JISC Services

JISC supports the UK post-16 education and training sector through high quality initiatives and services. It aims to support the innovative use of Information and Communications Technology and e-learning by providing the expertise, independent advice, guidance and access to quality-assured resources. For examples of how it does this take a look at these case studies.

The Regional Support Centre can act as your channel to the JISC services by highlighting relevant information and putting on events in association with the relevant JISC service. Or alternatively you can go direct to the relevant JISC service.

JISC funds a wide and growing number of national services for the benefit of the further and higher education and research communities. They provide training, support and advice to enable the community to take full advantage of the network, electronic information and content.

Most services and initiatives are free at the point of use, although some services host datasets, which are only available by subscription. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the individual services or visit the JISC website.

There are also a number of JISC publications that may be of interest.

JISC Advance
JISC Advance is a newly created organisation that brings together the collective expertise of eight established JISC services.

British Universities Film and Video Council
The BUFVC is a representative body which promotes the production, study and use of film and related media in higher and further education and research.

EDINA
EDINA is a national datacentre. It offers the UK tertiary education and research community networked access to a library of data, information and research resources.

JANET/UKERNA
JANET is the network dedicated to the needs of education and research in the UK. It connects the UK’s education and research organisations to each other, as well as to the rest of the world through links to the global Internet.
UKERNA (United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association) manages the operation and development of JANET on behalf of JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) for the UK Further and Higher Education Funding Councils.

JISC CETIS
CETIS advises Universities and Colleges on the strategic, technical and pedagogic implications of educational technology standards.

JISC Collections
A collection of high quality electronic resources, which are intended to enrich teaching, learning and research in UK further and higher education.

JISC Digital Media
JISC Digital Media provides advice and guidance to the UK further and higher education community on issues relating to the creation, delivery and use of digital images.

JISC infoNet
JISC infoNet is an advisory service that supports the effective strategic planning, implementation and management of information and learning technology to support learning, teaching, research and business processes.

JISC Legal
JISC Legal provides legal information to further and higher education relating to the use of information and communications technologies.

JISC TechDis
JISC TechDis offers advice on accessibility and inclusion and aims to enhance provision for disabled students and staff in higher, further and specialist education and adult and community learning, through the use of technology.

JISCmail
JISCmail is the National Academic Mailing List Service which supports discussion, collaboration and communication in the FE and HE community.

MIMAS
MIMAS is a national data centre providing the UK higher education, further education and research community with networked access to key data and information resources to support teaching, learning and research.

Netskills
Netskills provides Internet training services to facilitate the effective use of Internet and Intranet technologies for teaching and learning, research, administration, marketing and other activities.

OSSwatch
The Open Source Software Advisory Service provides advice and guidance about free and open source software for UK further and higher education.

Technology and Standards Watch
Technology and Standards Watch helps keep track of developments in information and communication technologies that might have high impact on the core business of Further and Higher education in five to ten years' time.