First week of the year, the new Jisc year starts 1st August. There have been some organisational changes in my directorate, however, doesn’t impact me personally very much.

I have been planning for the next twelve months. My main priorities are focused on three key areas.

• First, I’m continuing to build on the work of NRENs (National Research and Education Networks) across Europe, particularly by focusing on the topic of student mobility within the education field.
• Second, I’m analysing the implications of the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) for higher education, with a specific focus on how it will impact Jisc’s work in the areas of digital technology and data.
• Finally, I’m continuing to work on initiatives that promote collaboration and knowledge sharing. This includes building on the findings of last year’s report, Collaboration for a Sustainable Future, and the work of Universities UK’s Transformation and Efficiency Taskforce. The goal for the coming year is to help the sector act on these recommendations and build a more collaborative future.

This is all subject to change as the priorities for the year ahead might flex and change.

I have also been looking at the possible conferences I might attend to support this work. Some I expect I may try and get a speaking slot; others will be more about my professional and personal development.

I have been reviewing a proposal which took a lot longer than I thought it would.

We have been working with UUK on releasing some of the outputs from the Transformation and Efficiency Taskforce that I both supported and helped to write.

Finally I have been writing up my forms for my Q4 review.