Skillsforge News

Buy, Borrow or Build? A key question in university technology decisions

When a university needs new technology capability, the options often appear straightforward. It can Buy a specialist product. It can Borrow capability from something already within the institutional technology estate.... Read more

The Swiss Army Knife Problem: when “it can do PGR” isn’t enough

Universities rarely set out to create a Swiss Army knife. It tends to happen gradually. A student record system acquires another workflow. A research information system gains a postgraduate module.... Read more

2,880 possibilities. How many should the user see?

Postgraduate research management is complicated. In our previous white paper, Why PGR Management Is Deceptively Difficult, we used a deliberately simple model to illustrate how quickly that complexity can multiply.... Read more

When Less Is More: What Mature PGR Software Learns to Leave Out

One of the strangest things about mature software is that it can look less sophisticated than immature software. Fewer fields. Fewer options. Fewer things to configure. Simpler dashboards. Fewer decisions... Read more

SkillsForge goes live at City St George’s, University of London  

SkillsForge is delighted to announce the successful go-live of its postgraduate researcher management platform at City St George’s, University of London. The implementation provides City St George’s with a dedicated... Read more

Why PGR Management Is Different

At first glance, postgraduate research management can look like a collection of relatively straightforward processes. Annual review. Progression. An interruption. An extension. A change of supervisor. Thesis submission. Examination. Taken... Read more

You don’t have to replace everything to improve the doctoral journey

Universities are under pressure to improve the postgraduate researcher experience while, at the same time, operating within increasingly constrained budgets. That can create an uncomfortable choice. If the systems supporting... Read more

SkillsForge is available through the Procurement Services Framework

SkillsForge is an approved supplier on the Procurement Services Education Management Systems Framework, providing UK universities with a simple, compliant route to procure the SkillsForge platform. For universities looking to... Read more

SkillsForge successfully maintains ISO/IEC 27001 certification

SkillsForge is pleased to confirm the successful recertification of our ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System. ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally recognised standard for information security management and provides independent... Read more

SkillsForge launches refreshed website to support global growth

We're pleased to announce the launch of our new website. The refreshed site reflects how both SkillsForge and the postgraduate researcher management sector have evolved. As our customer base has... Read more