E-learning
New Jisc reports underline education’s digital divide
Two new reports from Jisc add to an increasingly clear picture that, while most learners have enjoyed positive online learning…
8th September 2021
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Cybersecurity
Universities warned against rise in essay mill hacking
The UK higher education sector has been warned of a surge in cyber-attacks deriving from essay mills. To raise awareness…
6th August 2021
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HE and FE
Universities can deliver a truly personalised learning experience by 2030, says report
Universities can offer students a fully personalised learning experience in less than a decade, claims a new report. According to Technology-enabled…
28th June 2021
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Cybersecurity
New global intelligence system launched to shield education sector from cyber-attacks
Five tertiary education and technology organisations across the UK, US, Canada and Australia have partnered on the launch of a…
26th May 2021
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HE and FE
Jisc rallies local authorities to support students with free public Wi-Fi
In an effort to help tackle the nation’s growing digital divide, edtech non-profit Jisc has penned a letter to the…
20th May 2021
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HE and FE
Jisc’s new national centre to ‘unleash the power of AI’ in education
Edtech non-profit Jisc has another exciting venture launching today (27 April): a new national centre which aims to “unleash the…
27th April 2021
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HE and FE
‘Explosion in data’ sees requests for research data increase by a third during COVID pandemic
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has seen web data requests jump from 62 million to 81 million on an average…
7th April 2021
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‘Libraries need to rethink the role of technology – here’s why’
Partly thanks to Hollywood, artificial intelligence (AI) is, for many, synonymous with robots, mass surveillance, and even an existential threat…
6th April 2021
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HE and FE
Universities must focus on online assets to ensure financial sustainability, says report
Edtech non-profit Jisc, along with Emerge Education and technical partner HackerU, yesterday (25 March) published a report advising universities on…
26th March 2021
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Events
Universities must ’embrace technology’ to improve ‘access and flexibility’, says skills minister
Jisc’s four-day (8–11 March) virtual Digifest event kicked off today via an interactive online portal. This year’s schedule explores teaching…
8th March 2021
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