CIO Carolyn Brown has joined the University of Westminster as Director of Information Services following a successful career as CIO of Durham University. Brown was CIO in Durham for just under three years. Brown said there are great opportunities “for delivering change” at the University of Westminster. Brown will lead a review of University of Westminster Information Strategy “through a collaborative engagement with stakeholders across the University, drawing out business needs and identifying clearly where the University’s strategic goals will be supported by, and delivered through IT. This new Information Strategy will be underpinned by an updated multi-year programme of work,” the institute said. During her career with Durham University Brown defined and delivered the most significant transformation the famous university has seen. Her £40 million project created new teams, central resources, centres of excellence that benefited tuition, embraced and delivered new teaching models where students receive materials ahead of lectures and she led the creation of a major high performance data centre for the institution. “For the academics that are teaching, that means leading them to know what a 17-year-old expects, such as Twitter interaction, for example. There’s also lecture flipping, where you provide the information before the lecture so students can read and prepare. They have come up through schools that are strong on technology, so we have to have a virtual learning environment. There are also experiments with using video as a form of lecture feedback,” she said of the culture change and digital native student’s universities and their CIOs have to provide services for. Brown described being a university CIO as: “Looking at what technology is available and how they might be used and to inspire the institution. It is exciting looking at how we can use technology to help teaching and collaboration.” Prior to joining Durham University Brown was Group CIO at building materials wholesaler and retailer Travis Perkins and has held academic positions as a PhD academic in Informatics. Related content feature 10 most popular IT certifications for 2023 Certifications are a great way to show employers you have the right IT skills and specializations for the job. These 10 certs are the ones IT pros are most likely to pursue, according to data from Dice. By Sarah K. White May 26, 2023 8 mins Certifications Careers interview Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role Dr. Amrut Urkude became CIO of Reliance Polyester after his company was acquired by Reliance Industries. He discusses challenges IT leaders face while transitioning from a small company to a large multinational enterprise, and how to overcome them. By Yashvendra Singh May 26, 2023 7 mins Digital Transformation Careers brandpost With the new financial year looming, now is a good time to review your Microsoft 365 licenses By Veronica Lew May 25, 2023 5 mins Lenovo news Alteryx works in generative AI for speedy analytics results OpenAI integration and AI wizardry for report generation are aimed at making Alteryx’s analytics products more accessible. By Jon Gold May 25, 2023 3 mins Analytics Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe