Join the UCISA Research Community Committee
The UCISA Digital Research Community encourages anyone with an interest in IT for Research to get involved with our community.
An overview of the roundtable discussion hosted by UCISA and AppsAnywhere
A blog post from AppsAnywhere
2024 Survey of Digital Education for higher education in the UK
The results are in!
Helping students onto (and beyond) the first rung of the digital skills ladder
by Rob Howe, Emma Heron, and Muhammed Hafiz, University of Northampton Presented at UCISA, January 14th, 2025
Developing a Cohesive Digital Workplace During Challenging Times
A blog post from Silicon Reef
Why effective curriculum management is now a strategic ‘must-have’ for higher education institutions
UCISA is delighted to share with you a new strategic paper developed with Durham University, the University of Southern Queensland, and our 2024 Corporate Member of the Year, CourseLoop.
The Stonephish Club
“Celebrating resilience, leadership, and camaraderie in the face of adversity.”
The 2024 UCISA Corporate Information Systems (CIS) Survey is now open for completion!
The 2024 UCISA CIS survey is now open – complete it now via the 2024 CIS Survey link.
Would you like to become a UCISA Trustee?
Want to become more involved in UCISA? Find out how to apply to become a trustee.
Scheduled website outage
We will be performing some essential updates to the UCISA server on 27-28 February.
Higher Education Reference Models – version 3.1 release
We are thrilled to announce the release of the latest version of our Higher Education Reference Models, Version 3.1.
The UCISA Awards 2025 – Shortlist Announced!
The UCISA Awards 2025 – Shortlist Announced!
A behind-the-scenes look at UX24 – notes from a first-time conference organiser
A behind-the-scenes look at UX24 – notes from a first-time conference organiser
Eighty UX HE professionals sharing, collaborating and ideating: The magic of UCISA UX24
Eighty UX HE professionals sharing, collaborating and ideating: The magic of UCISA UX24
The wind of change: key drivers to harness now for a brighter HE future
Read our latest blog from Corporate Member AppsAnywhere
CAUDIT Community Award – recognition for international collaboration
The UCISA EA Working Group win the CAUDIT Community Award, along with international colleagues, for work on the Higher Education Reference Model.
Change of Registered Office
Please note the change of Registered Office adress
Preparing for Peak: Performance Testing to Empower University Systems During Critical Academic Periods
Read our latest blog from Corporate Member Prolifics Testing
The UCISA Mentoring scheme
The autumn iteration of the UCISA mentoring scheme is open for application to our institutional members
Strengthening defence against cyberattacks
Read the second of the four articles written by Simon Furber the Education Section Lead from ITGL
UCISA24 Thought Leadership - The Final Chapter
Enjoy the last UCISA24 thought leadership article from Andy Smith
CIO as strategic partner for digital sucess
Read the article written for the Business Reporter's Best of British Awards
UCISA honoured with "Best of British Award" for exemplary contribution to the Higher Education Sector
Learn about how we won.
UCISA24 Thought leadership - Chapter Five
The fifth thought leadership article from UCISA24. This week co-authored by James Crooks, CIO, Durham University and Brian Henderson, CIO, University of Aberdeen
UCISA24 Thought leadership - Chapter Four
Our next article of the UCISA24 leadership session, this week written by Jason Oliver, CIO at the University of Sussex is available
UCISA24 Thought leadership - Chapter Three
The fourth thought leadership piece from UCISA24 is written by the CIO of Northumbria University, Dr Simon Corbett,
UCISA24 Thought leadership - Chapter Two
The third thought leadership article from UCISA24. Written by Emma Woodcock, CIO at York St University and Chair of UCISA
UCISA24: Thought Leadership - Chapter One
The second thought leadership article from UCISA24. This week written by Vipin Ahlawat of Loughborough University
Investing in sustainable infrastructure for the future of digital transformation
Read the first of four articles from Simon Furber the Education Section Lead. ITGL
UCISA24 Thought Leadership - The Introduction
As a follow on from UCSA24, we have six thought leadership articles. This week's piece is written by Andy Smith of UCL
UCISA24 recordings, presentations and photos
Recourses from UCISA24 now available
UCISA Information Security Awareness Training Course 2024 edition
WE are please to announce the launch of the UCISA Information Security Awareness Training Course 2024 edition.
Five steps for successful system procurement in higher education
Corporate member PA Consulting discuss the five steps needed for a successful system procurement in HE in this latest blog post
And the winners are
We are pleased to announce the winner of the UCISA24 Awards
Would you like to become a UCISA Trustee?
