HEFCW have now published “Enhancing Learning and Teaching through Technology: refreshing the strategy” http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/documents/publications/circulars/circulars_2011/W11%2032HE%20Enhancing%20Learning%20and%20Teaching%20through%20Technology.pdf  Shortened, updated and with some revised longer-term indicators.  “In publishing the strategy for enhancing learning and teaching through technology for higher education (HE) in Wales from 2007/08 …

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Among the issues faced by UK universities and colleges, the carbon emissions from their ICT loom large. One cause of the growth in these emissions is demand for computing and in particular the ever-growing demand for data storage and data …

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A videoconferenced event at Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea Universities. Wednesday 2 February 2011. Videoconferencing is a technology whose time has come. This unique event will combine local and videoconferenced presentations, discussions and research. It will  present the reasons why …

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The HEFCE funded SCONUL report on ‘Shared Services’ is available to download on the Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech) website. A meeting is being held in London on 19th May to explore the study’s findings and proposals. For more information …

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The UK can only maintain its worldwide reputation for quality research, if researchers take advantage of the digital revolution, says JISC. Today, JISC is launching a year-long campaign called ‘Research 3.0 – driving the knowledge economy’, to debate how digital …

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