Hearing from 40 academic and professional services staff across various Schools and business units revealed why some groups of staff underused profiles compared to others and provided insights into the relative needs and preferences of different groups of staff. Analysis of UUN data associated with staff profiles published on EdWeb as part of the Role […]
Read moreThousands of staff have a profile on the University website, yet many more don’t. Through interviews with staff, the Role of Profiles project sought to find out why, and to establish needs and requirements for profiles. This blog post documents reasons and use cases staff shared for having a University web profile. The move to […]
Read moreContent in University staff profiles plays a dual role in highlighting the achievements and important work of University employees and showcasing the institution as a centre of excellence. A profiles project sought to learn what staff needed from their online profiles. This post collates insights into profile content requirements, based on what staff shared in […]
Read moreResearch for the Role of Profiles project found that many University staff profiles were out-of-date. Interviewing staff about their current processes for creating, updating and deleting profiles identified the work required to keep profiles current, and surfaced areas of good practice as well as opportunities for improvement. Analysis of UUN data associated with University staff […]
Read moreInterviewing 40 academic and professional services staff about profiles not only revealed insights from staff about their own profiles, but also viewpoints from staff involved in coordinating and utilising profile content. This blog post recounts the process to synthesis and analyse staff interview data to surface these different perspectives and understand associated needs and requirements. […]
Read moreThe Role of Profiles project aims to identify recommendations for an improved online profile provision, based on the needs of University staff. Interviewing individual staff members was our primary research method. This post outlines how we set up and conducted staff interviews – to hear what staff had to say, and to gather data on […]
Read moreOn some of the hottest days of the year this week, I ventured southwards for two conferences, both featuring birds and both styled in hot pink.
Read moreWe’ve been developing a new version of the Effective Digital Content online course. This post looks at how we approached manual accessibility testing and the changes we made as a result. This is part 5 of our short series on how we built the new version of Effective Digital Content. Other posts in this series are: Part […]
Read moreSo I’m no particular lover of LinkedIn (or much social media these days) but for reasons various and professional I am compelled to dip in there on a semi-regular basis and inevitably do find things that otherwise might have passed me by. Today it was … Continue reading Ripples
Read moreToday, 8 May 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) when people in Britain and …Continue reading →
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