Want to become more involved in UCISA? Find out how to apply to become a trustee.
Wrapping up the Nutanix UCISA webinar series
Read and catch up on UCISA Corporate member Nutanix's webinar series on innovation and optimisation across the Higher Education sector
UCISA DEG-DCG achievement award
The inaugural award is open for nominations
UCISA24 awards
We are pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees for each award category
Digital Education Survey
The UCISA DEG and DEG groups are launching a combined survey.
UCISA Corporate Information Systems Survey 2023
Has you institution completed the CIS Survey?
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Andrew Haywood
Andrew Haywood, Corporate Systems Manager at Leeds Trinity University reflects on his experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Gordon Nicholl
Gordon Nicholl, Database and System Engineer at University of Stirling reflects on his experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Jessica Nelson
Jessica Nelson, Analyst Programmer at Queen's University Belfast reflects on her experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Michelle Boyle
Michelle Boyle, Head of ERP systems at Birkbeck, University of London reflects on her experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis, Royal Holloway University reflects on his experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Ann-Marie Cancemi
Ann-Marie Cancemi, Support and Application Specialist Manager at Nottingham Trent University reflects on her experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Bukky Adetayo
Bukky Adetayo, IT Project Manager at Anglia Ruskin University reflects on their experience at CISG-PCMG23.
CISG-PCMG23 Reflections - Ian Millard
Ian Millard, Academic IT Team Leader at Bath Spa University reflects on his experience at CISG-PCMG23.
Three steps for Agile transformation in higher education
Corporate member PA Consulting discuss how universities can use agile ways of working in this latest blog post
A balancing act: maximising existing investments and assessing new opportunities in education
New blog from UCISA Corporate Member, ITGL
Jisc event – Demonstrating digital transformation - Turning digital vision into reality
Jisc would like to invite you to join them for their next Demonstrating digital transformation event
What are Digital Champions?
UCISA Corporate member Hable discusses what the benefits of digital champions are.
DIG23 reflections - Andy Nicholson
Andy Nicholson, Systems Specialist at Cranfield University reflects on his experience at DIG23.
DIG23 reflections - Ben Jones
Ben Jones, Linux Infrastructure Engineer at University of York reflects on his experience at DIG23
DIG23 reflections - Satnam Tagar
Satnam Tagar, Service Delivery Analyst at University of Wolverhampton reflects on his experience at DIG23.
DIG23 reflections - Gilly Jones
Gilly Jones, Senior Systems Analyst at University of Wolverhampton reflects on her experience at DIG23
DIG23 reflections - Lloyd Naylor
Lloyd Naylor, Director of IT Customer Operations at UCL reflects on his experience at DIG23
Avoiding User Disenfranchisement in Digital Transformation
Read how UCISA Corporate member ITGL worked with Coventry University to improve contact with prospective students going through Clearing.
EUNIS congress 2023 – Day 2
Julie Voce and Melanie Barrand highlight Day 2 at the EUNIS Congress 2023
EUNIS congress 2023 – Day 1
Two members of the UCISA Digital Education Group reflect on their first day at the EUNIS Congress 2023
UCISA Special Interest Groups and Community of Practices for institutional members
Interested in joining our MS Teams sites find out how
UCISA Immigration Administration Community of Practice Survey
Help the UCISA IA CoP by completing a short survey
PlusOne winner at WiT23
Women in Tech are here to stay. Reflections from a PlusOne winner.
More reflections of UCISA23
Third blog from some of our UCISA23 Plus One winners
UCISA Annual review
Want to see what UCISA has been doing over the last year? Check out the our Annual Review
WiT23 PlusOne bursday winners reflect on the conference
A range of reflections from WiT23 Finding Your Groove from our latest PlusOne winners
UCISA Plus One winners reflect on UCISA23 part 2
Second blog from our UCISA23 Plus One bursary winners
More reflections from Spotlight23
Another look at the recent Spotlight23 event from a PlusOne Winner
Reflections of Spotlight23
A PlusOne bursary winner writes about attending Spotlight23
UCISA Plus One Reflections - Adam Mitchell
Adam Mitchell from Anglia Ruskin University discusses his time at UCISA23.
UCISA Plus One winners reflect on UCISA23
Three of our Plus One scheme bursary winners discuss their time at UCISA23.
Spotlight 23 Leadership Plus one scheme
Invitation to Apply for Plus One Scheme for Spotlight 23
Would you like to become a UCISA Trustee?
Want to become more involved in UCISA? Find out how to apply to become a trustee.
