Higher Education and Drupal: Cambridge University and the challenge to unite 430+ web sites on a single platform

Speakers: 

With over 438 different websites on over 90 different software platforms, the University of Cambridge faced a number of challenges - especially when it came to usability and consistency. They knew their web presence had to change if it was to reflect their status as a cutting-edge institution. We stepped in to help them unite all the sites into one platform that could serve the needs of a diverse and fast-growing digital audience.

Our delivery included aspects of technical architecture, a suite of other open source content management systems and guidance for the University on migrating content and future development. London based agency, Head, delivered a web style guide which accelerated development and kept the brand message consistent.

This project was about preparing Cambridge for their 10 year digital strategy - it was a huge migration task which depended on complex stakeholder management and buy-in. We'll share our approach, as well as some of the challenges and successes along the way.

Schedule info
Track: 
New: Case Studies
Experience level: 
Intermediate
Drupal Version: 
Drupal 7.x