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 brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management 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