CISG-PCMG22 view from a bursary winner
Catherine Smith from Royal Holloway shares her view on the UCISA CISG-PCMG 22 Conference
Digital strategies in UK higher education
Jisc publish report on Digital strategies in UK higher education
Access to Business Technology Standard
Business Technology Standard portal access available for UCISA Institutional members
The UCISA2023 Awards - entries close soon!
get your submission in for the UCISA 2023 Awards before the deadline!
UCISA Corporate Information Systems Survey 2022
Still time to complete the UCISA CIS Survey for 2022
Experiencing UCISA events your way
Alexandra Bowmer from Loughborough University discusses her experiences at CISG-PCMG22
Three key challenges for IT Procurement in 2023
Rob Moore the chair of the UCISA Procurement Group looks at ahead to the challenges for Procurement in 2023
DIG22 reflections
Plus 1 winner Ian Richardson from University of Wolverhampton writes about his first UCISA conference
UCISA and HEFESTIS Collaboration on Shared Services
UCISA and HEFESTIS sign a new collaboration agreement to further support UCISA member institutions
Call for UCISA23 showcase speakers
Share your experiences and challenges with your peers at the UCISA23 Leadership Conference
2022 UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning Pulse Survey
The 2022 UCISA Technology Enhanced Learning Pulse Survey report is now available to download
UCISA Corporate Information Systems Survey 2022
Now open for completion the UCISA CIS Survey for 2022
Directors' Cut - IT Procurement as an enabler of HE Technology
New Director's Cut from the UCISA Procurement Group is available now.
A view of DIG22 from a Plus 1 UCISA bursary winner
A view of the DIG22 Conference from Plus 1 bursary winner Rosie Dowen, University of Bradford
Introducing the CISG-PCMG22 Plus 1 scheme
We are pleased to announce the CISG-PCMG22 plus one scheme is open for applications
Looking back at DIG22
Sabrina Samah reflections on DIG22 as a Plus 1 bursary winner
DIG22 reflections from Plus 1 bursary winners
A selection of blogs from the Plus 1 winners who attended DIG22
DCMS request for assistance
UCISA is once again pleased to be working with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to help drive up responses to their annual the Cyber Security Breaches Survey.
Jisc and UCISA agree closer working on key sector challenges
The new three-year plan covers topics such as cyber security and sustainability.
UCISA staff news
We are thrilled to announce Charlotte Barnacle has joined UCISA as our Membership Engagement Manager
New Home Office XML Schema
Home Office has released a new version of the XML Schema for bulk data transfers of student immigration data.
UCISA Support Services Group Benchmarking Survey 2022
The 2022 UCISA Support Services group Benchmarking Survey aims to gather and share further insight into the roles of service desks.
Launch of the UCISA Career Mapping Tollkit
This latest UCISA toolkit enables you to empower career progression for your IT teams.
Past, present, future: HE data challenges in focus
Deborah Green the UCISA CEO joined Mike Fuller of InterSystems in a podcast to explore some of the big data questions facing UK universities. Read about the challenges they discussed in this blog
UCISA Sustainability Group launched
find out more and join the new UCISA group
The UCISA Award winners
Congratulations to the winners of the UCISA 2022 Awards
Would you like to become a UCISA Trustee?
Want to become more involved in UCISA? Find out how to apply to become a trustee.
Release of the Digital Futures Toolkit
we are pleased to announce the launch of the Digital Futures Toolkit
UCISA Awards - Shortlist Announced
We are pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees.
UCISA are looking for an Events and Membership Officer (maternity cover)
come work with the UCISA events team.
EUNIS and UCISA sign collaborative agreement
EUNIS and UCISA are delighted to announce that they have signed a mutually beneficial collaborative agreement,
Join our Cybersecurity panel at Ahead by Bett 2022
Join UCISA at the rescheduled Ahead by Bett Conference
The UCISA Awards 2022 deadline for submissions extended to 7th February
submissions now open.
UCISA Corporate Information Systems Survey 2021
Still time to complete the UCISA CIS Survey for 2021
UCISA staff news
We are thrilled to announce that the Events team is being joined by the UCISA Events Assistant, Janice Rosario.
New MS Teams site for the UCISA Software and Procurement community
open to institutional members interested in being a part of this new group.
UCISA PCMG webinars: Launch of Resource and Portfolio Management Seminars
Help UCISA-PCMG by sharing your resource and portfolio management experiences.
DCMS Cyber Breaches Survey for UCISA Institutions
UCISA is pleased to be working with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to help drive up responses to their annual the Cyber Security Breaches Survey.
Mental Health Community Event - call for input.
