Do you need to save on business costs while improving your communications?  Our Video Conferencing facilities offer you a fantastic opportunity to link up with colleagues from around the world.

The success of projects and initiatives can depend on how we access and share the latest news, ideas and information. The video conferencing suite in our Knowledge and Learning Centre enables you to share information with other groups, individuals and communities across the globe as if you were meeting in the same room, helping you to get the most out of your education and business communications.

What is video conferencing?

One-to-one communication: this is the simplest form and is the type of conferencing most commonly associated with desktop PC conferencing. This is simply one person talking to another.

One-to-many communication: this may take the form of a broadcast from one site that is then transmitted to several other sites. A good example of this may be a presentation or educational lecture to a number of students.

Many-to-many communication: this is the most complex form of video conferencing and is mostly associated with room based video conferencing technology. In this case several parties (more than 2) are involved in the conference, and all can be seen and heard.

Why use video conferencing?

There are many benefits to using video conferencing:

			you can communicate more regularly with people in other districts or countries, which would usually be costly or impossible if you had to travel
			you can video conference with many more people than would fit into a single meeting room because each party will be using their own facilities
			video conference communication and meetings are often much shorter in total as no travel is involved. A meeting that may take you away from work for four hours (due to travel) may take only one or two hours using a video conference
			using video conferencing saves money as it can lower your expenses - there is no need for all the costs involved with travelling, such as meals and tickets
			a telephone call or e-mail is not always the best way to communicate with another person. Interactive meetings can help to generate ideas, and enable people to read and react to others' sensitivities
			video conferencing allows for collaboration by document sharing. Many people in different areas can work on the same project and make contributions
			many institutions can receive the same broadcast simultaneously and thus a much greater level of participation can be gained. For example, a lecture being broadcast to students at many different educational institutions

THE WIDER BENEFITS OF VIDEO CONFERENCING

Our video conferencing suite can also help you to:

			enhance your distance learning experience and support by putting you in touch with other learners in different geographical regions and/or with lectures in the University
			create and develop a useful dialogue with UK education exporters
			collaborate more with UK experts on various projects

Contact us for further details.