower Scotland’s colleges and universities to drive inclusive, data-driven and technology-enabled innovation in teaching, learning and research.

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

Reflections from the State of the Net conference

Artificial intelligence in tertiary education pilots

From a chatbot for student queries to a virtual reality interview simulator, read about the outcomes of our completed artificial intelligence pilot projects.

A fresh approach to essential digital skills – using the Jisc discovery tool to build confidence and capability

This webinar introduces the new essential digital skills question set, developed in response to sector demand, with supporting resources from the blended learning consortium.

Collaborative approaches in the Welsh post-16 sector

We are 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

A statement on how we protect your privacy and the purposes for collecting and using your personal information.

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.

Procurement and supplier management

Compliant purchasing solutions to save you time and money.

Digital experience insights

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

An introduction to generative AI in education

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

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

Online surveys is easy to use, cost-effective, supports collaboration and safeguards your survey data.

New Jisc guidance promotes digital equity in UK transnational education

This new resource includes a checklist of digital considerations to help senior leaders drive equitable practice and manage risk in the delivery of UK based transnational education.

Disabled Students Allowance assistive software consultation

A community approach to responding to the Department for Education proposals. In partnership with the National Association of Disability Practitioners.

Research communities

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

Why Data Matters is your must-attend event

Data Matters is an annual opportunity for senior data experts in higher and further education to come together, gain unique insights and tackle sector challenges together.

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.

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.

Networkshop community group

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

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.

Global education and technology: digital challenges associated with the effective delivery of transnational education

This first report focuses on the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for effective digital access and digital pedagogy in transnational education (TNE) contexts.

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.

How organisations join eduroam and terms of membership

Data and official statistics

Cyber security community group

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

Working for us

Become part of a not-for-profit organisation that empowers the higher, further education and skills sector with technology.

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.

Register now for Connect More

Connect More, our acclaimed online event for learning and teaching practitioners in higher and further education, is now running twice a year with registration for the December edition now open.

Graduate scheme

Our graduate scheme is for anyone wanting to pursue a career in the digital world.

Telecommunications framework

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

Certificate framework

Purchase your certificates through our single-supplier framework for flexibility, compliance and sector-negotiated rates.

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.

Licensed software and content

Saving the education and research sector more than half a billion each year.

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.

Student experience experts meeting

The 57th meeting of the student experience experts group will bring together sector leaders, practitioners, and researchers to explore how digital transformation will shape and enhance the student experience across higher education.

Community champions for 2026 announced

We are excited to reveal Jisc’s community champions for 2026, 15 exceptional individuals that inspire and empower their communities.

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'.

Building belonging: the true value of community

Digifest 2026 welcomed this year’s community champions who shared the amazing work they do, what motivates them, and why community is so important.

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.

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.

Research infrastructure: why confidence, not technology is the real challenge

UK universities face growing uncertainty in research infrastructure planning, where confidence in decision-making matters as much as the technology choices themselves.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aviation and the immersive experience: how airship history is inspiring future engineers

As immersive technology is increasingly being used to rethink learning and teaching, one project being presented at Digifest 2026 combines engineering, history, and innovation.

New dashboard shows subject uptake trends in HESA data

Interactive tool provides visualisations of the numbers and locations of students in subjects of study over twelve years.

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.

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.

Building skills in virtual reality: how NCG is preparing students for the world of work

Virtual reality has opened up new ways for students at NCG to build employability skills, offering safe, immersive experiences in industries such as construction and nursing without leaving campus.

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.

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.

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.

Driving technology transformation at The College Merthyr Tydfil using Jisc’s digital elevation tool

Our digital elevation tool is helping accelerate digital transformation, strengthen cyber security, enhance teaching and learning, and secure funding, while empowering staff and improving the student experience.

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.

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.

From boardroom to classroom: how our digital elevation tool helped drive The College of West Anglia towards its strategy goals

The digital elevation tool for the FE sector is helping The College of West Anglia make smarter decisions and drive organisation-wide impact.

Wales

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

Janet security policy

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.

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.

Data centre services

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

Higher education membership

Your core Jisc membership connects your university to the UK’s digital infrastructure, sector expertise and national collaboration that underpin modern higher education.

Records retention management

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

Staying safe online

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

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.

Artificial intelligence and ethics

Our self-paced digital learning module explores whether we should be worried about AI.

Procuring a research management system

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

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.

Organisations participating in eduroam in the UK

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

Student experience experts group meeting

In the 56th in-person meeting of the student experience group, we will explore the lived experiences of transnational students and staff in UK higher education.

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.

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.

Principles for the use of AI in FE colleges

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

Working together on digital solutions is the sector’s strongest move

Rising software costs, shifting licensing models and accelerating digital change mean collective negotiation is now essential to securing fair, sustainable digital agreements for UK education and research.

Powered by people: community-led transformation in education

Discover how empowered communities can inspire new ideas, strengthen digital confidence, and shape future-focused practice across the education sector.

A foundation for future collaboration: saving money with the University of London

Through a Jisc-supported pilot of collaborative licensing, The University of London unlocked major cost savings, streamlined access and built a foundation for future sector-wide collaboration.

How digitally empowered executives are shaping the transformation of higher education

The importance of HE leaders in driving digital transformation throughout their organisations was underlined at our digitally empowered executives: HE leadership summit.

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.

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

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

Building a shared baseline for digital maturity across higher education

Understanding digital maturity to support sector‑wide transformation and informed decision‑making.

Digital innovation in action: CDN College Awards 2025 shortlist

Scotland’s colleges are using technology in creative ways to enhance learning, widen participation and transform outcomes.

Embedding Adobe Express to transform creative learning and digital fluency

Arts University Plymouth is focused on boosting digital fluency. But first, it needed to invest in the right digital infrastructure – ensure home access and be confident the investment would deliver results.

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.

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?

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.

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?

Understanding students before they arrive: early insights from the pre-arrival questionnaire pilot

Pre-arrival questionnaire pilot findings show that pre-arrival insight into students’ expectations and circumstances helps universities support transition earlier and more effectively.

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.

Jisc's demonstrating digital transformation series: the importance of putting people at the heart of change

Sarah Knight, our director of digital leadership and transformation, reflects on the key themes of the fourth series of our demonstrating digital transformation events.

Demonstrating digital transformation - future ready: empowering people to drive impactful digital change

Designed as a dynamic, collaborative experience, the event supports the university’s ambition to build a digitally confident, connected and impact‑driven community.