Nurun Nahar, assistant teaching professor at the University of Greater Manchester talks with Carolina Barnes, Jisc community specialist about being celebrated a community champion of 2025 for her work with www.tirigogy.com/

The CPD community hosts webinars, podcasts, resources and provides a place for educators to connect and learn to improve their skills.

Nurun shares how the community has grown since sharing a wealth of development opportunities and how she made it happen.

You can connect with Nurun via LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/nurun/ or www.tirigogy.com/

Podcast transcript = https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/10007/1/podcast-four-cpd-community-with-nurun-nahar-community-champion-2025.docx


Digifest community hub 2025: creating and growing a CPD community with Nurun Naha

Elly Cope, head of access and acquisitions at the University of Leeds talks with Carolina Barnes, Jisc community specialist about how she has been changing perceptions in the world of library systems to make this work more visible.

Podcast transcript = repository.jisc.ac.uk/10008/1/podcas…pion-2025.docx

Digifest community hub 2025: Shining a light on the world of library systems with Elly Cope

Luke Searle, Learning Designer at University of Southampton talk with Carolina Barnes, Jisc community specialist about making math accessible. Luke was celebrated a community champion of 2025 for being co-chair of the Jisc accessible math working group. 

Luke shares how the community is helping provide tailored approaches to help make math more accessible and how this has been achieved through the support and passion of the community. 

You can connect with accessible math JiscMail list. 



Digifest community hub 2025: Making maths accessible with Luke Searle

Chloë Hynes, AmplifyFE community lead and English lecturer (digital lead) at Wirral Metropolitan College, Emma Procter-Legg, project manager at AmplifyFE and Lynne Taylerson, researcher and community leader at AmplifyFE talk with Carolina Barnes, Jisc community specialist about connecting the FE sector.

We explore how the AmplifyFE community has grown through supporting educators with events and resources that are gathered across FE and understand what has contributed to its success and made it so impactful.

You can connect with AmplifyFE via the linktree if you would like to learn more. 

Podcast transcript = https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/10012/1/podcast-11-amplifyfe-with-emma-proctor-legg-chloe-hynes-and-lynee-taylerson.docx

Digifest community hub 2025: Giving FE a voice with the AmplifyFE team

Gary Holden, teaching, learning and digital lead, Kirklees College and Kirsty Ingleson, digital innovation manager, Kirklees College talk with Carolina Barnes, community specialist, Jisc about how they are bringing people together to support SEND students and adapt to new AI. 

Read the podcast transcript = https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frepository.jisc.ac.uk%2F10004%2F1%2Fpodcast-one-gary-holden-and-kirsty-ingleson-from-kirklees-college.docx&data=05%7C02%7CCarolina.Barnes%40jisc.ac.uk%7C3bc96c6c65374c23dc8008dd735f0389%7C48f9394d8a144d2782a6f35f12361205%7C0%7C0%7C638793574099470305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xE8LAvIg1wv1Edi8Bzk7Ia4yVhDLNBUJUvvZchSKXEk%3D&reserved=0

Digifest 2025 Community hub Kirkless spotlight

Caroline Ball, academic librarian, University of Derby, Dominic Pates, senior educational technologist, City St George's University of London, Puiyin Wong talk with Carolina Barnes, community specialist, Jisc about encouraging creativity with podcasting and how they are inspiring their peers and driving change with their communities. 

Learn more about eBookSOS = https://academicebookinvestigation.org/

Learn more about TELResearchers and HEResearchers= https://telresearchers.substack.com/about

Listen to the Thursday Night Show = https://www.thethursdaynightshow.com/

Read the podcast transcript = https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/10005/1/podcast-two-podcasting-and-creativity-with-puiyin-wong-dominic-pates-and-caroline-ball.docx

Digifest community hub 2025 creative fun with podcasting and more

Tiberiu Dancovici, digital learning and innovation manager at Coleg y Cymoedd, Stephen Taylor, learning technology lead at Regent's University London and Phil Whitehead, director of academic services and digital learning at DN Colleges Group talk with Carolina Barnes, community specialist, Jisc about what it's like attending Digifest and the pivotal role communities play in connecting staff across institutions on hot topics and emerging technology. 

Watch the https://www.youtube.com/@teachblend Youtube series. 

Connect with the AI communities https://www.jisc.ac.uk/get-involved/artificial-intelligence-community

Read the podcast transcript = https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frepository.jisc.ac.uk%2F10006%2F1%2Fpodcast-three-using-technology-with-tiberiu-dancovici-stephen-taylor-and-phil-whitehead.docx&data=05%7C02%7CCarolina.Barnes%40jisc.ac.uk%7C3bc96c6c65374c23dc8008dd735f0389%7C48f9394d8a144d2782a6f35f12361205%7C0%7C0%7C638793574099504819%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s6T9nn6cFdCL3T6JT4%2FKlwXJsvu7rvZfL0GYGexUxts%3D&reserved=0

Digifest community hub 2025: how do communities help us adapt?

Hear how communities across education and research are bringing people together to share and learn.

We cover learning and teaching, adapting to AI, accessibility, licensing and much more.

Digifest community hub 2025: Making maths accessible with Luke Searle

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