The Kortext blog
Welcome to the Kortext blog, where you’ll discover insights, opinions and interviews from across the higher education sector.
Unpicking the student cost of living crisis
The last few weeks have been tough. If you’ve switched on the news, you’ll know that positivity is in short supply, and unfortunately it seems like it’s going to get a lot worse for those residing in England. We are all facing rising energy, petrol and food costs,...
Your guide to decolonising the curriculum
Decolonisation of the curriculum – a phrase undoubtedly written atop notepads this week and spoken by many lips, but what does it really mean, and how can it be achieved? Amber Lovell goes on an adventure through the curriculum to find out. What is a colonised...
Kortext | AMBA – Education without borders round up
On 3rd March, Kortext partnered with the Association of MBAs for a webinar exploring ‘Education without Borders’. In the session, we discussed how digital learning resources enable universities to leverage their brands and grow reach way beyond traditional...
Is Kortext your next step?
March 7th – 12th marks National Careers Week, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing the stories of those who began their careers at Kortext. As the UK’s leading personal learning platform and supplier of digital textbooks, Kortext is continuing to see...
International Women’s Day 2022 – Break The Bias
March 8th marks International Women’s Day 2022 – a day backed by the United Nations that celebrates the achievements of women, raises awareness of their inequality, fundraises for female-focused charities and forges women’s empowerment worldwide. This year,...
Take a Moment – with Dr Dom for University Mental Health Day
Today (3rd March) is University Mental Health Day, a day that brings together the university community to make mental health a university-wide priority and promote year-round changes and improvements to champion student mental...
See you at the Bett Conference!
We’ll be joining the global education community at Bett UK to showcase how Kortext can benefit institutions and entire countries by promoting equity of access and experience for all.
Digital textbooks: from “quick fix” to shaping teaching and learning
By Ellie Parker After a longer-than-expected period of disruption and uncertainty, plans to end Covid-19 restrictions in England have been given the green light by the government, and as the country now looks to the future, so too are university leaders. Enhancing...
Could empowering students be the key to success?
Last week, Wonkhe hosted The Secret Life of Students event, focused on analysing and improving the student experience with the valuable input of sector leaders, education professionals, student leaders and student union managers. As the title of the event suggests,...