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Storytelling in learning: humanising the digital

TL;DR summary – loads of people turned up to our digital storytelling community activity at Digifest last week. This made me realise something important about humanising learning in a world that is being increasingly automated. Our storytelling c…

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What can we learn from the ALT/ Jisc XR community at Digifest 2025?

Despite the lunchtime slot, it was a solid turnout for the extended reality (XR) community meet up at Digifest, reflecting the growing interest and engagement in XR within the sector.
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Early findings from the digital sustainability interviews

Scott shares the early findings from the interviews with members for the Jisc project ‘Embedding digital sustainability into teaching and learning.’ The key themes so far are discussed, including the challenges as well as good practice and useful resou…

University Mental Health Day: How data can improve students’ wellbeing and mental health

For University Mental Health Day, we’re discussing how data technology and student analytics could help with students’ mental health and wellbeing. University provides most students with more than academic development. It provides personal and social growth, creates long-term wellbeing foundations, and also sets the trajectory for the next stage of life.   In October, Jisc published […]

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5 reasons why you should join our next Interactive Insights demo

Through our Interactive Insights, we’ve developed three advanced data dashboards, designed to support institutions with harnessing key data to support their research, benchmarking and strategy planning. These tools empower institutions to analyse and act on insights related to graduate outcomes, staff intersectionality and student progression from undergraduate to postgraduate studies. To showcase the full potential […]

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#AccelerateAction: Jisc’s International Women’s Day panel discusses breaking barriers

Today on International Women’s Day (IWD), we’re looking at a few key points from Jisc’s IWD panel session. On Tuesday 4 March, Jisc’s CEO Heidi Fraser-Krauss and executive director for transformation, Joy Palmer, alongside external speakers Andrea Quantrill, Director of Quality and High Performance, Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, and Alex Vujcich, Interim Director of […]

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Transforming education: Jisc Adobe collaboration drives employability and skills development in higher education

A report of the collaboration between Jisc and Adobe following the first cohort of “transforming together” universities rolling out Adobe Express across their campuses.
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Collaborating on Jisc’s introduction to digital sustainability e-learning module 

Digital Sustainability Specialist Cal Innes shares insights into the collaborative process behind developing Jisc’s Introduction to Digital Sustainability e-learning module, emphasising teamwork, feedback, and iterative design.
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Spotlight on the digital experience of international students: the key points that should be driving your digital transformation in 2025

Jisc has been following the experiences of international students, and how this compares or differs to that of home nation students, for a couple of years now. The 2023/24 digital experience insights surveys shed light on the current state of international students using digital technologies, and how technology limitations may affect their experiences, but what […]

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What does it mean to be data literate?

Defining data literacy “It’s about knowing how to use and communicate data.” “Data literacy is key to informing strategic planning.” These were just a couple of the responses from our recent data literacy workshop. Other examples included “using tables…