Research
Providing essential infrastructure to power your research.
Transforming the UK’s digital research infrastructure
On behalf of the UKRI digital research infrastructure committee (DRIC) we published Mapping federation journeys for optimising the UK digital research infrastructure, a report that outlines the potential opportunities for expanded approaches for optimising the use, sharing, efficiency and sustainability of digital research infrastructure across the UK.
Reducing research bureaucracy
We’re playing a key role in delivering the Government’s recommendations to reduce research costs and free up researchers.
Learn more about how we’re leading the way in reducing research bureaucracy.
Negotiating on behalf of the sector
Jisc negotiates licences for content and software to support researchers, teachers, librarians and more, so you can get access to what you need quickly and efficiently.
Our vital reports on the sector
Discover collective approaches to the use, sharing, efficiency and sustainability of resources in our report on the UK’s university research infrastructure assets.
Our review of transitional agreements in the UK charts the progress of open access and evaluates the effectiveness of transitional agreements.
Infrastructure services to support research
From connectivity to cyber, we've got you covered.
Janet Network
The UK’s national research and education network (NREN), Janet, keeps 18 million users in education and research reliably and securely connected.
OpenAthens
Access the knowledge you want, when you want it, wherever you are.
OCRE cloud framework
The OCRE cloud framework gives access to EU-compliant cloud providers across Europe for cloud services.
Cyber security
We’re building robust defences across the sector to protect UK education and research through our cyber security solutions.
Bill Worthington and Nadine Goldthorpe, University of Hertfordshire
"Jisc acted as an intermediary between us and the suppliers, sharing any questions with us we needed to answer. It was a very fair and transparent process."
Read more about the University of Hertfordshire's new route to procurement.
Our services to research
Discover our catalogue of services for research included with a Jisc subscription.
Our research systems consultancy provides specialist support to guide you through the procurement process. Save time with our research management systems DPS service.
Reduce administrative burden by integrating ORCID iDs, capturing research articles and metadata with Publications Router, and leveraging data on open research policies through our open policy finder and equipment data services.
We enable best practice, including open access to research outputs. Octopus is free for researchers to use and publishes all stages of the research process.