Building better careers content: from discovery to delivery

The problem: fragmented content and an unclear narrative Our previous careers and employability web content for prospective students was struggling. We knew we had a great story to tell but we weren’t articulating our ‘careers offer’ as effectively as possible to our various target audiences, plus information was fragmented across multiple pages and usage was … Continue reading Building better careers content: from discovery to delivery

Transforming departmental EDI web pages

As part of the ongoing project to rebuild academic department web pages, we’ve been working to enhance departmental content about equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).  A collaborative approach Through collaborating with several departments over the past couple of years, as well as the Equality and Diversity Office, we’ve made significant strides in improving how departmental … Continue reading Transforming departmental EDI web pages

New project management web pages

We’ve recently launched a set of web pages to help staff lead projects at York. This was a collaborative effort working with the University’s central Project Management Office. The new Project management resources web pages provide guidance on the standard project life cycle at York, from concept through to handover and close. The pages are … Continue reading New project management web pages

Fresh new look for IT Services’ web pages

In this major revamp, we’re making IT Services’ web pages easier to use. As well as being some of our most popular sets of internal pages, they’re also super complex. We’ve gone back to the drawing board to investigate what users really want.

Making change happen web pages

In October, we launched a new set of web pages which bring together resources on change management for University teams. The project proved once again why content is key! Here are the Making change happen web pages which we worked on with the People and Organisational Development (POD) team within HR. Like all universities (and … Continue reading Making change happen web pages

Looking to the past: Rebuilding the History of the University web pages

Having recently joined Communications as Web Content Developer, I was keen to get stuck into the CMS. Luckily, one of my first tasks was to rebuild the History of the University branch on the website. For this quick turnaround project, my colleague Harriet and I had a focus day where we got the bulk of … Continue reading Looking to the past: Rebuilding the History of the University web pages