This fireside chat explores how UK universities can tackle rising financial pressures, increasing student competition, and evolving communication expectations by leveraging modern communications platforms, AI-driven support, and omnichannel engage...

Context and Background

UCISA represents and connects the digital, data and technology communities across UK Higher Education. Through its networks, communities and events, UCISA brings together institutional leaders, ...

The University of Southampton’s exploration into how prospective students navigate from uncertainty towards decision-making. 

In today’s world, prospective students face a more complex decision than ever ab...

Join Chris Loveday from Barton Peveril Sixth Form to explore the shift from AI experimentation to institutional performance & improving cost optimization, showing the benefits of moving to the cloud. We’ll be discussing building secure d...

Our annual UCISA UX (User Experience) Community Day returns on Wednesday 16th September and will take place virtually. Join us for an insightful day full of inspiring talks and practical insights into UX in Higher Education.

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Supply chains are becoming increasingly critical to information security, yet they’re often complex, involving multiple suppliers and services outside traditional security controls. Vulnerabilities can appear at any stage, making it challeng...

And the winners are… 

Thank you to everyone who attended the UCISA Awards 2026 ...

Join us for an interactive World Café–style event designed for colleagues working in technology and IT across our universities to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the digital future in higher education.

Foster meaningful connections beyond Spotlight26 and continue the conversation in person on Wednesday 10th June at Microsoft’s offices in London. 

Join us for a day of interactive, collaborative workshops designed to extend...

How can we make smarter, more sustainable choices when procuring IT?

In this collaborative, discussion led session, we’ll delve into the real world challenges of sustainable IT procurement and explore how institutions can work t...

This session explores the significance of the Higher Education Reference Model (HERM) and learnings from its practical applications, in particular what aligning data-management metadata can tell us about managing a university and achieving practic...

Adversaries are moving faster than ever. The average breakout time fell to 29 minutes in 2025. The fastest took 27 seconds.

The 2026 Global Threat Report highlights a critical shift: attackers are increasingly exploiting identity, SaaS plat...

PACED26 (formerly CISG-PCMG) brings together the Corporate Information Systems and Project and Change Management communities for three days of connection, practical learning and sector wide collaboration. Join colleagues from across HE to explore ...

Many universities are making meaningful progress on sustainability and circular economy initiatives, yet the full impact is not always reflected in public reporting. Sustainability league tables and ESG frameworks often rely on accessible data, an...

Content designers are the ultimate mediators. We sit between the business goals of the institution and the lived experience of the 'worker' (the user). To succeed, we have to stop acting like service providers and start acting like chief negotiato...

Happy International Women's Day

The committee...