To build, grow, and champion UX in the education sector together The group is open to anyone in the sector practising human centred design or with an interest in putting users at the heart of design. While consisting primarily of HE professionals at the moment, it is worth noting that this community is open to FE colleagues also. The community has a Teams channel, to request access please email community@ucisa.ac.uk There is an expectation that all members will hold the following values: Meetings will be held approximately every other month, each lasting 1.5 hours If you are interested in joining the committee, please get in touch with us via the mailing list.Vision
Purpose
To provide a space for UX colleagues from across the sector to meet, share, and learn with one another – considering topics such as UX design, UX strategy, Content design, Content strategy, UX research, Service design, Product design.
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Useful Information
Missed the webinar with Paul Boag on user journey mapping then watch it back.
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Previous webinar recordings available on login
Embedding a UCD mindset in Higher Education
Accessibility in Higher Education
How to understand your users
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How to understand your users part 2
Design systems – what are they and is your institution ready for one?
An executive view of UX in Higher Education
Committee Members
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UX CoP Joint Chair
- Emma Horrell
- User Experience Manager
- University of Edinburgh
- emma.horrell@ed.ac.uk
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UX CoP Joint Chair
- Joseph Talbot
- Senior UX Consultant
- University of Oxford
- joseph.talbot@it.ox.ac.uk
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Secretary
- David Goddard
- Head of Digital Student Experience
- University College London
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- Liz Vosper
- Senior Manager, Knowledge Management & Quality
- Open University
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Events
- Sonia Virdi
- Graphic Design Service Manager
- University of Edinburgh
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- Ayala Gordon
- Associate Director Digital User Experience
- University of Southampton
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- Dr Graham Hancox
- Senior UX Researcher
- University of Nottingham
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- Anna Read
- Content Designer (UX Lead)
- The Open University
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- James Cox
- Senior Business Analyst (User Research)
- University of Oxford
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Scaling UX Without Scaling the Team: Oxford’s Centre of Excellence Model
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