Education

University of Bedfordshire

The University of Bedfordshire worked with Squiz to redesign and rebuild their site on the Squiz Suite, and are using Funnelback Search technology for information retrieval throughout the site.

The site provides an optimal user experience with a contemporary, responsive web design which adapt to the user's browser width ensuring that page layout is optimal and the site is usable, regardless of the user's device. This approach means that the University has only one site to maintain and no longer needs a separate mobile site or application.

The site also incorporates a powerful course finder which uses Funnelback to make course information easy to access. Multiple filtering options allow users to refine their search by course level, faculty, department or teaching mode.

University of Oxford

Squiz have a longstanding relationship with a number of colleges and departments of the University of Oxford. Oxford University Library Services is responsible for overseeing the development of all of the university's library web sites (representing a total network of over 40). It employs MySource Matrix to create a uniform web portal publishing 'factory' that ensures each site is consistent in terms of branding, interface and functionality. Read our Oxford University Library Services case study for more information.

Our other MySource Matrix clients within the University of Oxford include Magdalen College, Oxford Union, Oxford University Department of Archaeology, Oxford University Department of Statistics, Oxford University Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University Humanities Division, Oxford Finance, Oxford University School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Oxford University Social Sciences Division.

University of Westminster

The University of Westminster co-developed and implemented their new website with Squiz, on Squiz Matrix. The project was completed, from commissioning to live, in just eight weeks, and gives the university the platform for exciting new opportunities and control of their future development costs. Squiz Matrix was selected because it provided the right mix of performance, scalability and system integration capabilities and a clean and easy front end for the University’s content editors - as well as a rigorous workflow engine. The site was updated and relaunched in October 2011, with the addition of website search powered by Funnelback. A new course finder will follow in 2012.

Brunel University

The sleek new Brunel University website went live in October 2010 and was designed and implemented by Squiz. One key highlight of the site is the course finder - often the most important and most visited section of a University website. It is simple to use, so that prospective students can easily find the courses and information that they're looking for, and offers both a simple keyword search and an advanced search option. The results are displayed in an easy to digest grid, with tabbed sections to refine the search results by course level and study mode. View the designs in our portfolio.

University of Salford

The University of Salford selected Matrix as the CMS for their new website, which also uses Funnelback Search for information discovery and its course finder. They are also using Matrix for a number of their department websites, including their School of the Built Environment website.

Darren Langlands, Digital Marketing Office at the University of Salford, not only looks after the websites but is also the elected Squiz Community Advocate for 2011-2012. You can read about his work in this role on the Squiz Advocate blog.

University of Greenwich

The University of Greenwich is a major modern UK university. Its three campuses extend from Maritime Greenwich to Medway, serving South East London, Kent Thames-side and West Kent. Its MySource Matrix site is its main communications channel for students, prospective students, staff and alumni - providing key information on everything from courses, to events and accomodation...

The Institute for Learning

The Institute for Learning is the professional body for teachers, trainers, tutors, lecturers and assessors working in the further education and skills sector in England and in other adult learning settings including private and in-house training provision. Their website was designed and built by Squiz. View the designs in our portfolio.

London School of Economics and Political Science

The London School of Economics and Political Science is one of the foremost social science universities in the world. Founded in 1895, its research and teaching span the full breadth of the social sciences, from economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting and finance. The School has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence and no less than 15 Nobel prize winners. The LSE selected Funnelback to power its Internet Search. Visit their site to see the contextual and faceted navigation in action.

London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University's new website search uses Funnelback to include an innovative course finder embedded at the top of the search results. Promoting courses is of key importance to universities, particularly with the growing competition for students, and highlighting relevant courses in the results is a great way to help prospective students find the right course information quickly and easily. View an example of Funnelback search results on the London Metropolitan University website.

University of Brighton Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Brighton selected Squiz as the ongoing web partner for the redevelopment of their web infrastructure. Squiz designed their new website which includes a highly usable course finder. View the designs in our portfolio.

University of Edinburgh

The School of Social and Political Sciences and The Business School at the University of Edinburgh each selected MySource Matrix for their web builds.

University College London

UCL selected MySource Matrix to develop the Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering site. UCL have also selected Funnelback to provide enterprise search across their website, intranet, shared drives, SharePoint and Documentum systems.

Staffordshire University

Established in 1992, Staffordshire University has evolved into one of the country's most dynamic, progressive and forward-thinking learning institutions. They selected Funnelback to provide Internet Search on their website.

University of Malta

Situated at Tal-Qroqq, the University of Malta has over 10,000 students including over 750 foreign/exchange students from nearly 80 different countries. The University uses MySource Matrix to power its website.

Motherwell College

Motherwell College, located in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, is a further education college which offers a range of courses with flexible learning options. Their new website is built on Squiz CMS and includes a user friendly course finder.