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UK collaborates with new body to accelerate global open access
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Wellcome and Jisc are among the first organisations supporting the establishment of a new body called Open Access Switchboard.
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What next for graduate jobs?
Many students have responded to the challenging labour market with creativity and resolve. We look at some of the employment trends of 2020 and the inspirational stories of those taking their first steps on the career ladder.
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University CIOs welcomed into the spotlight
The pandemic shines a light on the increasing value and critical contribution of IT in universities, and the pivotal role chief information officers (CIOs) can play in strategic decision-making.
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Building a better future
University teaching and learning have seen radical transformation in 2020. Three members of the Digifest steering panel look to the future, discussing ways to harness positive change while supporting both staff and students.
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Sector builds cyber security resilience but there’s no room for complacency
Despite the many headlines this year highlighting cyber attacks suffered by universities and colleges, it’s important to keep a sense of perspective.
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How do they do it? The creative art of moving practical courses online, from drama to dissection
From livestreamed human dissection to online theatre and illustration, creativity is at the heart of new blended ways of learning and teaching.
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‘Forget the rhetoric’: 12 steps towards digital accessibility
The latest wave of accessibility regulations came in on 23 September, yet many universities and colleges are still on a journey towards compliance.
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Vision launched for the future of employer-university collaboration
New report sets out to address the impact that automated technology will have on the future workplace, and how the higher education sector can prepare by 2030.
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The top 20 edtech startups ready to address the education sector’s biggest challenges
Jisc and Emerge Education have relaunched step up, an innovation community that aims to transform higher and further education by matching edtech start ups with colleges and universities to solve their biggest challenges.
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Is applying international standards to special collections worth the effort?
Two librarians from the National Library of Scotland share their experiences.