Changes to our online presence

You may have noticed some changes to the public website, Blackboard and the intranet. These changes are long overdue and improve the way in which we present our offering in both structure and content.

Public website

There are more changes to come for the public website in 2012.

• A new design that reflects our brand and enhances user interaction
• Rich media content for subject areas
• Further content development
• Use of imagery
• Creation of extranets

You can get more information from our digital and online blog site

Intranet

The intranet, found at www.wmin.ac.uk will also change and become the hub.

Why is this happening now and why haven't we heard more about it?

In the past, there hasn't been an established body taking care of our online presence. The University has recently started investing in its online presence and this has allowed us to jump into action and start making some much needed changes.

We are still at the beginning stages of what's required and there hasn't been time to contact everyone affected by the changes but we are getting there.

There are a few things that look like they need a bit more work!

And you'd be right to think that. We've been given a very tight deadline (and rightly so) to ensure that we start the new year with a better constructed as well as 'structured' site and there hasn't been time to give every piece of content the attention it deserves. News and events is an area that needs a great deal of attention but it's not as straightforward as you may think. We have plans to revise it next, along with a lot of other areas.