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A report detailing the outcomes of the recent BMAF workshop 'Changing Universities through Internationalisation: from strategy to pedagogy' The report was written by David Dowdeswell-Allaway, Director of Skills Development and Employability at Norwich B

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Dimensions of quality, by Professor Graham Gibbs, sets out to identify those factors that give a reliable indication of the quality of student learning.

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To inform the work of the Online Learning Task Force (OLTF), HEFCE commissioned the Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning team at the University of Oxford to carry out a study of the current UK provision of higher education-level online distance learning

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This JISC Scholarly Communications Action Handbook provides guidance and suggested actions, in an effort to address researchers' scholarly communication concerns and improve current practices. The series of actions were created in consultation with the co

To inform the work of the Online Learning Task Force, HEFCE commissioned the National Union of Students to undertake research into the demand, perceptions and training needs of students in both further and higher education. The report's findings and recom