A thank you letter to my awesome team
This blog post is inspired by my team and is an edited version of a letter dedicated to them. Here goes: We’re at the end of the OneWeb...
Why reducing orphaned pages is good for our website
The Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) team have been looking into how orphan pages impact the search engine performance of the University’s website....
Why digital isn’t always greener or fairer
Over the past few years, and especially since the global pandemic where many physical activities have moved online, it has become more important than...
“Hey UOS what are you doing to adapt to voice search?”
The discoverability of our online services is critical in a very competitive market. As digital user experience and SEO specialists, we’ve been...
Positive Tension: Creating the right balance in digital governance
It’s personal Hey. 👋 I’m Ayala and I’m a self-confessed optimist: I generally think that everything will work out just fine if you...
How we still managed to deliver user-centred services during a global pandemic
On 31 July we completed a large part of our OneWeb delivery, including the build of the core of our new website, which will be live soon. In this...
Getting the basics right – how we work with data and monitor performance
In this post, we’re going to discuss the ways in which we manage the University’s data, and how we’re using it to monitor the performance of...
Why we are prioritising SEO
SEO is short for search engine optimisation, which simply means making your website easy for people using search engines to find. The more...
Why international user needs should never be an afterthought
We are a truly international organisation, with students, partners, funders and members of staff from all over the world. But here at Southampton we...
Going for Gold – how do you achieve digital accessibility excellence?
In celebration of this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD), let’s take a look at some of the challenges in defining excellence in...