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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.
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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.
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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.
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Powering discoveries that benefit humankind
Understanding the causes of disease is crucial to identifying potential treatments and, ultimately, finding cures.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.