UCISA-SSG would like your input to shape an up coming event
UCISA Security Group survey
What are the top 5 cybersecurity concerns you have ? Help shape the work of the UCISA Security Group
Higher Education Reference Models V2.6.0 Launch
jointly launched by CAUDIT, EDUCAUSE and UCISA.
Insights from the Higher Education Advisory Board for Ahead by Bett
The HE Advisory Board from Ahead by Bett share some of their key insights on how the sector has tackled disruption in the past two years and what tools we’ll need to forge a path to the future.
UCISA Digital Education Group TEL Panel Sessions
To complement the UCISA 2020 TEL Survey, the UCISA Digital Education Group, has produced four videos, in which a panel of UCISA members discuss the impact the pandemic has had upon four key areas explored in the survey.
Introduction to the NCSC
The first in our schedule of planned activities with the NCSC
New Member Service – UCISA Job Description Bank
We are pleased to announce the launch of the UCISA Job Description Bank.
ucisa EA transitions from Community of Practice to Special Interest Group
New Community of Practice – ucisa User Experience
find out about the new ucisa UX CoP
Containing endless data growth
Adrian Cooper from NetApp discusses the issues around storing digital content.
How do you present survey results in an interesting an engaging way? Make it interactive!
Julie Voce from City, University of London writes about her experiences of presenting at the annual ALT conferences
Places and Spaces - Planning for the next academic year in uncertain times webinar
recording available
New MS Teams site for ucisa Women in Tech Community
open to institutional members from the ucisa community
Drew Cook appointed Chair of the USL Board of Directors
Former ucisa Chair Drew Cook appointed to USL
Online harassment – a very real issue for students webinar
Recording available
EA newsletter
Read the ucisa Enterprise Architecture CoP Committee newsletter for July 2021.
ucisa Annual Review published
The ucisa Annual Review June 2020 – June 2021 shows what the ucisa community has achieved in the last year.
ucisa EA CoP 2020 survey results
Conducted by the ucisa Enterprise Architecture Community of Practice the 2020 survey was completed by 37 institutions, it gives a very insightful picture of the maturity and footprint of EA in the UK HE sector.
Recording of Nicky Moffat's presentation from the AGM21
The recording of Nicky Moffat's presentation Leadership is everyone's business is available until 9th July 2021
Help shape ALT's Ethical Framework for professional practice in Learning Technology
Help shape ALT's Ethical Framework for professional practice in Learning Technology
2020 TEL survey report
The results of the 2020 Survey of Technology Enhanced Learning for higher education in the UK are now available
InterSystems IT Comp
The third IT Contemporary, this time written Corporate member InterSystems
An important joint statement from UCISA and CAUDIT
Joint statement in Higher Education reference models
Call for peer to peer speakers CPD
Want to share your experiences with peers then join us in presenting at a CPD session
Why we need to focus on building a hybrid education model, that parallels the workplace
Mark Sweeney from Citrix writes about creating a blended learning environment
Response to Green Paper on Transforming Public Sector Procurement
available to download
ucisa's 2021 Leadership Programme inaugural webinar - The Shifting Axis of Cyber Crime – A time to re-think defence? with Mick Jenkins
Recording now available
Recordings and presentations from Securely enabling today’s remote Learning Environment
now available
Recordings and presentations from The potential of organisational frameworks
now available
The recording from Delivering an engaging and personalised remote student experience
now available
ucisa Toolkit Establishing a Business Analysis Practice in the HE Sector
ucisa Toolkit available to download
The recording from the Fluency with Teams and Office 365 - Next steps
Now available.
Recordings and presentations from ucisa London November event
Now available
ucisa bulletin 11/11/2020
Move to online teaching by 9 December announced as part of student movement plans for end of term
The CAUDIT HE Business and Data Reference Models webinar recording
Now available
AbilityNet offers ucisa members discount to their Digital Accessibility Conference (TechShare Pro)
Receive a 25% discount to Digital Accessibility Conference, TechShare Pro.
