by Guest Author | Feb 26, 2025 | International, Blog, Success
UK higher education has long been a beacon for attracting international students, offering world-class academic programmes, cultural diversity, and professional opportunities. However, the landscape has grown increasingly complex with changes to UKVI requirements,...
by Rachel Maxwell | Feb 13, 2025 | Digital, Blog, Data
With thanks to my contributors: Rob Blagden, Director of Digital and Library Services, Cardiff Metropolitan University Professor Julie Brunton, Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience, University of Bedfordshire Professor Mark Simpson, Deputy Vice...
by Rachel Maxwell | Feb 11, 2025 | Data, Blog, Digital
In early 2025, Kortext hosted three sector-wide events across the country with a range of experts considering how cutting-edge technology can enable universities to address the sector’s most pressing strategic challenges. In alignment with this theme, I had the...
by Rachel Maxwell | Feb 7, 2025 | Digital, Blog, Data
‘For things to remain the same, everything must change’ – principle attributed to Italian novelist Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa in his 1958 novel ‘The Leopard’ UK Higher Education is at a critical juncture. While the vast majority, if not all institutions are...
by Rachel Maxwell | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog, News, Success
There are lots of things I like about traditions – including the opportunity to create new ones. And with the start of this new year looking very similar to the start of last new year, I think a new tradition may be in the process of being created. Specifically, the...
by Guest Author | Dec 5, 2024 | Digital, Blog, StREAM
Student engagement and learning analytics offer numerous benefits for higher education providers, helping them to more effectively understand a student’s engagement with their academic course. In our previous blog ‘DIY engagement analytics – is it time to call in the...