Podcasts

Exploring the challenges of sharing research openly, especially for early career researchers, and the evolving nature of research culture in academia.

Hear from our members at Networkshop 2024 to learn how they approach challenges, industry trends and prepare for the future.

Elizabeth Newall welcomes guests from the University of Manchester to discuss how they support digital transformation in Manchester’s flexible learning programme.

Liz Bal leads a discussion on the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF), exploring its evolution, current practices, and future directions.

We’re joined by James Kieft, teaching and learning development manager at Activate Learning, to discuss bringing people together through digital technologies, developing skills and having the courage to try something different.

We chat with Alex Goffe, director of campus technology services at the University of Manchester, about their 2030 network vision and recently established IT operations centre (ITOC).

In this episode, we dive into the transformative world of open access monographs with Anna Hughes, Dr Joe Deville and Lucy Barnes.

Simon Birkett talks to Lucy Everest, global chief operating officer, and Fraser Muir, global director of information services, from Heriot-Watt University about their global approach to digital transformation to enable continuous evolution and improvement.

Host Sarah Knight is joined by Professor Paul Bartholomew, vice chancellor at Ulster University, to discuss Ulster’s strategy: people, place and partnership, and Paul’s close relationship with Jisc over the last 20 years.

Join Professor Tim Drysdale from the University of Edinburgh, Jisc Association of Learning Technology awards ALT award winner for digital transformation in 2023, as he explores the groundbreaking Remote Laboratories project in our latest episode.

Elaine Hartin and Andy Jaffrey from Ulster University join us to discuss their agile approach to strategic planning and the integration of digital technologies at the Belfast campus.

In this tech takes episode, we’re diving into the session border controller service.

Exploring the findings from the University of Bristol's research culture report, Dr Pen-Yuan Hsing’s work on research culture, and identifying markers for change.

Fumiko Pescott and Savneet Bains from Activate Learning join us to discuss their award-winning approach to digital technology in further education.

Kerry Heathcote, vice principal of curriculum and quality at College of West Anglia, joins us for our fourth further education and skills podcast to chat about their digital elevation strategy and the learner experience.

Recorded live at Digifest 2024, host Tom Moule chats to David Pike, Alina Bajgrowicz and Scott Hayden about AI and empathy.

Elizabeth Newall and guests delve into the digital experiences of international students in UK higher education.

Anna Vernon hosts an exploration of the recently launched review of transitional agreements with community experts Chris Banks and Professor Stephen Curry.

Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Jisc’s CEO, chats to Fiona Steel from Leeds Beckett University about using virtual reality and gameplay pedagogical approaches to address the gender disparity in STEM education.

Host Simon Birkett is joined by Helen Cocks from the University of Exeter to discuss how their agile culture is paying off for digital transformation.

Emily Wild hosts a discussion on research culture and assessment with Alex Freeman, creator of Octopus, and Simon Hettrick, chair of the Hidden REF.

In the third of our further education and skills focused podcasts, we’re joined by Stevie Emmanuel and Yusuf Ibrahim from Cardiff and Vale College.

In this episode, Professor Niamh Nic Daeid, Vincenzo Rinaldi and Heather Doran from the University of Dundee discuss the exciting project surrounding virtual reality being carried out at the Leverhulme Research Centre.

We've reached the final episode of our "Is AI for me?" miniseries, in which Ruth Ahnert joins guest host Peter Findlay to discuss the relationship between humans and machines.

In our second further education and skills focused podcast, Sheena Murphy-Collett from Petroc College joins us to discuss digital growth, from seed to flower.

In the penultimate episode of our "Is AI for me?" miniseries, guest host Peter Findlay is joined by Huw Jones to discuss the age of artificial intelligence.

Our ‘Is AI for me? Perspectives from the humanities’ miniseries returns with part four with guest Leif Isaksen and guest host, Peter Findlay.

Elizabeth Newall welcomes Helen Beetham and Sheila MacNeill to discuss rethinking learning and curriculum design in higher education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to adapt to new challenges.

