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The skills shortage in the technology sector is acute and growing. New training options could enable more people to choose tech careers – and bring more diversity to the sector.

If data about struggling students is to be used in a way that supports their mental wellbeing rather than harms it, what kind of data do learners want to see and what actions do they want it to trigger? We find out from projects that have talked to their students to discover just that.

In the highly-competitive environment we’re all working in now, how do you make important, potentially transformative decisions? You can’t go with your gut feeling or just do what you’ve always done, and even making a calculated guess is risky. This is why more and more organisations are putting their data to work to help them make better, carefully thought-out choices. We can help you do the same.

What are students looking for in a university? Paul Humphreys has the ear of students – as the MD of StudentCrowd, an online review community for students, he’s privy to thousands of reviews of universities, courses and accommodation by the 750,000 students using the site last year. He shares his insights into students’ wants and needs, and we suggest how universities can help meet them through the use of digital technologies.

Digital used to be an add-on to core business but those are days behind us, now. It’s time for universities and colleges to stop treating digital as an accessory and to integrate it fully within all aspects of their business activities.