Sitecore Experience Awards

University of Manchester

SEA category: Most intelligent content optimization
Project brief

The University of Manchester’s MyManchester portal provides everything students and staff need to learn, live, teach and enjoy during their time at the university.

About

University of Manchester

Education

Products

XP

CHALLENGE

Make moving to higher education simple, relevant and less daunting for students

  • Complement the vision to be a world-leading research university
  • Manage escalating operating costs, reduced funding, competition
  • Develop new strategies for sustainable change, reduced costs and finding new revenue streams
  • Enhance service quality, improve program efficiencies
  • Replace outdated, disconnected technology
  • Move from static to dynamic experience
SOLUTION

Solutions used

OUTCOME

Built a portal that serves the right content at the right time including learning, housing, finance and foreign student support

  • Created a single view of staff and students for personalized interaction, tailored experiences
  • Delivered greater insights into student and staff interactions
  • Optimized staff and student experiences using Sitecore testing capabilities
  • Enabled a refreshed user experience and visual design
  • Streamlined content creation and approval processes
  • Made it quick to spin up multiple sites to target new areas or initiatives
  • Established a stable, scalable digital platform to meet digital aspirations for years to come
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