Elizabeth Newall and guests from the University of Northampton discuss their innovative approach to rethinking learning and curriculum design in higher education.

Tim Fellows is joined by Dr Alex Freeman, founder of Octopus.ac, to discuss the platform and its future developments. Together, they explore how Octopus could align with researcher incentives and positively impact research culture.

Sarah Knight and guests explore the importance of consistency, quality feedback, and supporting student well-being at University College London (UCL).

In this episode, Simon Birkett, senior consultant for digital transformation at Jisc is joined by Dr Jodie Wetherall, associate director - Office of the CIO at the University of Greenwich to discuss the university's digital strategy and its impact.

Lis Parcell is joined by Matt Turner and Gabi Witthaus from the Higher Education Futures institute (HEFi), University of Birmingham to talk about a hybrid teaching project involving two universities.

In part three of our miniseries exploring artificial intelligence in the context of the humanities, Paola Marchionni is joined by Professor Jane Winters to discuss the often complex and messy data historians increasingly deal with when working with digital collections.

In this episode, Sarah Knight, head of learning and teaching transformation in higher education at Jisc is joined by Mike Phillips, the executive dean at the School of Health Science and Wellbeing at Staffordshire University where he discusses how the use of immersive learning and simulation learning is transforming the student experience in health care.

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Raheel Nawaz from Staffordshire University, where we learn about the exciting and innovative work he's leading on in the digital transformation space.

Paola Marchionni brings the second instalment of, ‘Is AI for me? Perspectives from the humanities’ mini-series.

We’re joined by Matthew Cranfield, head of IT at Croydon College, to discuss their journey through Cyber Essentials certification.

In the first of our further education and skills focused podcasts, we chat to Phil Peatling, head of digital learning at Boston College.

Paola Marchionni discusses the critical issues around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in humanities scholarship with Melissa Terras from the University of Edinburgh.

How Nigel Francis uses the Star Wars universe to explain complicated topics like immunology.

We chat with Jason Oliver and Claire Gryce from the University of Sussex about the importance of developing a culture around digital transformation.

Professor of physical chemistry and head of computational systems chemistry at the University of Southampton, Jeremy Frey, discusses how tools need to change to better support research.

Sarah Knight chats with consultants Helen Beetham and Sheila MacNeill about their recent review of learning and curriculum design in higher education.

Senior AI specialist Tom Moule speaks with Mutlu Cukurova from University College London about how AI can support collaborative problem solving.

We’re joined by Simon Walker, director of programme development at University College London, to discuss how they have moved to digital assessment by default.

Senior AI specialist Tom Moule speaks with Scott Hayden from Basingstoke College of Technology about they are using AI to support personalised learning.

Professor David Nicol, Suzanne McCallum, Lovleen Kushwah and Nick Quinn from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow chat about how they are using comparison based feedback to improve their assessment and feedback practices.

Helen Clare is joined by Tony Hey to discuss current and future research environments.

In this third episode of our mini-series on rethinking assessment and feedback, we are joined by Karen Barton, director of the learning and teaching innovation centre at the University of Hertfordshire.

Sarah Knight chats with Danny Liu and Benjamin Miller about how they are adapting their assessment and feedback practices at the University of Sydney.

Helen Clare is joined by Stuart Fancey, Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Ben Raynor, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), to discuss the future research assessment programme (FRAP), why it was initiated, its scope and the key aims of the programme.

Helen Clare is joined by Donna Swann, chief of staff, Advanced Research Computing Centre at University College London to discuss UCL's review of their research management systems, what they learnt and what their biggest challenge is moving forward.

We chat with Dimitra Simeonidou, a professor at the University of Bristol, about the future of 5G and 6G connectivity.

Sarah Knight is joined by Gill Ferrell to chat about the newly released review into the UK assessment and feedback landscape in higher education.

We chat with Simon Hewitt, principal at Dundee and Angus College, about how they responded to a ransomware attack.

We chat with Rob Blagden, director of libraries, technology and information at the University of Gloucestershire.

We chatted with Aftab Hussain, information learning technology manager at Bolton College, about Firstpass.