RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use Information and Communications Technology ( ICT) to support teaching, learning, research and administration. JISC is funded by all the UK post-16 and higher education funding councils. The JISC website provides useful information and resources under the following sections:
JISC Advance
JISC Advance is a not-for-profit company financed by grants from the
UK funding councils for further and higher education. Governed by a
board of directors drawn from across the sector, each of the funding
councils are represented to provide their knowledge and expertise.
Consisting of eight advisory and complementary services, JISC Advance will coordinate and develop upon the provision of excellence within the education and learning sectors, providing inspiration and advice to support the innovative use of technology.
Focussed clearly on the needs of its users, the Company is committed to providing agile, holistic services, developing new services where required and ensuring the community meets the emerging technology challenges across education sector.
JISC Advance Services
View the above link for access to the JISC services, or directly visit them using the below links:
Funding Opportunities
The JISC funds a wide range of projects, services, developments and infrastructure. Most of these initiatives originated from a successful response to a circular or tender, inviting organisations to bid for funding. The site lists any opportunities for funding which are currently open for application; these are sorted by closing date.
News and Events
The latest JISC news and events
Publications
This section provides access to publications produced by JISC. Some of these are available to order in print by following a link to an order form. Other resources such as commissioned reports, project reports and documents relating to JISC activities may be found in other site sections, such as Projects and Advice and Guidance.
Collections
The JISC Collections provides UK Higher and Further Education institutions with a collection of high quality online research tools, learning materials and digital archives.
Projects
The JISC funds a wide range of projects and services in UK Higher and Further Education, covering topics such as metadata, networking, ICT, content creation, content access, training, teaching and learning technologies.