Learners with disabilities or learning difficulties could enjoy much greater independence and access in the future. £1m of funding is being made available for two new competitions aimed at technology developers and launched by Jisc TechDis. Ready, steady, STEM The…
Orbital: some reflections on the bid-writing process
Joss Winn and Paul Stainthorp have both blogged recently on their experiences of writing a JISC bid for the recent call in their Managing Research Data programme. I’d encourage you read their posts for some interesting insights into the bid-writing process.…
HEFCE-Funded Award Management Project Underway
The University of Exeter have recently announced that the HEFCE/JISC-funded RMAS (Research Management and Administration System) project is now underway. This is important because although some institutions already use off-the-shelf systems like this, often they are not fully inter-operable with other university…
Research Databases in the Humanities: Where Next?
Research Databases in the Humanities: Where Next? is a workshop taking place on the afternoon of 21st January in Oxford. The event is part of a JISC-funded project, SUDAMIH (Supporting Data Management in the Humanities), which aims to address a…
Reflections on Bid Writing
Joss Winn, of the Centre for Educational Research and Development, has just blogged some insightful reflections on writing JISC bids over the past year and a half. Given the length of time he’s been writing bids (since last April), Joss…
JISC Funds Chemistry.FM At Lincoln
Joss Winn has just blogged about the successful JISC bid for Chemistry.FM. JISC have committed £18K to this which follows on from work carried out under the CERD-funded Fund for Educational Development Scheme. See below for more details: The university…