Our Digital Futures
"Our teams are working hard to leverage the benefits of digital advancements to create a transformational digital experience for both our staff and students. We’re on a mission to create services that are easy to use and make a difference to the people who use and rely on them."
Tyrrell Basson, Director of IT Services
Digital Transformation programme
The Digital Transformation programme focuses on simplifying and standardising policies and practices across the University.
IT initiatives included in this programme;
- HR Transformation Programme: implementing a new digital HR system which is capable of supporting our user and data needs across the full employee lifecycle.
Modernising IT infrastructure
We’re investing in a range of initiatives to modernise and improve IT infrastructure across campus. IT infrastructure includes the networks, data centres and business applications which staff use day-to-day to complete their work.
Initiatives included in this programme includes:
- MyUoY app: developing a mobile app to support everyday life for students at the University.
- Smart campus access control: moving to a single system for building access across campus.
- Rolling infrastructure refresh: ongoing programme of work looking at how we best maintain and improve our IT infrastructure.
- Research IT: making changes to IT systems to make research at York more sustainable and accessible.
- Cyber Security Maturity Programme: implementing initiatives to bolster our cyber security and keep our University information safe.
- Network modernisation: ongoing developments to improve the usability, resilience and security of the IT network across campus.