Optimising images for the web
When you open any web page, your device downloads all assets that populate that page. Images on web pages are also downloaded and cached to your browser’s memory. Depending on the speed of your download connection,…
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How to customise your background in Microsoft Teams video calls
Microsoft Teams will soon be rolling out a new feature that allows users to add custom backgrounds to their video calls. While they currently support their own supply of pre-populated background images, there isn’t an…
Keyboard accessibility improvements to the University website
Keyboard accessibility is one of the most important aspects of web accessibility. The latest release of the digital pattern library (DPL) includes improved support for users who rely on a keyboard to browse our web…
Website performance and the hidden environmental impact of the internet
It could be easy to assume, given its intangible nature, that the internet’s environmental impact would be trivial. Unfortunately, the ever-growing volumes of traffic and the data centres and servers required to handle…
Adapting your social media use
We are all currently experiencing the impact coronavirus is having on our lives. Social distancing is a phrase many of us have likely never used before. Yet it now falls into our daily conversations. More than ever…
Working from home: online collaboration
Working from home requires clear communication, and reliable technology makes this easier. In this post, find out which tool the digital communications team recommends and how you can make work easier and maintain…
Accessibility for the Web – new digital visa course
We have launched a new course as part of our digital visa training programme: Accessibility for the Web. This new session is a compulsory course for digital visa participants.
Designing for users with anxiety or panic disorders
This guidance is for web and digital professionals who want to make sure that their service is optimised for users who have anxiety or panic disorders.
New subject page design
Since autumn 2018, the digital communications team has been looking at how to improve the University’s subject pages to better meet users’ needs. As part of this process, we created a new design for the subject pages.…
Designing for users who are deaf or hard of hearing
This guidance is for web and digital professionals who want to make sure that their service is optimised for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.