Welcome to HEFESTIS

HEFESTIS is a not-for-profit shared service organisation jointly owned by our members.

Core Vision

To be the shared service partner of choice for sustainably delivering information and change management services to Higher and Further Education and the wider Public Sector.

Member Benefits

Member benefits include lower costs, sector specific knowledge, collaborative community, pooled expertise and highly qualified, sector experienced subject matter experts.

Our Shared Services

Unidesk

Service deliverables include: UniDesk is…

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Our Team

As a shared service, HEFESTIS strives to attract and retain the best people to lead the development of information and technology shared services across Scotland's universities and colleges. HEFESTIS encourages achievement of appropriate professional qualifications and further skills development as part of a continuing professional development programme for a high calibre workforce.

James Nock

James Nock

Head of Data Protection & Governance-Share

“The access to expertise has allowed the Institution’s cyber posture to mature at an accelerated rate and make decisions with confidence surrounding information security. The Institution has received expert advice on things such as modelling cyber risk, developing information security, policy designing – as well as operational development on areas including incident response and creation of playbooks.”

CISO-Share Member

College Director of Digital Services