Announcements

New Agreement - Learnwise AI

LearnWise AI is the AI-powered support platform built for higher education. Available 24/7, it integrates seamlessly across LMS, student portals, and IT systems, providing instant, verifiable assistance for students, faculty, and staff. Unlike generic AI, LearnWise is purpose-built for universities, ensuring secure, compliant, and scalable support. Institutions using LearnWise have already seen a 30% reduction in support tickets, cutting costs while improving student engagement. Whether streamlining enrollment, IT, or academic queries, LearnWise adapts to an institution’s digital ecosystem, working across all departments to enhance student success. 

New Agreement - Red Sift OnDMARC

In response to the National Cyber Security Centre retiring their free DMARC service in March 2025, we are very pleased to announce a new agreement for Red Sift OnDMARC. 

Red Sift OnDMARC enhances email security by implementing and managing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. These protocols authenticate legitimate emails and block unauthorized ones, preventing email spoofing and phishing attacks. OnDMARC provides detailed forensic reporting, helping identify and address security issues.

New Agreement - DMARC Advisor

In response to feedback from the community, we are very pleased to announce a new agreement for DMARC Advisor. DMARC Advisor provides the DMARC Manager platform, email security software that simplifies managing and enforcing your DMARC policy. This software helps you to establish and maintain control of your domain portfolio.

ProWritingAid Agreement is being retired

The ProWritingAid Agreement is being retired, we are in talks with them to ensure an appropriate transition and transparent renewal cost for our members that currently subscribe, should they wish to renew directly in future. 

New Agreement - Gatewatcher

In response to feedback from the Community, Jisc are very pleased to announce their new agreement with Gatewatcher. 

Gatewatcher are a Network Detection and Response (NDR) and Cyber Threats Intelligence (CTI) solution.

If you have any questions on this agreement, please don't hesitate to get in touch help@chest.ac.uk

Snow Renewal – Agreement is now live!

We're delighted to announce the Snow Agreement has renewed for three further years.  This is the third term for this popular software asset management tool, and whilst Snow has become Flexera, the appetite to continue to support the academic community was still there.

You can find all the details at Chest - Snow Software 2024.