The Kortext blog
Welcome to the Kortext blog, where you’ll discover insights, opinions and interviews from across the higher education sector.
How important is student collaboration in higher education?
How important is student collaboration in higher education? Over the last three years, we have seen digital technology weave itself into the rich tapestry of higher education in a way never seen before, but where there is opportunity there is always a level of...
Kortext: celebrating 10 years of success!
Kortext celebrates 10 years of pioneering digital innovation in higher education through its digital textbook and smart study platform.
Talking Times Higher Education Awards with 2022’s ‘Outstanding Library Team’
Talking Times Higher Education Awards with 2022’s ‘Outstanding Library Team’ The Times Higher Education Awards (aka THE Awards) are known as the ‘Oscars of higher education’ and offer a moment of pause to recognise and celebrate the achievements of those...
Artificial intelligence, publishers and the translation of research
A reflection on making research accessible outside of academia This blog on accessible research was kindly contributed to the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) by Philip Carpenter, Pro-Chancellor at the University of York and an Advisory Board Director of...
Will digital solutions dominate as student numbers rise?
Student numbers are rising. The latest UCAS end of cycle data has revealed a record level of interest in full-time undergraduate programmes, with 767,000 applicants and circa 560,000 acceptances, putting real weight in the UCAS prediction of one million applicants by...
Higher Education forecast for 2023
With the door to 2022 shut firmly behind us, it’s time to step off the doorstep, out into the open that is 2023 and explore four things that we think will be on the horizon for higher education in 2023. Augar Report In February 2022 (we know, ages ago) the government...
HEPI and Kortext release new policy note
HEPI has partnered with Kortext to ask students about the digital resources they use at university, and their future expectations.
How can libraries use social media?Â
The average amount of time spent on social media each day worldwide, according to the latest data, is set to hit 147 minutes, or two hours and 27 minutes in 2022. So… how can libraries and their teams leverage some of this time...
What are the alternatives to students having to pay for their course books?
In this blog, we're asking why students are spending money on core textbooks and looking at the alternatives. With more than 7 in 10 students admitting they’re worried about having enough money to pay for their course textbooks, surely there is another way? Being a...