The University of Exeter's Digital Strategy Festival

End the second day of Digital Universities UK finding out how the University of Exeter is embarking on its ambitious vision to become the most accessible and connected university destination. Immerse yourself in the University of Exeter’s 2030 Digital Strategy at the Digital Strategy Festival.

You’ll leave feeling inspired to continue with your own digital transformation journey after Exeter share the unique ways in which they are embarking on theirs, sharing elements of their ambitious strategy, including:

• Exeter’s approach to learning from other industries, including through its network of expert digital advisers
• How being user- and data-led in everything it does is helping it to deliver
• Why collaborating and co-creating with users is pivotal to effective digital transformation
• How the University of Exeter is enabling the university community to grow their digital skills in readiness for transformation
• How it is using technology to innovate through building its very own platform

 17:00 – 17:30 

Networking drinks

Explore the stands throughout Forum Street which showcase our Digital Strategy.

 17:35 - 17:45 

Visualising the student experience

Following their talk on Day 1, the UX Researchers at the University of Exeter share how they use journey maps and behavioural segments to visualise the student experience. Discussing the reasons and practicalities behind creating these artefacts, as well as how they collaborate with other teams around the university.

The team will also be on hand throughout the Festival to answer any follow up questions about their talk on Day 1.

 17:45 - 18:00 

Learning from other industries: How leadership & culture creates sustainable digital transformation

Insight into how the University of Exeter learns from other industries outside of HE through their network of expert digital advisors, and how they help us to think differently and deliver.

Stacy Holland, a member of the University of Exeter's Digital Advisory Network and FTSE 100 Product & People-Led Digital Transformation Executive, shares how leadership and culture creates successful and sustainable digital transformation, and how the Network supports this approach for the University of Exeter

 18:00 - 18:25 

Break & Food

Explore the stands throughout Forum Street, and have a bite to eat and drink.

 18:25 - 18:35 

In-house capabilities: Why we are developing our own platform

Hear from the University of Exeter's senior software engineer, Clinton Schwartz on why they are developing their own digital platform in-house. From what the platform will do to bring value to their users and to the institution, to why they are committed to developing their platform; they're sharing how they are creating personalised experiences for their users.

 18:35 - 18:45 

Business Intelligence & the Data Community: Working with data at the University of Exeter

The University of Exeter has an established Business Intelligence function that utilises an agile methodology and a philosophy of co-creation to deliver management information (MI) to users across the institution. Strategic information and insight is then delivered to all colleagues through the MI Hub. In this talk, the team will discuss their approaches and outputs as well as the role of the recently established Data Community in developing data literacy across the institution.

 18:45 - 19:00

Closing remarks & networking

Helen Cocks, head of digital strategy and engagement, University of Exeter