CPD2: Journey to modernisation recording now available
Recording from the second CPD webinar available
ucisa response
ucisa response on behalf of members to call from evidence from the Office for Students
Why the importance of smart data management in higher education shouldn’t be underestimated
Enzo Brienza from InterSystems writes about the importance of integrated technology
London September recording
Recordings and presentations from ucisa London September meeting available
Recording from the first CPD webinar available
The recording and presentation from our Inaugural CPD session is available
New ucisa webinar recording
How smart data management enabled the Nightingale Hospital Birmingham to rapidly respond to COVID-19
ucisa Digital Infrastructure Group (DIG) announcement
Merger of the Infrastructure and Network Groups to formal the Digital Infrastructure Group
Supporting enhanced access to online education in China
Supporting enhanced access to online education in China – a briefing on Jisc’s Pilot Project with Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Network This is a joint communication between Jisc, ucisa, Universities UK International and the British Council.
ucisa webinar recording: Information security – a ucisa London Group perspective
CIS 2019 Survey report
ucisa are pleased to announce the CIS2019 survey report is available
ucisa bulletin 4 May: Increased licensing costs for home use during the pandemic – ucisa liaison with key suppliers
ucisa adds voice to the call on government to make education websites free for UK students
ucisa bulletin 22 April - Advice and resources from the National Cyber Security Council
ucisa bulletin 21 April: Moratorium extended, further Tier 4 Guidance and an Assessement webinar
Data Protection and working from home FQAs
The ucisa DPO, Graham Francis, has written a handy guide for team ucisa regarding working from home and GDPR.
Update 8 from ucisa - helping staff understand limitations of broadband, and Microsoft UK EduDay webinar, 23 March, 3pm
Update for ucisa members - school exam cancellations, highlights from yesterday’s Teams and LMS integration Microsoft session, recording available for Jisc online briefing
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - attendance monitoring, support for ucisa members from Microsoft, WonkHE article
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - update from UCAS and Microsoft for ucisa members, recommendations from ucisa
Important information for all attending ucisa20 Leadership Conference 18-20 March, Manchester
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - ucisa community support, Jisc resources
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - ucisa community support, Jisc resources
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - update from UCAS and Microsoft for ucisa members, recommendations from ucisa
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - update from UCAS and Microsoft for ucisa members, recommendations from ucisa
Coronavirus (Covid-19) bulletin for ucisa members - Fake alerts on campus or of site closures, Implementing Microsoft Teams
Janet capacity statement for ucisa members, UUK working party and other ucisa activity
How attending SecTor led to the configuration of centralised systems at Cardiff University
Microsoft Ignite Hot Topics: Reskilling staff for cloud, and Windows Server 2008 end of support
Go big or go home - my experience of the ucisa bursaru and Microsoft Ignite
Highlights from 2019
Deborah Green, ucisa CEO looks back to key achievements of 2019 and toward 2020.
New ucisa control strengthens agile delivery of member services
ucisa, the UK membership organisation that represents the expert IT community in Higher and Further Education, is to take full ownership of its operational business activities from December this year.
Business continuity and Brexit – ucisa interview
Business continuity and Brexit – ucisa interview
TEL survey and case studies shortlisted for ALT Award
ucisa TEL project nominated for 2019 Association for Learning Technology Research Project of the Year award
Multi-disciplinary action learning sets - participation sought
ucisa is once again collaborating with our equivalent organisations to run a series of action learning sets targeted at deputy director level.
ucisa appoints new CEO
The ucisa Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah Green to the new role of Chief Executive.
Digital capabilities survey report 2019 published
The report on the Digital capabilities survey 2019 is now available to download
VLE Review Toolkit launch
The ucisa VLE Review Toolkit provides essential guidance for institutions who are planning to review their virtual learning environments (VLEs).
ucisa Enterprise Architecture Group Committee - call for volunteers
Enterprise Architecture Community of Practice becomes latest ucisa group.
2019 ucisa Bursary recipients announced
Details of the 2019 ucisa bursary recipients has been announced
Results of the 2018 ucisa CIS Survey published
Press release: 2018 ucisa CIS survey report now published
How safe is your data?
The publicity around the recent HEPI policy note How safe is your data? Cyber security in higher education resulted in widespread press coverage, including items on national BBC radio.
New ucisa Board of Trustees 2019
Find out who is now on the Board of Trustees for 2019
Joint ucisa-Jisc study finds 'online learning' tops university wish lists
Joint ucisa-Jisc study finds online learning tops university wish lists
2019 bursary scheme
Funding from the ucisa bursary scheme gives IT and IT-related staff from ucisa member institutions the opportunity to travel to conferences and keynote technology events they might otherwise be unable to attend.
Sally Bogg wins at the Everywoman in Technology Awards 2019
Sally Bogg wins at the Everywoman in Technology Awards 2019
Joint ucisa-Jisc survey on Digital Leadership
Press Release: Joint ucisa-Jisc survey on Digital Leadership
2018 Case studies on technology enhanced learning
ucisa has published a series of case studies on institutional approaches to the management of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) services.
Digital capabilities 2019 survey
Digital capabilities 2019 survey open for completion. Details of the survey including guidance on how to complete it are available on the ucisa website.
