A new learning platform is coming to you soon

Goodbye Moodle, you've been so good to us. We'll miss you.

Published on the 08 September 2026

Students with a laptop sitting at a desk in the Law Library

UNSW is partnering with D2L to deliver a more consistent and accessible learning experience for students across the University.

Moodle has been part of UNSW since time immemorial (citation needed). But all good things must come to an end as the time has come to (eventually) say goodbye to our beloved Moodle.

After much deliberation and analysis, UNSW Sydney has selected D2L Brightspace as its new learning management system (LMS), supporting a multi-year transformation that will enhance learning for more than 80,000 students across undergraduate, postgraduate and lifelong learning programs.

The new platform will help create a more consistent and connected learning experience across the University, making it easier for you to access course materials, engage with learning activities and receive timely feedback throughout your studies, while giving educators powerful new tools to support teaching and student success.

"Technology is changing at extraordinary pace, and our learning environment needs to be able to keep pace. Brightspace gives UNSW a modern, scalable and secure technology foundation, with an architecture that is designed to connect with the broader digital ecosystem and evolve as new capabilities emerge.

"This is particularly important as we look towards advances in artificial intelligence, learning analytics and new approaches to digital education."

Dr Chrissy Burns
Chief Information Officer, UNSW Sydney

“For UNSW, this meant we needed to take a long-term view of the learning environment we want to create for our future students and educators. We have chosen a partner whose focus is teaching and learning, and who can work with us to build a modern, flexible platform that can evolve with our community."

Within the learning platform, UNSW will be able to introduce a suite of D2L tools to enable educators to easily create interactive and accessible content, learning analytics to support student success and the responsible use of artificial intelligence in education. We'll let you know how this goes once we get closer to the launch window and details firm up.

The implementation phase of the LMS Program will be co-designed with faculties, academics, professional staff and students (i.e. you) to inform many important decisions about standards, navigation, course experience, workflows, migration and support. The goal is to ensure the future LMS reflects the needs of different disciplines, teaching approaches and student cohorts across the University. 

"Higher education is changing rapidly. We can see the impact of changing student expectations, new models of education and emerging technologies here in Australia, while globally we are seeing even greater change on the horizon.

“For UNSW, this meant we needed to take a long-term view of the learning environment we want to create for our future students and educators.

Professor Vlado Perkovic
Provost & Acting Vice-Chancellor

Professor Sarah Maddison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education & Student Experience, said the new platform would help ensure UNSW's learning environment keeps pace with students' and educators' changing needs.

"Our students are entering an increasingly complex world, shaped by rapid technological, professional and social change, and their learning environment needs to be ready for what comes next,” Prof. Maddison said.

“We are not simply implementing an off-the-shelf platform. We are designing this future learning environment together with our students and staff. Brightspace gives us the opportunity to create a more consistent, accessible and intuitive digital learning experience, while giving our educators the flexibility to design and deliver outstanding teaching, now and into the future.” 

John Baker, President and CEO of D2L, said the partnership would support UNSW's ambitions to deliver world-class learning experiences.

"UNSW has an ambitious vision for transformative education, and we're proud to support that journey," Mr Baker said.

"Together, we will help create engaging and flexible learning experiences, equip educators with innovative tools and explore how responsible AI can enhance teaching and learning."

Start collating your feedback on Moodle before it is retired and help us shape the ideal LMS that works for you.