JISC RSC YH Exchange News

JISC Collections invites proposals to explore the metrics that could be used for the redistribution of costs between all the libraries participating in bloc purchase and to create a model that demonstrates the cost benefits of participating in a bloc purchase.  In this context a ‘bloc’ could be all of the [...]

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ALP is delighted to announce the launch of a new £1m e-learning Content Creation (ECC) pilot programme for providers in the work based learning sector to test how high quality e-learning content could be pump-primed to improve the cost effectiveness of delivery. The full prospectus, application form and supporting documents are [...]

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Institutions or providers that are proud of their innovative practice and want to disseminate it should be interested in LSIS latest round of funding, The Flexibility and Innovation Fund.
Up to £90,000 is on offer for individual or consortium bids from all FE & Skills providers for “innovative projects leading to activities with the potential to secure [...]

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Creative music master classes for people out of work or education, learning adventures for isolated older people and access to digital technologies in a Tyneside Cinema are all on offer thanks to a significant investment in ‘learning for pleasure’ announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
The £20 million Transformation Fund, launched by [...]

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JISC TechDis has been notified by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC England) that a further £1,000,000 of capital funding to improve the use and take-up of ILT has been granted for the Independent Specialist Colleges sector for the new academic year (O9/10).
As in previous years JISC TechDis will be administering the distribution of this [...]

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The JISC invites tenders to conduct a review of Using Cloud Computing for Research.
The aims of the review are:

To document the use cases for cloud computing in research;
To provide advice and guidance on the governance, legal and economic issues around using cloud computing for research;
To make recommendations to the JISC on further useful work that [...]

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The JISC is holding a community briefing event where potential bidders will be given information about the background to the above call, its objectives and the bidding process. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of JISC Executive staff .
This meeting will take place Thursday 17th September 2009 in Birmingham. Members of the [...]

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Work Based learning providers are invited to apply for £3 million of new LIG (phase 5) funding from tomorrow, when the full LIG 5 Prospectus will be published on ALP e-learning website.
The further LSC capital investment will enable the skills sector to continue their progress towards greater efficiencies in the delivery of learning and to [...]

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The JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to explore aspects of Green ICT in higher and further education in the UK as outlined below:
Study of Ownership and Responsibility for Energy Costs
This project will investigate the ways in which costs of the energy use associated with ICT are dealt with in universities and [...]

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The JISC invites tenders to conduct a review of existing research into how users place their trust in digital information resources in the Web environment and current approaches to presenting such resources in ways that engender trust. Information resources in this context means both formal (such as journal articles) and informal resources (such as blogs) [...]

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