Jisc
General Information
Identification Code: 153178110348-30
Website: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
Entity Form: Charity
Registration Category: Companies & groups
Registration Date: 12/17/2012
Last Update: 3/25/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We are:-Dedicated entirely to the sectors’ individual and collective needs-Not a vendor: we deal with and/or work with vendors and publishers on the collective behalf-Not for profit: every pound is used for the sectors’ benefit-Objective, but not unbiased: we put the sectors’ interests above all else.We are of the sectors, by the sectors, for the sectors. We champion the importance and potential of digital technologies for UK education and research; and do three main things:-We operate shared digital infrastructure and services-We negotiate sector-wide deals with IT vendors and commercial publishers-We provide trusted advice and practical assistance for universities, colleges and learning providers.Our research and development work is integrated across these three areas.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Regulation of networks and networked services, state funding and procurement; Research policy: Horizon Europe, Open Science, European Open Science Cloud, Research Infrastructures; Digital policy: Digital Single Market, Digital Services Act, European Open Science Cloud, e-Infrastructures, Digital Europe, cloud services, EuroHPC, Connecting Europe Facility; Personal Data; GDPR; Copyright; Artificial Intelligence; Technical standards
Communication Activities: GÉANT FPA, GN5-1, EOSC-future, OPUS, DIARMUS
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: 4 Portwall Lane
Post Code: BS1 6NB
City: Bristol
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 0300 300 2212
EU Office
Address: 4 Portwall Lane
Post Code: BS1 6NB
City: Bristol
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 0300 300 2212
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 3
Members: 3
Members F T E: 0.30000001192092896
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/membership/representative-and-institutional-members
Organisation Members: GEANT Association
EGI Stichting
EUDAT CDI
OpenAire
RDA Europe
Knowledge Exchange
EOSC Association
OPERAS AISBL
Current Job Opportunities
juniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025