New sustainability website
We launched a new sustainability section of the website on Thursday, 28 January 2021. This new section replaces many pages previously scattered across the University website. It brings together information about…
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Web content editor and trainer within the University of St Andrews digital communications team. Jenny joined the team in 2015, and she provides content support for the University web pages as well as training for staff in digital communications topics. She has an educational background in literature, writing, editing and publishing from the Universities of Texas, Edinburgh and Stirling.
Digital Communications team update – February 2021
Latest updates from the digital communications team and useful articles and resources relating to digital best practice for February 2021.
House style updates
We periodically review the University’s house style to make sure that it continues to meet user needs and best practice. Recently, we made a few changes to clarify some of the entries and to bring us more in line with…
Feedback for web authors
At St Andrews, our team works hard to manage existing content. Because we are very small team, we delegate out content management for many sections to colleagues in other departments. These authors are usually managing…
Digital Communications team update – December 2020
Latest updates from the digital communications team and useful articles and resources relating to digital best practice for December 2020.
For content-driven sites, answer questions, don’t try to grab attention
Content creators often get stuck thinking too much about what the organisation wants to say rather than what their users want to know.
Digital Communications team update – November 2020
Latest updates from the digital communications team and useful articles and resources relating to digital best practice for November 2020.
Digital Communications team update – October 2020
Latest updates from the digital communications team and useful articles and resources relating to digital best practice for October 2020.
Gateway pages for PDFs
The Nielsen Norman Group (NNG) recently published a compelling article on why PDFs should be avoided at all costs on the web: Avoid PDF for On-Screen Reading.
Digital Communications team update – September 2020
Latest updates from the digital communications team and useful articles and resources relating to digital best practice for September 2020.