Despite efforts to enrol more refugee students into higher education, there is little information available about how many are studying on US campuses.

Some 25 students from a refugee background have secured places at universities around the world through Duolingo English Test's access program.

Generative AI is being used in attempted attacks on digital English tests, cybersecurity professionals have revealed to university stakeholders.

Many in higher education sector who are yet to update their policy on digital testing, it was said on a panel at a recent event in Leeds.

The results of the 2022 Duolingo language report show solidarity with Ukraine through language learning, with a global spike of over 1.3 million people picking up the Ukrainian language.

Can digital English testing – adopted by a significant number of universities during the pandemic – continue to support the UK higher education sector?

Edtech is not a “silver bullet” for solving the problems of education access, but should be used as a tool to “support excellent teaching” and “increase efficiency”, a new white paper has recommended. 

Not enough universities are being brave and innovative and looking at how they can make this process easier