When we talk about the impact of community for digital skills, we often point to activities completed: events attended, tools explored, resources shared, accreditation gained. But the full value of a community can be difficult to capture with data alone. By collecting stories, we showcase the experiences people have, the confidence they build, and the […]
Our community hub is the place for the people who support education to connect. This is a round up of creative community activities at Digifest 2026 that helped us share ideas and have fun Creativity creates connection. As community builders we always look for ways to create new and meaningful connection. Digifest hosts sessions and […]
This is a guest blog from Patrick Turner, IT Systems Trainer at Leeds Trinity University, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the community-led skills development project group. In today’s higher education landscape, digital capability has moved far beyond being a ‘nice to have’. It now underpins all aspects of the […]
Networks are more than just connections, they are catalysts for sector-wide transformation. This reflective blog explores how collaborative spaces can accelerate digital skills development, and has been provided by Chris Melia, as part of his continuing work with Jisc on the ‘community-led digital skills development’ project. Working with the HE Digital Practice and Innovation Network […]
We are getting ready to grow our community champions cohort and celebrate more trailblazers who are furthering education and research. Every year we are blown away by the communities, activities and programmes our community champions support. With Digifest 2026 fast approaching, here are recent achievements, highlights and ways our champions are creating connection. Creative reflection […]
This is a guest blog from Chris Melia, who is the Collaborative and Digital Practice Lead at the University of Lancashire, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Jisc Community Champion. When was the last time you learned something that truly made a difference to the way that you work with […]
What have we learnt since hosting Jisc’s internal community health checks? Our health check process started in 2024, bringing different Jisc-led community together to reflect on activity and find new possibilities. Learn more about the process in part 1. It has captured our community landscape confirming that connecting institutions to share their work create […]
As part of our community day at the Bristol head office, we invited Rosie Sherry, CEO of Ministry of Testing and founder of RosieLand to share new community thinking with our community managers. Rosie brought refreshing new insights that reminded us why we love community building. This is helping shape how we approach our activity […]
On 14 – 16 May 2025, I helped host Connect More. Packed with sessions on how educators are navigating today’s challenges, here are my takeaways from the fantastic free, three-day event. Future-ready educators Digital and AI literacy are in-demand skills so how can teachers make time to adapt? Chris Melia, collaborative and digital practice lead […]
After welcoming our new cohort of community champions to Digifest, we brought them together to learn about their communities. We discussed what makes them proud, their challenges and, this year, we were keen to find out our how they make change happen in their institutions and beyond. We reflect on the themes that came out […]