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Future student online experiences

Future student online experiences

Sharing the work of the Prospective Student Web Team

Category: Degree Finders

Updates on the management of degree programme content.

With the launch of the latest edition of the undergraduate degree finder, the Prospective Student Web team has also launched the new degree finder CMS (content management system). This blog compares the new CMS to the methods we have used to date for our collaborative editing process, highlighting some of the new features that will […]

Four years ago, the content designers in our team got started on our project to transform our online provision for prospective students. With the recent launch of the new undergraduate provision, we summarise and reflect on the journey that got us to this point.

Our provision for prospective students is changing across 2025, starting with undergraduates next week. The way we approach content management is changing too, ensuring a more sustainable and proactively curated service.

On February 4th, we hosted an open invitation online session to share our insights on flexible study, short courses and the ICL route to a postgraduate qualification. This was of particular relevance to colleagues in related fields, such as Short Courses, Executive Education, Continuing Professional Development, and the part-time intermittent route to a postgraduate award. […]

I recently ran an open invite usability review for our latest round of usability testing. Normally I run these sessions within our team, but we wanted to involve colleagues across the University in our work to improve the editorial experience. It was also an opportunity for school editors to see the new degree programme editorial […]

We’re running an open invite event on Microsoft Teams to share what we learned through staff engagement and user research about the University’s flexible study options. This includes the part-time intermittent (sometimes called ‘Invoiced at Course Level’) route to a postgraduate award and its overlap with other flexible study options. Join us to learn more […]

Join us on Wednesday 22nd January to watch school editors using the new degree programme editorial interface.

We’ve recently finished development on our postgraduate programme content types for the new degree finder. We are now sharing a preview of the different sections, guidance and formatting for them.

I recently ran an open invite session review for our latest round of usability testing. Normally I run these sessions within our team, but we wanted to involve colleagues across the University in our work to improve the editorial experience. It was also an opportunity for school editors to see the new degree programme editorial […]

We recently started work on a project to explore the presentation of the Invoiced at Course Level route to study for a postgraduate award. This user research and business analysis piece will help us understand how to best present this route to study in future.

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